FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

FC Cincinnati

3 – 0

Full Time

New York City FC

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium 25,513 HT 45' · FT 45'

Aaron Boupendza 6' 1–0

Junior Moreno 52' 2–0

Nick Hagglund 59' 3–0

Matt Miazga 45' Y

Yuya Kubo 50' Y

Y 88' Birk Risa

Y 90' Andres Perea

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Chris Penso
Assistant 1 Kali Smith (USA)
Assistant 2 Jeffrey Swartzel (USA)

10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC 2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2022-06-29 FC Cincinnati 4–4 New York City FC 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	New York City FC	H	3–0	W
20 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
15 Jul	Nashville SC	H	3–1	W
12 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	2–1	W
08 Jul	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D
01 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	0–3	L
20 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	0–2	L
15 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D
05 Jul	Charlotte FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati		New York City FC
#8	Position	#10
46	Points	42
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
67	Scored	49
75	Conceded	45
-8	GD	+4
1.35	PPG	1.24
35%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

6/3

16-30

5/11

31-45

10/11

46-60

8/13

61-75

6/7

76+

17/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	17 G	2 A
Evander	14 G	13 A
Tom Barlow	10 G	4 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds TQL Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Cincinnati and New York City FC.
5' Mitja Ilenic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
6' The Gabon Aaron Boupendza breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 1-0!
11' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 50% of all matches.
16' Roman Celentano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 263 appearances.
21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' Brandon Vazquez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
41' Keaton Parks is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
45' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Matt Miazga gets a card.
50' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Yuya Kubo on 50 minutes.
52' Goal! Junior Moreno scores his 7 goal in 296 matches.
57' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' The USA Nick Hagglund breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 3-0!
64' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Ian Murphy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
69' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
74' Andres Perea has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
79' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
83' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Braian Cufre by Alonso Martinez on 83 minute.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Birk Risa on 88.
90' Andres Perea picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The points are shared — FC Cincinnati 3-0 New York City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

21
Matt Miazga
9
Aaron Boupendza
7
Yuya Kubo
13
Santiago Arias
4
Nick Hagglund
10
Luciano Acosta ↓ Gerardo Valenzuela 83'
93
Junior Moreno
19
Brandon Vazquez
42
Bret Halsey
32
Ian Murphy
18
Roman Celentano

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

New York City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brenner da Silva	7
Heber	6
Luciano Acosta	4
Valentin Castellanos	4
Jesus Medina	3
Alexandru Mitrita	3
Gabriel Pereira	3
Alonso Martinez	2

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC W 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC W 2023-07-12 New York Red Bulls 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2023-07-08 Charlotte FC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2023-07-01 FC Cincinnati 2–2 New England Revolution D

New York City FC Form

2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC L 2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-15 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC L 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-07-05 New York City FC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-07-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.14 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.49 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati54% Draw22% New York City FC24%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

76%

Draw or New York City FC

46%

FC Cincinnati or New York City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati39% Draw39% New York City FC22%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

0 – 1

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.