Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Cincinnati
1 – 0
Full Time
New York City FC
Sat 23 Mar 2024 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Luciano Acosta 20' Y
Y 45' Andres Perea

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
3
9
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar New York City FC H 1–0 W
17 Mar New England Revolution A 2–1 W
10 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
03 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
25 Feb Toronto FC H 0–0 D
21 Oct Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar FC Cincinnati A 0–1 L
16 Mar Toronto FC H 2–1 W
09 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
03 Mar St. Louis City A 0–2 L
25 Feb Charlotte FC A 0–1 L
21 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Cincinnati and New York City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Costa Rica international Alonso Martinez has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ian Murphy, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Birk Risa, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 20.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' FC Cincinnati seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Andres Perea. He receives a card.
  • 50' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 52' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Birk Risa departs to be replaced by Justin Haak.
  • 57' Luciano Acosta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 62' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' Alonso Martinez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hannes Wolf at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' FC Cincinnati have won 381 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' Kipp Keller makes way for Nick Hagglund at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 78' Another change for New York City FC made on 78 minute. Kevin O'Toole leaves to be changed by Agustin Ojeda.
  • 82' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sergio Santos is hanging Corey Baird on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Malachi Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' Luca Orellano makes way for Malik Pinto at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 90' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Aaron Boupendza exits the field as Gerardo Valenzuela enters on 90.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brenner da Silva 7
Heber 6
Valentin Castellanos 4
Luciano Acosta 4
Alexandru Mitrita 3
Gabriel Pereira 3
Jesus Medina 3
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2

Head to Head

2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC W 2024-03-17 New England Revolution 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-03-10 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-02-25 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D

New York City FC Form

2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC L 2024-03-16 New York City FC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-03 St. Louis City 2–0 New York City FC L 2024-02-25 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.72 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati53% Draw24% New York City FC23%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
77%
Draw or New York City FC
47%
FC Cincinnati or New York City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati35% Draw44% New York City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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