Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
2 – 0
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Joyeux Masanka Bungi
Bryan Ramirez 31' Y
Y 78' Adri Mehmeti

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
3
8
FC Cincinnati 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2026-04-04 New York Red Bulls 4–2 FC Cincinnati 2025-10-04 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2025-02-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2024-07-20 New York Red Bulls 3–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
22 Apr New York City FC A 4–4 D
18 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 3–3 D
11 Apr Toronto FC A 1–1 D
04 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–4 L
22 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 4–3 W
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L
22 Apr D.C. United SC H 4–4 D
18 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 1–4 L
11 Apr Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
04 Apr FC Cincinnati H 4–2 W
21 Mar Charlotte FC A 1–6 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati New York Red Bulls
#6 Position #8
26 Points 25
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
45 Scored 29
44 Conceded 39
+1 GD -10
1.44 PPG 1.39
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Cincinnati is hosting New York Red Bulls for another epic battle.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 18' Joyeux Masanka Bungi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 23' USA international Roman Celentano has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 31' Bryan Ramirez is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adri Mehmeti is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Denkey makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' The whistle greets Joyeux Masanka Bungi as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Dos Santos.
  • 50' A goal from the Togo international Kevin Denkey! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-0!
  • 55' Dylan Nealis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 214 appearances.
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 61' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Kenji Mboma departs to be replaced by Tom Barlow.
  • 62' The whistle greets Gustav Berggren as he departs to be replaced by Emil Forsberg.
  • 67' The 28-year-old Evander has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' Kenji Mboma, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' Rafael Mosquera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cade Cowell on 73 minute.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Adri Mehmeti. He receives a card.
  • 79' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Bryan Ramirez has done his job and it is now time for Ayoub Lajhar to step up.
  • 84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Nehuen Benedetti comes on to replace Ronald Donkor.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Gilberto Flores. He replaces Kyle Smith on 89 minute.
  • With this win, FC Cincinnati is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 4
Lewis Morgan 3
Frankie Amaya 2
Kaku 2
Omir Fernandez 2
Luciano Acosta 2
Matt Miazga 2
Kyle Duncan 2

Head to Head

2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2026-04-04 New York Red Bulls 4–2 FC Cincinnati 2025-10-04 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2025-02-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2024-07-20 New York Red Bulls 3–1 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-11 Toronto FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-04 New York Red Bulls 4–2 FC Cincinnati L 2026-03-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Montreal Impact FC W

New York Red Bulls Form

2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-18 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-04-11 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2026-04-04 New York Red Bulls 4–2 FC Cincinnati W 2026-03-21 Charlotte FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.17 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati60% Draw18% New York Red Bulls22%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 5.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 55%
45%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
79%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
40%
FC Cincinnati or New York Red Bulls
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati49% Draw32% New York Red Bulls19%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
3 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
4 – 1
5%
4 – 2
4.6%
1 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 17% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 18% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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