Thursday , 1 October 2026

FC Cincinnati vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
2 – 0
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Thu 23 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Mathieu Deplagne 39' Y
Y 60' Jason Pendant

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Ian McKay
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 27 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

7
3
8
FC Cincinnati 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-23 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2020-03-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2019-05-25 FC Cincinnati 0–2 New York Red Bulls 2019-04-27 New York Red Bulls 1–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jul New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
16 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–0 W
12 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 0–4 L
08 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
01 Mar New York Red Bulls A 2–3 L
06 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jul FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
12 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–0 W
07 Mar Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
01 Mar FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
20 Oct Philadelphia Union A 3–4 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati New York Red Bulls
#9 Position #10
33 Points 33
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 12
55 Scored 34
64 Conceded 51
-9 GD -17
1.27 PPG 1.22
31% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
22% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/5
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Kyle Duncan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Jared Stroud is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 25' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 50% of all matches.
  • 39' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 43' Yuya Kubo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 56' Florian Valot has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 57' The deadlock is broken! Florian Valot gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Jason Pendant. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' Marc Rzatkowski is replacing Cristian Casseres for the New York Red Bulls side.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Yuya Kubo as he leaves the pitch. Siem de Jong steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 71' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Emil Forsberg scoring 1 goals.
  • 76' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
  • 80' Tom Barlow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Omir Fernandez at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' New York Red Bulls have won 425 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 88' FC Cincinnati make a change. Caleb Stanko trudges off to be replaced by Fatai Alashe on 88 minutes.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Saad Abdul Salaam is hanging Joe Gyau on the field on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Cincinnati players.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

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

2020-07-23 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2020-03-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2019-05-25 FC Cincinnati 0–2 New York Red Bulls 2019-04-27 New York Red Bulls 1–0 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2020-07-23 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2020-07-16 Atlanta United FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2020-03-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2019-10-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D

New York Red Bulls Form

2020-07-23 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2020-07-12 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2020-03-07 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-03-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2019-10-20 Philadelphia Union 4–3 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.08 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati47% Draw24% New York Red Bulls29%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
71%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
53%
FC Cincinnati or New York Red Bulls
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati36% Draw39% New York Red Bulls25%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 0
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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