FC Cincinnati vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at TQL Stadium.
- FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
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 | 26 | 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 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | New York Red Bulls | H | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Oct | Philadelphia Union | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Oct | Orlando City SC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 02 Oct | New York City FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 28 Sep | Los Angeles FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Sep | Nashville SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | FC Cincinnati | A | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Oct | Columbus Crew SC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 05 Oct | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 02 Oct | Toronto FC | A | 4–1 | W |
| 28 Sep | New York City FC | H | 1–5 | L |
| 21 Sep | Atlanta United FC | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| FC Cincinnati | New York Red Bulls | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #10 |
| 33 | Points | 33 |
| 26 | Played | 26 |
| 8 / 9 / 9 | W / D / L | 9 / 6 / 11 |
| 55 | Scored | 34 |
| 64 | Conceded | 48 |
| -9 | GD | -14 |
| 1.27 | PPG | 1.27 |
| 31% | Win % | 35% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
39%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
15%
Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
FC Cincinnati this season
23%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
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
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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' The ball is rolling at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati are looking to make home advantage count against New York Red Bulls.
- 5' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Wikelmann Carmona, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 20' Daniel Edelman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
- 25' Pavel Bucha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
- 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 40' 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.
- 45' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 55' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
- 59' New York Red Bulls player sees a card in front of him.
- 64' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
- 69' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
- 70' Kevin Denkey adds to his 7 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 72' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Brian Anunga comes on to replace Evander.
- 77' The 37-year-old Maxim Choupo-Moting has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
- 79' Peter Stroud makes way for Felipe Carballo at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
- 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Morgan made 416 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Daniel Edelman is replaced by Wikelmann Carmona.
- 88' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Corey Baird gets a card.
- 90' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Chirila is hanging Pavel Bucha on the field on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Cincinnati players.
Lineups
FC Cincinnati Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Evander ↓ Brian Anunga 72'
- 91
-
7
Yuya Kubo ↓ Corey Baird 72'
- 12
-
20
Pavel Bucha ↓ Stefan Chirila 90'
- 5
- 9
- 16
- 18
- 29
-
3
Gilberto Flores ↓ Alvas Powell 85'
Bench
-
11
Corey Baird ↑ 72'
- 36
-
2
Alvas Powell ↑ 85'
-
27
Brian Anunga ↑ 72'
- 15
- 37
-
19
Stefan Chirila ↑ 90'
- 32
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
-
42
Alexander Hack ↓ Julian Hall 79'
- 10
- 9
- 15
- 3
- 17
- 31
- 75
-
8
Peter Stroud ↓ Felipe Carballo 79'
- 5
Bench
- 26
- 44
- 12
- 1
-
19
Wikelmann Carmona ↑ 85'
-
20
Felipe Carballo ↑ 79'
-
16
Julian Hall ↑ 79'
- 22
- 37
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kevin Denkey | 4 |
| Lewis Morgan | 3 |
| Florian Valot | 2 |
| Yuya Kubo | 2 |
| Frankie Amaya | 2 |
| Kaku | 2 |
| Omir Fernandez | 2 |
| Luciano Acosta | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
New York Red Bulls Form
2025-02-23
FC Cincinnati
1–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2024-10-19
New York Red Bulls
2–3
Columbus Crew SC
L
2024-10-05
Atlanta United FC
2–1
New York Red Bulls
L
2024-10-02
Toronto FC
1–4
New York Red Bulls
W
2024-09-28
New York Red Bulls
1–5
New York City FC
L
2024-09-21
New York Red Bulls
2–2
Atlanta United FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.01
FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73
New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Cincinnati win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 3.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 4.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
Double Chance
FC Cincinnati or Draw
69%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
54%
FC Cincinnati or New York Red Bulls
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
4%
2 – 3
4%
0 – 2
3.7%
0 – 0
3.6%
Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati
| Handicap | FC Cincinnati covers | Push | New York Red Bulls covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 13% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 19% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +1 | 67% | 16% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 10% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
19%
✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

