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

Refresh

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.

FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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)

39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

23% 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

6/4

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 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' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Gerardo Valenzuela needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joyeux Masanka Bungi.
23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
28' Gustav Berggren, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
31' Poor challenge from Bryan Ramirez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
40' Kevin Denkey puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Matthew Dos Santos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joyeux Masanka Bungi at the 46 minute mark.
50' Goal! Kevin Denkey scores his 82 goal in 190 matches.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
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' Tom Barlow gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Kenji Mboma and will look to change the dynamic.
62' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Emil Forsberg comes on to replace Gustav Berggren.
67' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
73' The crowd applauds Cade Cowell as he leaves the pitch. Rafael Mosquera steps in for New York Red Bulls.
78' A moment of madness from Adri Mehmeti on 78 minutes earns him a card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
79' The crowd applauds Bryan Ramirez as he leaves the pitch. Ayoub Lajhar steps in for FC Cincinnati.
84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
85' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Ronald Donkor is withdrawn and Nehuen Benedetti gets his opportunity.
89' The whistle greets Kyle Smith as he departs to be replaced by Gilberto Flores.
Full Time. FC Cincinnati beats New York Red Bulls

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Evan Louro
16
Tom Barlow ↑ 61'
37
Stiven Jimenez
93
Fabian Mrozek
99
Ayoub Jabbari ↑ 79'
19
Stefan Chirila
3
Gilberto Flores ↑ 89'
66
Ender Echenique ↑ 61'
55
Ayoub Lajhar ↑ 79'

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

34
Ethan Horvath
26
Tim Parker
4
Gustav Berggren ↓ Emil Forsberg 62'
7
Cade Cowell ↓ Rafael Mosquera 73'
12
Dylan Nealis
3
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
48
Ronald Donkor ↓ Nehuen Benedetti 85'
16
Julian Hall
37
Mohammed Sofo ↓ Jorge Ruvalcaba 62'
15
Adri Mehmeti
23
Joyeux Masanka Bungi ↓ Matthew Dos Santos 46'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	4
Lewis Morgan	3
Yuya Kubo	2
Frankie Amaya	2
Kaku	2
Omir Fernandez	2
Luciano Acosta	2
Matt Miazga	2

Head to Head

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

2.63 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati57% Draw20% New York Red Bulls23%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

77%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

43%

FC Cincinnati or New York Red Bulls

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati44% Draw35% New York Red Bulls21%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 1

6.8%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 2

3.6%

1 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	19%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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