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

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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

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

FC Cincinnati 24 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 25 games · 30 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	25	54
2	Internacional CF Miami	25	45
3	Charlotte FC	25	40
4	New England Revolution	24	40
5	Chicago Fire FC	23	39
6	Orlando City SC	25	34
7	New York City FC	25	32
8	FC Cincinnati	24	32
9	Philadelphia Union	24	30
10	New York Red Bulls	25	30
11	D.C. United SC	24	29
12	Toronto FC	25	29
13	Columbus Crew SC	25	23
14	Atlanta United FC	25	23
15	Montreal Impact FC	25	21
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	23	46
17	FC Dallas	25	43
18	Houston Dynamo	25	43
19	San Jose Earthquakes	25	41
20	St. Louis City	25	41
21	Los Angeles FC	26	40
22	Colorado Rapids SC	25	35
23	Portland Timbers	25	32
24	San Diego FC	24	30
25	Los Angeles Galaxy	26	30
26	Real Salt Lake	24	29
27	Minnesota United FC	25	29
28	Seattle Sounders FC	23	28
29	Austin FC	24	26
30	Sporting Kansas City	24	18

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
#8	Position	#10
32	Points	30
24	Played	25
8 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 6 / 11
52	Scored	33
59	Conceded	48
-7	GD	-15
1.33	PPG	1.20
33%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (32 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

4/3

16-30

5/8

31-45

9/8

46-60

5/10

61-75

2/2

76+

12/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

5/6

46-60

4/8

61-75

2/6

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

Evander	13 G	7 A
Kevin Denkey	11 G	1 A
Tom Barlow	6 G	1 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	9 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls get this one started.
5' Andrei Chirila has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Adri Mehmeti is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
15' 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.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joyeux Masanka Bungi.
23' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' Kevin Denkey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 27 Yellow cards this season.
31' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
36' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Kevin Denkey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
46' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Joyeux Masanka Bungi departs to be replaced by Matthew Dos Santos.
50' Kevin Denkey has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
60' 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.
61' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 61 minute. Kenji Mboma leaves to be changed by Tom Barlow.
62' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Gustav Berggren is replaced by Emil Forsberg.
67' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
72' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Rafael Mosquera on, Cade Cowell off on 73 minutes.
78' A moment of madness from Adri Mehmeti on 78 minutes earns him a card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
79' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Bryan Ramirez is withdrawn and Ayoub Lajhar gets his opportunity.
84' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
85' The crowd applauds Ronald Donkor as he leaves the pitch. Nehuen Benedetti steps in for New York Red Bulls.
89' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Kyle Smith exits the field as Gilberto Flores enters on 89.
New York Red Bulls will have plenty to reflect on. FC Cincinnati were simply the better side today.

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
Luciano Acosta	2
Matt Miazga	2
Kyle Duncan	2
Florian Valot	2
Yuya Kubo	2
Frankie Amaya	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

2.73 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati58% Draw20% New York Red Bulls22%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

78%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

42%

FC Cincinnati or New York Red Bulls

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati45% Draw35% New York Red Bulls20%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

6.7%

1 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 2

3.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	17%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	19%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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