Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
1 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sun 29 Sep 2019 · 21:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Y 45' Jhegson Mendez
Allan Cruz 45' Y
Y 61' Robin Jansson
Y 89' Kyle Smith

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Kyle Longville
  • Referee David Barrie
  • Referee Malik Badawi

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

5
5
5
FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-29 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-05-19 Orlando City SC 5–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
21 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
18 Sep Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
14 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
07 Sep Toronto FC H 1–5 L
01 Sep FC Dallas A 1–3 L
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep FC Cincinnati A 1–1 D
22 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
14 Sep New England Revolution H 3–3 D
07 Sep Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
01 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
24 Aug Atlanta United FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Orlando City SC
#6 Position #11
26 Points 20
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 10
45 Scored 30
44 Conceded 47
+1 GD -17
1.44 PPG 1.11
39% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). Orlando City SC are 11th (20 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Cincinnati to score. At the same time, Orlando City SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact .
  • 14' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 14 minute. Joao Moutinho leaves to be changed by Kyle Smith.
  • 19' The 32-year-old Leonardo Bertone has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at . FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' What a strike from Allan Cruz! The score is 1-0.
  • 45' Jhegson Mendez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Moutinho made 289 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' Fresh legs for Orlando City SC! Benji Michel comes on to replace Tesho Akindele.
  • 61' Orlando City SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ron Jans will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 67' Christopher Mueller is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jhegson Mendez at the 67 minute mark.
  • 69' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Roland Lamah has done his job and it is now time for Derrick Etienne to step up.
  • 74' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Fatai Alashe comes on to replace Frankie Amaya.
  • 79' Orlando City SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 84' The energy levels are beginning to show. James O'Connor might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 85' FC Cincinnati make a change. Allan Cruz trudges off to be replaced by Thomas McCabe on 85 minutes.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Kyle Smith. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James O'Connor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 4
Nani 4
Tesho Akindele 3
Junior Urso 3
Brenner da Silva 2
Ramiro Enrique 2
Brandon Vazquez 2
Martin Ojeda 2

Head to Head

2019-09-29 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-05-19 Orlando City SC 5–1 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-09-29 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-09-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2019-09-14 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2019-09-07 FC Cincinnati 1–5 Toronto FC L 2019-09-01 FC Dallas 3–1 FC Cincinnati L

Orlando City SC Form

2019-09-29 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2019-09-14 Orlando City SC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2019-09-07 Orlando City SC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2019-09-01 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Orlando City SC L 2019-08-24 Orlando City SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.9 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati50% Draw21% Orlando City SC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 73%
27%
± 4.5 56%
44%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
71%
Draw or Orlando City SC
50%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati41% Draw33% Orlando City SC26%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
4.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 3
4.2%
4 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.1%
4 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 15% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 17% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 13% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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