Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
FC Cincinnati
1 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sat 7 Aug 2021 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ronald Matarrita 53' Y
Y 68' Rodrigo Schlegel
Y 77' Chris Mueller
Y 84' Joseph Dezart

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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
2021-08-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC 2021-05-01 Orlando City SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 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
07 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
05 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
31 Jul D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
25 Jul Nashville SC A 0–3 L
22 Jul Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
17 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 4–5 L
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–1 D
05 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 1–1 D
31 Jul Atlanta United FC H 3–2 W
25 Jul New York City FC A 0–5 L
22 Jul Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
17 Jul Toronto FC A 1–1 D

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' That's the starting whistle at TQL Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC.
  • 5' Orlando City SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's shape.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Orlando City SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tesho Akindele, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Brilliant from the ! Brenner da Silva makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 42.
  • 44' The crowd applauds Oriol Rosell as he leaves the pitch. Andres Perea steps in for Orlando City SC.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 53' The referee has no hesitation. Ronald Matarrita is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 53.
  • 55' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Benji Michel has done his job and it is now time for Nani to step up.
  • 56' Nani is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 61' The 33-year-old Joseph-Claude Gyau has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Kenneth Vermeer departs to be replaced by Przemyslaw Tyton.
  • 68' Orlando City SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' Chris Mueller is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 82' Luciano Acosta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' A change in the Orlando City SC ranks — Junior Urso exits the field as Joseph Dezart enters on 83.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joseph Dezart on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Brenner da Silva by Brandon Vazquez on 89 minute.
  • 90' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Joseph-Claude Gyau is replaced by Florian Valot.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Cincinnati 1-1 Orlando City SC.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 4
Nani 4
Junior Urso 3
Tesho Akindele 3
Kenji Mboma 2
Luciano Acosta 2
Brenner da Silva 2
Ramiro Enrique 2

Head to Head

2021-08-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC 2021-05-01 Orlando City SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-09-29 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-05-19 Orlando City SC 5–1 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-08-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-08-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-25 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2021-07-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-17 Montreal Impact FC 5–4 FC Cincinnati L

Orlando City SC Form

2021-08-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-08-05 Orlando City SC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2021-07-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Atlanta United FC W 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-07-17 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.95 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati51% Draw21% Orlando City SC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
73%
Draw or Orlando City SC
49%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati45% Draw33% Orlando City SC22%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
4.5%
4 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 16% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 18% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 12% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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