Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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
#8 Position #9
46 Points 46
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
67 Scored 63
75 Conceded 78
-8 GD -15
1.35 PPG 1.35
35% Win % 38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/10
31-45
5/8
46-60
10/10
61-75
7/5
76+
13/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 16 G 4 A
Antoine Griezmann 14 G 6 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Cincinnati launch into their encounter with 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' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The 34-year-old Tesho Akindele has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' FC Cincinnati have won 374 goals from 258 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Mauricio Pereira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' Brenner da Silva adds to his 0 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Andres Perea on, Oriol Rosell off on 44 minutes.
  • 49' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' Ronald Matarrita is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 55' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Benji Michel by Nani on 55 minute.
  • 56' The Portugal Nani breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-1!
  • 61' Orlando City SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 65' Przemyslaw Tyton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kenneth Vermeer on 65 minute.
  • 68' Controversy at the stadium! Rodrigo Schlegel argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gustavo Vallecilla made 258 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' It’s high time Jaap Stam made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' The whistle greets Junior Urso as he departs to be replaced by Joseph Dezart.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for Orlando City SC. Joseph Dezart will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Brenner da Silva as he leaves the pitch. Brandon Vazquez steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 90' Florian Valot gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Joseph-Claude Gyau and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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 Jaap Stam

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 4
Nani 4
Tesho Akindele 3
Junior Urso 3
Kevin Denkey 2
Kenji Mboma 2
Luciano Acosta 2
Brenner da Silva 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
1 / 4
2.21 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 77% + FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati42% Draw24% Orlando City SC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
66%
Draw or Orlando City SC
58%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati35% Draw37% Orlando City SC28%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 3
3.3%
1 – 0
3.1%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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