Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
FC Cincinnati
0 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 66' Antonio Carlos
Y 74' Andres Perea
Zico Bailey 80' Y
Geoff Cameron 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
5
5
FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC 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
16 Oct Orlando City SC H 0–1 L
10 Oct Philadelphia Union H 1–2 L
02 Oct New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
29 Sep Toronto FC A 2–3 L
25 Sep D.C. United SC A 2–4 L
18 Sep New York City FC H 1–2 L
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
02 Oct D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
30 Sep Nashville SC A 2–2 D
25 Sep New England Revolution A 1–2 L
19 Sep Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
15 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 2–4 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Orlando City SC
#9 Position #7
33 Points 34
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 13
55 Scored 48
64 Conceded 64
-9 GD -16
1.27 PPG 1.26
31% Win % 37%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ 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
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 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 Orlando City SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Andres Perea has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 13' A stunning finish from Junior Urso — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 18' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Orlando City SC backline.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 38' Nani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Isaac Atanga departs to be replaced by Allan Cruz.
  • 51' Canada international Tesho Akindele has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Orlando City SC that had 290 games and scored 438 goals.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Antonio Carlos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 71' The whistle greets Daryl Dike as he departs to be replaced by Tesho Akindele.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andres Perea on 74 minutes.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Zico Bailey argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Kamohelo Mokotjo by Calvin Harris on 81 minute.
  • 82' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Nani has done his job and it is now time for Silvester van der Water to step up.
  • 83' Oriol Rosell is replacing Andres Perea for the Orlando City SC side.
  • 86' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 87' Brandon Vazquez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Barreal on 87 minute.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Mauricio Pereira as he leaves the pitch. Rodrigo Schlegel steps in for Orlando City SC.
  • It finishes all square. FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tyrone Marshall

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
Brenner da Silva 2
Ramiro Enrique 2
Brandon Vazquez 2
Martin Ojeda 2

Head to Head

2021-10-16 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC 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

2021-10-16 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-10-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-25 D.C. United SC 4–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC L

Orlando City SC Form

2021-10-16 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2021-09-25 New England Revolution 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-09-19 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-09-15 Orlando City SC 2–4 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.22 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati37% Draw22% Orlando City SC41%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes78% 0% No22%
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 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
59%
Draw or Orlando City SC
63%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati33% Draw36% Orlando City SC31%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 1
6.7%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 17% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 16% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

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

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