Sunday , 16 August 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 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
2021-10-16 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
#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' In just a few seconds TQL Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Silvester van der Water has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' Junior Urso makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Orlando City SC are in front.
  • 18' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's shape.
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Mueller, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Isaac Atanga is replaced by Allan Cruz on 46 minute.
  • 51' Tyler Blackett, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' It’s high time Tyrone Marshall made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' Antonio Carlos was booked on 66.
  • 71' The whistle greets Daryl Dike as he departs to be replaced by Tesho Akindele.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Andres Perea argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 79' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Zico Bailey is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 80.
  • 81' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Calvin Harris on, Kamohelo Mokotjo off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Nani by Silvester van der Water on 82 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Andres Perea is replaced by Oriol Rosell.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Geoff Cameron.
  • 87' Brandon Vazquez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alvaro Barreal at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Mauricio Pereira has done his job and it is now time for Rodrigo Schlegel to step up.
  • Orlando City SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Kevin Denkey 2
Kenji Mboma 2
Luciano Acosta 2
Brenner da Silva 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
0 / 4
2.77 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.08 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati45% Draw21% Orlando City SC34%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
66%
Draw or Orlando City SC
55%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati41% Draw34% Orlando City SC25%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
3 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
4.3%
3 – 3
4%
4 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.2%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 15% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 18% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 13% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
7% ✗

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