FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

FC Cincinnati

0 – 1

Full Time

Orlando City SC

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 44' Facundo Torres Perez

Y 13' Rafael Santos

Y 41' Dagur THorhallsson

Luciano Acosta 44' Y

Y 55' Cesar Araujo

Aaron Boupendza 90' Y

Y 90' Junior Urso

R 90' Wilder Cartagena

Y 90' Pedro Gallese

Overview

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

FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

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

FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Orlando City SC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC 2023-03-05 Orlando City SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati 2022-06-24 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Orlando City SC 2022-03-13 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-16 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	0–1	L
30 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W
26 Aug	New York City FC	H	3–0	W
20 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
15 Jul	Nashville SC	H	3–1	W
12 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	2–1	W

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	St. Louis City	H	2–1	W
21 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
15 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W
09 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–4	L

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' Temperatures are rising at TQL Stadium as FC Cincinnati face off against Orlando City SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Orlando City SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Orlando City SC backline.
13' Orlando City SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 13.
18' 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.
23' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
28' FC Cincinnati have won 381 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
33' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Duncan McGuire has done his job and it is now time for Ramiro Enrique to step up.
38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' The referee calls foul for Dagur THorhallsson. He receives a card.
44' What composure from Facundo Torres Perez! The Uruguay international strokes it home. 0-1.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Luciano Acosta is booked for FC Cincinnati — card on 44.
46' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Ian Murphy is replaced by Yerson Mosquera on 46 minute.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact 4-2-3-1.
55' The referee calls foul for Cesar Araujo. He receives a card.
57' FC Cincinnati make a change. Sergio Santos trudges off to be replaced by Aaron Boupendza on 57 minutes.
62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' The Orlando City SC bench stirs into life. Mauricio Pereyra is withdrawn and Martin Ojeda gets his opportunity.
70' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bret Halsey is hanging Nick Hagglund on the field on 70 minute.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rafael Santos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
83' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Rafael Santos is replaced by Michael Halliday on 83 minute.
88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Aaron Boupendza gets a card.
Another three points for Orlando City SC.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

9
Aaron Boupendza ↑ 57'
7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 70'
2
Alvas Powell
28
Ray Gaddis
1
Alec Kann
15
Yerson Mosquera ↑ 46'
42
Bret Halsey ↑ 70'
8
Marco Angulo ↑ 83'
26
Malik Pinto

Coach Pat Noonan

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Evander	4
Nani	4
Junior Urso	3
Tesho Akindele	3
Luciano Acosta	2
Brenner da Silva	2
Ramiro Enrique	2
Brandon Vazquez	2

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC L 2023-08-30 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC W 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC W 2023-07-12 New York Red Bulls 1–2 FC Cincinnati W

Orlando City SC Form

2023-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2023-08-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-08-26 Orlando City SC 2–1 St. Louis City W 2023-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City SC W 2023-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2023-07-09 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.17 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.66 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati45% Draw24% Orlando City SC31%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

69%

Draw or Orlando City SC

55%

FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati37% Draw38% Orlando City SC25%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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