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 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Orlando City SC gets underway.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' The 26-year-old Ian Murphy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Rafael Santos.
18' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' Orlando City SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergio Santos made 293 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
33' Ramiro Enrique gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Duncan McGuire and will look to change the dynamic.
38' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
41' Dagur THorhallsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 41.
44' A stunning finish from Facundo Torres Perez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
44' Luciano Acosta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Ian Murphy makes way for Yerson Mosquera at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
55' Orlando City SC player sees a card in front of him.
57' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Sergio Santos exits the field as Aaron Boupendza enters on 57.
62' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
67' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Mauricio Pereyra is replaced by Martin Ojeda on 67 minute.
70' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Nick Hagglund departs to be replaced by Bret Halsey.
75' Rafael Santos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
80' Orlando City SC have won 438 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Rafael Santos has done his job and it is now time for Michael Halliday to step up.
88' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a card on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Cincinnati.

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

2.36 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati46% Draw24% Orlando City SC30%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

70%

Draw or Orlando City SC

54%

FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati39% Draw37% Orlando City SC24%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

3.9%

4 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	15%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	19%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

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