Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Cesar Araujo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 13' Rafael Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 13.
  • 18' FC Cincinnati have won 361 goals from 248 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' The 24-year-old Marco Angulo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' Matt Miazga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 33' Ramiro Enrique has so much to prove this time. He replaces Duncan McGuire on 33 minute.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Dagur THorhallsson is booked for Orlando City SC — card on 41.
  • 44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Facundo Torres Perez makes it 0-1.
  • 44' Luciano Acosta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
  • 46' The whistle greets Ian Murphy as he departs to be replaced by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 51' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Cesar Araujo on 55 minutes.
  • 57' The whistle greets Sergio Santos as he departs to be replaced by Aaron Boupendza.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' The Orlando City SC manager makes a substitution. Mauricio Pereyra departs to be replaced by Martin Ojeda.
  • 70' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund is replaced by Bret Halsey.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pat Noonan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Rafael Santos by Michael Halliday on 83 minute.
  • 88' Venezuela international Junior Moreno has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Aaron Boupendza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Orlando City SC players.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 4
Nani 4
Tesho Akindele 3
Junior Urso 3
Martin Ojeda 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Kenji Mboma 2
Luciano Acosta 2

Head to Head

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

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
2.91 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati54% Draw21% Orlando City SC25%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
76%
Draw or Orlando City SC
46%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati48% Draw33% Orlando City SC19%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.6%
4 – 1
4.9%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 2
4.1%
2 – 3
3.3%
3 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 17% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 19% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
6% ✗

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