Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Cincinnati
1 – 3
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sat 5 Oct 2024 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Wilder Cartagena
Kevin Kelsy 35' Y
Y 90' Nicolas Lodeiro

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
2024-10-05 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Orlando City SC 2024-05-04 Orlando City SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Orlando City SC H 1–3 L
02 Oct New York City FC A 2–3 L
28 Sep Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
22 Sep Nashville SC A 2–2 D
19 Sep Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct FC Cincinnati A 3–1 W
02 Oct Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
29 Sep FC Dallas A 3–1 W
21 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 3–4 L
19 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W
14 Sep New England Revolution H 3–0 W

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' What a night it is going to be! FC Cincinnati welcome Orlando City SC for this crunch clash at TQL Stadium.
  • 5' Luciano Acosta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Ramiro Enrique has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 17' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a card on 17.
  • 22' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Poor challenge from Kevin Kelsy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' What an equalizer from Luciano Acosta!
  • 46' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Kevin Kelsy has done his job and it is now time for Yuya Kubo to step up.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pavel Bucha made 166 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Ian Murphy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Teenage Hadebe on 55 minute.
  • 60' The 22-year-old Kevin Kelsy has been sensational this season — 8 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' Yamil Asad needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 66' Ivan Angulo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Orlando City SC are in front.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' Ramiro Enrique makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Orlando City SC are in front.
  • 74' Nicholas Gioacchini makes way for Corey Baird at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 79' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's shape.
  • 81' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 81 minute. Pavel Bucha leaves to be changed by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 86' Roman Celentano, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 88' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 88 minute. Ramiro Enrique leaves to be changed by Jack Lynn.
  • 90' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a card on 90.
  • FC Cincinnati will have plenty to reflect on. Orlando City SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-10-05 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Orlando City SC 2024-05-04 Orlando City SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-10-05 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Orlando City SC L 2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2024-09-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Orlando City SC Form

2024-10-05 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Orlando City SC W 2024-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2024-09-29 FC Dallas 1–3 Orlando City SC W 2024-09-21 Columbus Crew SC 4–3 Orlando City SC L 2024-09-19 Orlando City SC 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2024-09-14 Orlando City SC 3–0 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.33 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.27 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati38% Draw23% Orlando City SC39%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
61%
Draw or Orlando City SC
62%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati33% Draw35% Orlando City SC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.1%
2 – 4
2.9%
2 – 0
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% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 16% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 11% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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