Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
FC Cincinnati
1 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sun 28 Sep 2025 · 23:00 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Eduard Atuesta
Y 37' David Brekalo
Samuel Gidi 45' Y
Y 54' Alex Freeman
Evander 66' Y
Y 67' Kyle Smith
Kevin Denkey 75' Y
Y 86' Rodrigo Schlegel

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

5
4
5
FC Cincinnati 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC 2025-06-28 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
21 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
13 Sep Nashville SC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
23 Aug New York City FC H 0–1 L
17 Aug Portland Timbers A 3–2 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep FC Cincinnati A 1–1 D
20 Sep Nashville SC H 3–2 W
13 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
24 Aug Nashville SC A 1–5 L
17 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
11 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Orlando City SC
#7 Position #13
20 Points 14
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 9
36 Scored 23
37 Conceded 44
-1 GD -21
1.33 PPG 0.93
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Cincinnati have kicked off against Orlando City SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Orlando City SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Eduard Atuesta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a card on 37.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Rodriguez made 283 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Samuel Gidi argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 50' The 29-year-old Adrian Gomez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Freeman argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Evander catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
  • 66' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Alvas Powell comes on to replace Nick Hagglund.
  • 67' Kyle Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 69' Joran Gerbet is replacing Kyle Smith for the Orlando City SC side.
  • 70' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyrese Spicer is hanging Ivan Angulo on the field on 70 minute.
  • 73' The Togo Kevin Denkey breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 1-0!
  • 75' That is a card for FC Cincinnati. Kevin Denkey will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adrian Marin is hanging David Brekalo on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Pavel Bucha is replaced by Brian Anunga.
  • 83' Orlando City SC make a change. Marco Pasalic trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Rodriguez on 83 minutes.
  • 86' Orlando City SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 88' Yuya Kubo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Samuel Gidi at the 88 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Tesho Akindele 3
Junior Urso 3
Martin Ojeda 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Kenji Mboma 2
Luciano Acosta 2

Head to Head

2025-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC 2025-06-28 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2025-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC L 2025-08-17 Portland Timbers 2–3 FC Cincinnati W

Orlando City SC Form

2025-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2025-09-20 Orlando City SC 3–2 Nashville SC W 2025-09-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2025-08-24 Nashville SC 5–1 Orlando City SC L 2025-08-17 Orlando City SC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-08-11 Orlando City SC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
3.12 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 84% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati59% Draw20% Orlando City SC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
78%
Draw or Orlando City SC
41%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati50% Draw32% Orlando City SC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
3 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
5.3%
1 – 1
Actual
4 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
3.7%
5 – 1
3.4%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 18% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 18% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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