Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at TQL Stadium!
  • 5' Pavel Bucha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Orlando City SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar Pareja might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 32' It’s gonna be a card for Eduard Atuesta.
  • 37' Orlando City SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 42' Nick Hagglund needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Samuel Gidi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 54' Alex Freeman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Evander is booked for FC Cincinnati — card on 66.
  • 66' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Nick Hagglund has done his job and it is now time for Alvas Powell to step up.
  • 67' Kyle Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Joran Gerbet. He replaces Kyle Smith on 69 minute.
  • 70' Tyrese Spicer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivan Angulo at the 70 minute mark.
  • 73' Kevin Denkey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
  • 75' It’s gonna be a card for Kevin Denkey.
  • 79' A change in the Orlando City SC ranks — David Brekalo exits the field as Adrian Marin enters on 79.
  • 80' Brian Anunga is replacing Pavel Bucha for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 83' Nicolas Rodriguez gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Marco Pasalic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Orlando City SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 88' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Yuya Kubo on, Samuel Gidi off on 88 minutes.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati56% Draw20% Orlando City SC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.77
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 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
76%
Draw or Orlando City SC
44%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
80%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.7%
1 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
4.9%
4 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%
3 – 3
3.4%

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% 18% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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