Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
6 – 2
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sat 23 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Martin Ojeda pen
Kenji Mboma 42' 1–1
Evander 45+3' 2–1
2–2 48' Martin Ojeda
Kenji Mboma 52' 3–2
Evander 58' 4–2
Kevin Denkey 77' 5–2
Tom Barlow 90+1' 6–2
Y 10' Adrian Gomez
Gerardo Valenzuela 32' Y
Y 40' Tiago
Matt Miazga 47' Y
Y 70' David Brekalo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2026-05-23 FC Cincinnati 6–2 Orlando City SC 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Orlando City SC H 6–2 W
17 May San Diego FC A 3–3 D
13 May Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
09 May Charlotte FC A 0–0 D
03 May Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W
25 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May FC Cincinnati A 2–6 L
16 May Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
13 May Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
09 May Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
02 May Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L
25 Apr D.C. United SC A 2–3 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' Slovakia international Samuel Gidi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Adrian Gomez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 10.
  • 15' Orlando City SC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' The Argentina Martin Ojeda breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-1!
  • 21' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 26' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Gerardo Valenzuela on 32 minutes.
  • 37' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Orlando City SC backline.
  • 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tiago.
  • 42' GOAL! Kenji Mboma scores on 42. Assisted by Thiago Galhardo
  • 46' Fresh legs for Orlando City SC! Tyrese Spicer comes on to replace Tiago.
  • 47' Matt Miazga catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 47.
  • 48' Magnificent from Evander! That is 56 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 52' Kenji Mboma adds to his 4 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Justin Ellis has done his job and it is now time for Marco Pasalic to step up.
  • 58' Brilliant from the ! Evander makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 58.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Obinna Nwobodo made 46 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' It’s high time Martin Perelman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. David Brekalo is booked for Orlando City SC — card on 70.
  • 72' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Griffin Dorsey by Wilder Cartagena on 72 minute.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Tah Anunga. He replaces Obinna Nwobodo on 74 minute.
  • 77' What a strike from Kevin Denkey! The score is 5-1.
  • 82' Orlando City SC have won 430 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 83' Tom Barlow is replacing Kenji Mboma for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 86' Luis Otavio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Braian Ojeda on 86 minute.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Samuel Gidi as he leaves the pitch. Nick Hagglund steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Cincinnati take all three points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Perelman

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

2026-05-23 FC Cincinnati 6–2 Orlando City SC 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-05-23 FC Cincinnati 6–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-05-17 San Diego FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D 2026-05-13 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-05-09 Charlotte FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls W

Orlando City SC Form

2026-05-23 FC Cincinnati 6–2 Orlando City SC L 2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-05-09 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-05-02 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-04-25 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.87 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati69% Draw15% Orlando City SC16%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 5.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 79%
21%
± 4.5 64%
36%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
85%
Draw or Orlando City SC
31%
FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati57% Draw27% Orlando City SC16%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
4 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.4%
4 – 2
5.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
5 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
5 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.5%
4 – 0
3.3%
3 – 3
3.3%
4 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 18% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 16% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 8% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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