Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
1 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 7 Apr 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Fontas
Y 35' Yohan Croizet
Y 38' Gedion Zelalem
Greg Garza 78' Y
Leonardo Bertone 88' Y
Y 90' Botond Barath

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Jon Freemon
  • Referee Ismir Pekmic
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

1
1
1
FC Cincinnati 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
30 Mar Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
24 Mar New England Revolution A 2–0 W
17 Mar Portland Timbers H 3–0 W
10 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
03 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–4 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–1 D
30 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 7–1 W
18 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
10 Mar Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
04 Mar Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Portland Timbers H 2–3 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Sporting Kansas City
#7 Position #30
20 Points 11
15 Played 14
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
36 Scored 14
37 Conceded 36
-1 GD -22
1.33 PPG 0.79
33% Win % 21%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 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
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Cincinnati to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Gedion Zelalem has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 18' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' What a moment for Darren Mattocks! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 24' USA international Spencer Richey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' Seth Sinovic gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Rodney Wallace and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 32' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' Yohan Croizet has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
  • 38' A moment of madness from Gedion Zelalem on 38 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
  • 43' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Kekuta Manneh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roland Lamah at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' The whistle greets Gedion Zelalem as he departs to be replaced by Felipe Gutierrez.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kelyn Rowe made 281 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' The USA Gianluca Busio breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-1!
  • 67' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 70' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Krisztian Nemeth is hanging Yohan Croizet on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 77' Eric Alexander is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kenny Saief at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Greg Garza.
  • 82' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Darren Mattocks departs to be replaced by Caleb Stanko.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Leonardo Bertone is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Botond Barath gets a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alan Koch

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 2
Darren Mattocks 1
Roger Espinoza 1
Zorhan Bassong 1
Gianluca Busio 1

Head to Head

2019-04-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-04-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-03-30 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2019-03-24 New England Revolution 0–2 FC Cincinnati W 2019-03-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Portland Timbers W 2019-03-10 Atlanta United FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2019-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 FC Cincinnati L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-04-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-03-30 Sporting Kansas City 7–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-03-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-03-04 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.74 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati61% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
81%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
39%
FC Cincinnati or Sporting Kansas City
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati51% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City14%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 19% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 20% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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