Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
0 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 23:30 UTC Nippert Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+5'
Y 60' Roberto Puncec

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Nippert Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Gjovalin Bori
  • Referee

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
2020-10-28 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 2019-04-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 0–1 L
24 Oct Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L
18 Oct D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
14 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
11 Oct Toronto FC H 0–1 L
07 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
25 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 4–0 W
17 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
15 Oct FC Dallas A 0–1 L
11 Oct Nashville SC H 2–1 W
08 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W

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' In just a few seconds Nippert Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Cincinnati and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Erik Hurtado is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 245 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Nippert Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' It’s high time Jaap Stam made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Khiry Shelton trudges off to be replaced by Gerso Fernandes on 46 minutes.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' Magnificent from Roger Espinoza! That is 10 goals in 281 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Roberto Puncec will be fuming at that decision.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 77' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 77 minute. Jurgen Locadia leaves to be changed by Yuya Kubo.
  • 78' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 78 minute. Zico Bailey leaves to be changed by Saad Abdul Salaam.
  • 80' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Kamohelo Mokotjo has done his job and it is now time for Brandon Vazquez to step up.
  • 81' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Gadi Kinda trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Duke on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Alan Pulido by Erik Hurtado on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Cincinnati 0-1 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-10-28 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 2019-04-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

FC Cincinnati Form

2020-10-28 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-10-24 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2020-10-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-10-11 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Toronto FC L 2020-10-07 Philadelphia Union 3–0 FC Cincinnati L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-10-28 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-10-25 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-10-17 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-10-15 FC Dallas 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-10-11 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Nashville SC W 2020-10-08 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.48 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati52% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City26%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
74%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
48%
FC Cincinnati or Sporting Kansas City
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati46% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
3.6%
0 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 21% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9% ✗

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