Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs St. Louis City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Cincinnati
3 – 1
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sat 18 May 2024 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Hosei Kijima
Ian Murphy 36' Y
Y 44' Samuel Adeniran
Y 52' Tomas Ostrak

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs St. Louis City — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Cincinnati 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-18 FC Cincinnati 3–1 St. Louis City 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May St. Louis City H 3–1 W
15 May Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
11 May Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
04 May Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
27 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W
20 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May FC Cincinnati A 1–3 L
16 May Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
12 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
05 May Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
21 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 3–3 D
14 Apr Austin FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati St. Louis City
#9 Position #19
33 Points 44
26 Played 26
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 8 / 6
55 Scored 45
64 Conceded 36
-9 GD +9
1.27 PPG 1.69
31% Win % 46%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. St. Louis City kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Louis City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' St. Louis City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Akil Watts is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Louis City.
  • 20' The 32-year-old Yuya Kubo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' USA international Indiana Vassilev has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' Against the run of play, Luciano Acosta has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' Matt Miazga, a USA , has 34 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' A moment of madness from Hosei Kijima on 35 minutes earns him a card. St. Louis City will be frustrated.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Ian Murphy argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 41' St. Louis City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Samuel Adeniran is booked for St. Louis City — card on 44.
  • 46' The whistle greets Nikolas Dyhr as he departs to be replaced by Tim Parker.
  • 49' A stunning finish from Yuya Kubo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 52' St. Louis City player sees a card in front of him.
  • 54' Brilliant from the ! Matt Miazga makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 54.
  • 59' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Gerardo Valenzuela is withdrawn and Kevin Kelsy gets his opportunity.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Chris Durkin. He replaces Njabulo Blom on 60 minute.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bradley Carnell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 67' Yamil Asad is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bret Halsey at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past St. Louis City's compact .
  • 74' St. Louis City ring the changes. Samuel Adeniran has done his job and it is now time for Eduard Lowen to step up.
  • 79' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' The deadlock is broken! Sergio Santos gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Hosei Kijima is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 86' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Ian Murphy is withdrawn and Kipp Keller gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergio Santos 2
Eduard Lowen 1
Nicholas Gioacchini 1
Jared Stroud 1
Kyle Hiebert 1
Matt Miazga 1
Yuya Kubo 1
Luciano Acosta 1

Head to Head

2024-05-18 FC Cincinnati 3–1 St. Louis City 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-05-18 FC Cincinnati 3–1 St. Louis City W 2024-05-15 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-05-04 Orlando City SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2024-04-27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-04-20 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W

St. Louis City Form

2024-05-18 FC Cincinnati 3–1 St. Louis City L 2024-05-16 St. Louis City 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-05-12 St. Louis City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-05-05 Houston Dynamo 0–0 St. Louis City D 2024-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 St. Louis City D 2024-04-14 St. Louis City 1–0 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati45% Draw21% St. Louis City34%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
66%
Draw or St. Louis City
55%
FC Cincinnati or St. Louis City
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati31% Draw37% St. Louis City32%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 3
3.5%
0 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 4
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 17% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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