Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
FC Cincinnati
3 – 0
Full Time
Toronto FC
Wed 21 Jun 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Santiago Arias 35' 1–0
Luciano Acosta 54' 2–0
Dom Badji 63' 3–0
Obinna Nwobodo 19' Y
Y 25' Raoul Petretta
Y 41' Federico Bernardeschi
Alvas Powell 41' Y
Bret Halsey 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

9
2
5
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-21 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Toronto FC 2022-05-04 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC 2022-04-30 Toronto FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Toronto FC H 3–0 W
11 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
03 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
31 May New York City FC A 3–1 W
28 May Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W
20 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun FC Cincinnati A 0–3 L
10 Jun Nashville SC H 1–1 D
04 Jun Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
31 May Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
27 May D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
21 May Austin FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Toronto FC
#8 Position #12
46 Points 39
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 12 / 13
67 Scored 52
75 Conceded 67
-8 GD -15
1.35 PPG 1.15
35% Win % 26%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
12% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Toronto FC are 12th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
5/12
61-75
9/7
76+
16/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Toronto FC
Josh Sargent 10 G 4 A
Daniel Salloi 9 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Toronto FC gets underway.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Santiago Arias, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Toronto FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 25' Toronto FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Toronto FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 35' A goal from the Colombia international Santiago Arias! He fires home on 35 to make it 1-0!
  • 40' Toronto FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Federico Bernardeschi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 41.
  • 42' It is a substitution in Toronto FC team. Raoul Petretta is replaced by Sigurd Rosted on 42 minute.
  • 46' Another change for Toronto FC made on 46 minute. C.J. Sapong leaves to be changed by Deandre Kerr.
  • 51' Toronto FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 54' Magnificent from Luciano Acosta! That is 84 goals in 297 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 59' Alvaro Barreal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' Dom Badji is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arquimides Ordonez is hanging Dom Badji on the field on 68 minute.
  • 69' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Marco Angulo exits the field as Malik Pinto enters on 69.
  • 74' Kobe Franklin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 77' Toronto FC make a change. Kobe Franklin trudges off to be replaced by Cristian Gutierrez on 77 minutes.
  • 82' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' Luciano Acosta makes way for Gerardo Valenzuela at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 89' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Yuya Kubo is withdrawn and Stiven Jimenez gets his opportunity.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Cincinnati take all three points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Toronto FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 5
Nick DeLeon 2
Emmanuel Ledesma 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Ian Murphy 2
Marky Delgado 2
Jonathan Osorio 2
Patrick Mullins 2

Head to Head

2023-06-21 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Toronto FC 2022-05-04 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC 2022-04-30 Toronto FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-06-21 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Toronto FC W 2023-06-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati W 2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Toronto FC Form

2023-06-21 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Toronto FC L 2023-06-10 Toronto FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-06-04 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2023-05-31 Toronto FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-05-27 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-05-21 Austin FC 1–0 Toronto FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.49 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati63% Draw20% Toronto FC17%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
83%
Draw or Toronto FC
37%
FC Cincinnati or Toronto FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati47% Draw37% Toronto FC16%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.6%
0 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 21% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+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% ✗
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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