Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Minnesota United FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Minnesota United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45+2' · FT 45+1'
Y 15' Mathieu Deplagne
Y 47' Allan Cruz
Chase Gasper 50' Y
Robin Lod 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Allianz Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Ismir Pekmic
  • Referee

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

4
2
Minnesota United FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Minnesota United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-06-29 Minnesota United FC 7–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FC Cincinnati H 2–0 W
28 Sep Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
23 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
20 Sep Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
14 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
10 Sep FC Dallas H 3–2 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L
26 Sep New York City FC A 0–4 L
23 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
19 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
12 Sep New York City FC A 1–2 L
06 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC FC Cincinnati
#29 Position #9
29 Points 33
27 Played 26
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
40 Scored 55
49 Conceded 64
-9 GD -9
1.07 PPG 1.27
26% Win % 31%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/9
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/5
61-75
7/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Allianz Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Minnesota United FC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Romain Metanire is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mathieu Deplagne.
  • 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kei Kamara makes it 1-0.
  • 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 289 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 41' Mathieu Deplagne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Minnesota United FC have won 425 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' The referee calls foul for Chase Gasper. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' Joe Gyau has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Kevin Molino comes on to replace Jacori Hayes.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 69' Kevin Molino adds to his 0 season tally! Minnesota United FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 70' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brandon Vazquez is hanging Allan Cruz on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Kei Kamara as he leaves the pitch. Aaron Schoenfeld steps in for Minnesota United FC.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Robin Lod.
  • 79' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 79 minute. Yuya Kubo leaves to be changed by Caleb Stanko.
  • 84' Kendall Waston, a Costa Rica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 89' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 89 minute. Mathieu Deplagne leaves to be changed by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
  • The points are shared — Minnesota United FC 2-0 FC Cincinnati. Honours even.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ike Opara 2
Kevin Molino 2
Emmanuel Ledesma 1
Kei Kamara 1
Aaron Schoenfeld 1
Brandon Vazquez 1
Kelvin Yeboah 1
Yuya Kubo 1

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Minnesota United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-06-29 Minnesota United FC 7–1 FC Cincinnati

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-10-04 Minnesota United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2020-09-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2020-09-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2020-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2020-09-10 Minnesota United FC 3–2 FC Dallas W

FC Cincinnati Form

2020-10-04 Minnesota United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-09-26 New York City FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-09-23 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-09-19 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-12 New York City FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.8 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC64% Draw19% FC Cincinnati17%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 4.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
36%
Minnesota United FC or FC Cincinnati
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC50% Draw34% FC Cincinnati16%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.9%
4 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 19% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 20% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 9% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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