Minnesota United FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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FC Cincinnati

Sun 8 May 2022 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 68' Alvas Powell

Y 73' Geoff Cameron

Y 87' Obinna Nwobodo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

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

Minnesota United FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-08 Minnesota United FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2020-10-24 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Minnesota United FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	FC Cincinnati	H	0–1	L
02 May	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
17 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
10 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
04 May	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
30 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
24 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
16 Apr	Atlanta United FC	A	0–0	D
02 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–4	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Minnesota United FC and FC Cincinnati is underway.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Wil Trapp, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' 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.
20' Geoff Cameron has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' The 30-year-old Emanuel Reynoso has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' Obinna Nwobodo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' 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.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Alvas Powell on, Zico Bailey off on 46 minutes.
51' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
56' Kervin Arriaga is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
57' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Adrien Hunou is replaced by Franco Fragapane on 57 minute.
62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Bongokuhle Hlongwane by Niko Hansen on 63 minute.
68' Alvas Powell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
73' Geoff Cameron is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
75' Arquimides Ordonez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dominique Badji on 75 minute.
76' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Junior Moreno has done his job and it is now time for Haris Medunjanin to step up.
78' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Wil Trapp is replaced by Joseph Rosales.
83' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
84' Calvin Harris has so much to prove this time. He replaces Geoff Cameron on 84 minute.
87' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo will be fuming at that decision.
Another three points for FC Cincinnati.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Bakaye Dibassy
23
Adrien Hunou ↓ Franco Fragapane 57'
92
Kemar Lawrence
91
Oniel Fisher
20
Wil Trapp ↓ Joseph Rosales 78'
15
Michael Boxall
18
Abu Danladi
10
Emanuel Reynoso
97
Dayne St. Clair
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Niko Hansen 63'
33
Kervin Arriaga

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

20
Geoff Cameron ↓ Calvin Harris 84'
14
Dominique Badji ↓ Arquimides Ordonez 75'
4
Nick Hagglund
10
Luciano Acosta
93
Junior Moreno ↓ Haris Medunjanin 76'
19
Brandon Vazquez
5
Obinna Nwobodo
3
John Nelson ↓ Alvaro Barreal 63'
16
Zico Bailey ↓ Alvas Powell 46'
32
Ian Murphy
18
Roman Celentano

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ike Opara	2
Kevin Molino	2
Hassani Dotson	1
Emmanuel Ledesma	1
Kei Kamara	1
Aaron Schoenfeld	1
Brandon Vazquez	1
Kelvin Yeboah	1

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2022-05-08 Minnesota United FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2022-05-02 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-04-10 Austin FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2022-04-03 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-05-08 Minnesota United FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2022-05-04 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W 2022-04-30 Toronto FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2022-04-24 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-04-16 Atlanta United FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2022-04-02 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.11 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.56 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC46% Draw25% FC Cincinnati29%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

54%

Minnesota United FC or FC Cincinnati

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC37% Draw39% FC Cincinnati24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.5%

0 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

13% ✗

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