Minnesota United FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Minnesota United FC

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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 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#25	Position	#6
24	Points	26
18	Played	18
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
20	Scored	45
25	Conceded	44
-5	GD	+1
1.33	PPG	1.44
33%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/7

31-45

9/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

2/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

FC Cincinnati

Evander	10 G	4 A
Kevin Denkey	10 G	1 A
Tom Barlow	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Allianz Field!
5' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' John Nelson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Calvin Harris made 248 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' 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.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
45' Abu Danladi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
46' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Zico Bailey is withdrawn and Alvas Powell gets his opportunity.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvas Powell, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Arquimides Ordonez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
57' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Franco Fragapane on, Adrien Hunou off on 57 minutes.
62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
63' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 63 minute. Bongokuhle Hlongwane leaves to be changed by Niko Hansen.
68' The referee calls foul for Alvas Powell. He receives a Yellow card.
73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Geoff Cameron.
75' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Arquimides Ordonez on, Dominique Badji off on 75 minutes.
76' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Junior Moreno by Haris Medunjanin on 76 minute.
78' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Wil Trapp exits the field as Joseph Rosales enters on 78.
83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
84' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Geoff Cameron by Calvin Harris on 84 minute.
87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Obinna Nwobodo.
0-1 the final result. Minnesota United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Kevin Molino	2
Ike Opara	2
Ethan Finlay	1
Mason Toye	1
Hassani Dotson	1
Emmanuel Ledesma	1
Kei Kamara	1
Aaron Schoenfeld	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

1.78 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or FC Cincinnati 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC42% Draw26% FC Cincinnati32%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

58%

Minnesota United FC or FC Cincinnati

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC33% Draw42% FC Cincinnati25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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