Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Minnesota United FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Minnesota United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Thu 19 Sep 2024 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Joaquin Pereyra 15' Y
Y 16' DeAndre Yedlin
Y 68' Ian Murphy
Y 73' Pavel Bucha

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2024-09-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
15 Sep St. Louis City A 3–1 W
01 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
24 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 2–3 L
21 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
18 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–3 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
31 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 4–1 W
24 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L
20 Jul New York Red Bulls A 1–3 L
17 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 0–1 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' What a night it is going to be! Minnesota United FC welcome FC Cincinnati for this crunch clash at Allianz Field.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joseph Rosales made 289 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 15' Joaquin Pereyra is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 16' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
  • 21' FC Cincinnati seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pavel Bucha, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' Magnificent from Yuya Kubo! That is 18 goals in 299 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' Luca Orellano is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' The crowd applauds Joaquin Pereyra as he leaves the pitch. Tani Oluwaseyi steps in for Minnesota United FC.
  • 51' Kevin Kelsy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 203 appearances.
  • 54' GOAL! Kelvin Yeboah fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Pavel Bucha is booked for FC Cincinnati — card on 73.
  • 73' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. DeAndre Yedlin has done his job and it is now time for Yamil Asad to step up.
  • 74' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Sergio Santos comes on to replace Roman Celentano.
  • 79' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' Minnesota United FC make a change. Robin Lod trudges off to be replaced by Franco Fragapane on 81 minutes.
  • 85' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 85 minute. Luca Orellano leaves to be changed by Alvas Powell.
  • 86' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Miguel Tapias by Teemu Pukki on 86 minute.
  • 90' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Luciano Acosta exits the field as Gerardo Valenzuela enters on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Cincinnati to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eric Ramsay

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-09-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 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

Minnesota United FC Form

2024-09-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-09-15 St. Louis City 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2024-09-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2024-08-24 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-07-21 Minnesota United FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-07-18 Minnesota United FC 2–3 D.C. United SC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-09-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-08-31 FC Cincinnati 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-08-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2024-07-20 New York Red Bulls 3–1 FC Cincinnati L 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.29 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC46% Draw23% FC Cincinnati31%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
54%
Minnesota United FC or FC Cincinnati
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC37% Draw37% FC Cincinnati26%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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