New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

New York City FC

4 – 0

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FC Cincinnati

Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 23:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'

Alexander Callens 34' Y

Ronald Matarrita 61' Y

Y 64' Kendall Waston

Y 71' Haris Medunjanin

Valentin Castellanos 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee David Gantar
Referee Diego Blas
Referee Gjovalin Bori
Referee

17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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

New York City FC 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-26 New York City FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-09-12 New York City FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati 2019-08-17 FC Cincinnati 1–4 New York City FC 2019-06-06 New York City FC 5–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	4–0	W
23 Sep	Toronto FC	H	0–1	L
19 Sep	New England Revolution	A	0–0	D
12 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	2–1	W
06 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
03 Sep	New England Revolution	A	2–0	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
02 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

New York City FC		FC Cincinnati
#8	Position	#9
33	Points	33
27	Played	26
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	8 / 9 / 9
41	Scored	55
36	Conceded	64
+5	GD	-9
1.22	PPG	1.27
30%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ 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)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York City FC to score. At the same time, FC Cincinnati does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
1' The deadlock is broken! Alexandru Mitrita gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
6' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
11' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
16' Joe Gyau is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
21' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' The Sweden Anton Tinnerholm breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 2-0!
30' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
34' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Jesus Medina on, Alexander Ring off on 39 minutes.
43' What composure from Alexandru Mitrita! The Romania international strokes it home. 3-0.
46' Tom Pettersson makes way for Mathieu Deplagne at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sean Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
55' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Andrew Gutman has done his job and it is now time for Greg Garza to step up.
57' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Frankie Amaya is replaced by Caleb Stanko.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Ronald Matarrita is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 61.
64' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Kendall Waston gets a Yellow card.
69' Andrew Gutman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
71' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin will be fuming at that decision.
71' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Allan Cruz departs to be replaced by Yuya Kubo.
76' Haris Medunjanin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
77' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gudmundur THorarinsson is hanging Ronald Matarrita on the field on 77 minute.
78' Valentin Castellanos is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
83' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
86' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Keaton Parks is withdrawn and Nicolas Acevedo gets his opportunity.
88' The deadlock is broken! Jesus Medina gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
New York City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
22
Ronald Matarrita ↓ Gudmundur THorarinsson 77'
29
Ismael Tajouri ↓ Gary Mackay-Steven 77'
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C ↓ Jesus Medina 39'
6
Alexander Callens
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
28
Alexandru Mitrita ↓ Tony Rocha 86'
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Nicolas Acevedo 86'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Mathieu Deplagne ↑ 46'
33
Caleb Stanko ↑ 57'
7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 71'
4
Greg Garza ↑ 55'
1
Bobby Edwards
16
Zico Bailey

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brenner da Silva	7
Heber	6
Luciano Acosta	4
Valentin Castellanos	4
Jesus Medina	3
Alexandru Mitrita	3
Gabriel Pereira	3
Alonso Martinez	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.8 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + New York City FC to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC68% Draw18% FC Cincinnati14%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

86%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

32%

New York City FC or FC Cincinnati

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC52% Draw34% FC Cincinnati14%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.6%

4 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	19%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	20%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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

New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

FC Cincinnati Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Clean Sheet