New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York City FC

1 – 3

Full Time

FC Cincinnati

Wed 31 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium 14,806 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 38' Luciano Acosta

0–2 58' Alvaro Barreal

Braian Cufre 64' 1–2

1–3 70' Brandon Vazquez pen

Braian Cufre 41' Y

Y 43' Yerson Mosquera

Y 45' Brandon Vazquez

Y 50' Luciano Acosta

Maxime Chanot 53' Y

James Sands 56' Y

Tayvon Gray 57' Y

Gabriel Pereira 65' Y

Tony Alfaro 82' Y

Alfredo Morales 88' Y

Y 90' Ray Gaddis

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 15 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2022-06-29 FC Cincinnati 4–4 New York City FC 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC 2021-04-24 New York City FC 5–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–3	L
27 May	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
17 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
13 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
06 May	Charlotte FC	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 May	New York City FC	A	3–1	W
28 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–0	W
20 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
17 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
06 May	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
29 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

New York City FC		FC Cincinnati
#8	Position	#7
19	Points	20
15	Played	15
5 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
25	Scored	36
21	Conceded	37
+4	GD	-1
1.27	PPG	1.33
33%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/5

31-45

7/3

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

8/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati — let the football do the talking.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Roman Celentano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 245 appearances.
15' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvaro Barreal, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
38' FC Cincinnati is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luciano Acosta on 38.
41' Braian Cufre has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
43' Yerson Mosquera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Brandon Vazquez.
50' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta will be fuming at that decision.
53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Maxime Chanot.
56' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
57' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
58' Against the run of play, Alvaro Barreal has scored! This game has turned on its head.
60' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Tayvon Gray exits the field as Alfredo Morales enters on 60.
64' Braian Cufre doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gabriel Pereira on 65 minutes.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brandon Vazquez makes it 1-3.
72' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Yuya Kubo departs to be replaced by Marco Angulo.
74' The whistle greets Gabe Segal as he departs to be replaced by Richie Ledezma.
77' FC Cincinnati make a change. Luciano Acosta trudges off to be replaced by Malik Pinto on 77 minutes.
82' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Tony Alfaro gets a Yellow card.
85' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Tony Alfaro exits the field as Kevin O'Toole enters on 85.
87' Alvaro Barreal makes way for Arquimides Ordonez at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
88' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
90' Ray Gaddis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for New York City FC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

2
Alvas Powell ↑ 72'
28
Ray Gaddis ↑ 87'
1
Alec Kann
8
Marco Angulo ↑ 72'
26
Malik Pinto ↑ 77'
33
Isaiah Foster
3
Joey Akpunonu

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati L 2023-05-27 New York City FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2023-05-17 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2023-05-06 Charlotte FC 3–2 New York City FC L 2023-04-29 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati W 2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-05-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-29 New England Revolution 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.21 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.11 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC38% Draw23% FC Cincinnati39%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

62%

New York City FC or FC Cincinnati

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC33% Draw36% FC Cincinnati31%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 3

3.6%

2 – 0

3.4%

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	12%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	17%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	16%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	11%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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