Thursday , 2 July 2026

New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
New York City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Wed 2 Oct 2024 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Kevin Kelsy
James Sands 41' Y
Thiago Martins 67' Y
Andres Perea 84' Y
Tayvon Gray 90' Y
Hannes Wolf 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
3
3
New York City FC 15 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC 2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC 2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
28 Sep New York Red Bulls A 5–1 W
21 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 1–1 D
18 Sep Philadelphia Union H 1–5 L
14 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
31 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 2–4 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct New York City FC A 2–3 L
28 Sep Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
22 Sep Nashville SC A 2–2 D
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

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' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome FC Cincinnati for this crunch clash at Yankee Stadium.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Mitja Ilenic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 16' Magnificent from Mitja Ilenic! That is 3 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 21' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
  • 39' 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.
  • 41' James Sands picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Teenage Hadebe as he leaves the pitch. Yamil Asad steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' Alvas Powell makes way for Ian Murphy at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 65' Assisted by Santiago Rodriguez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alonso Martinez makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 67' Thiago Martins catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 69' What composure from Luciano Acosta! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 74' 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.
  • 75' Santiago Rodriguez makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and New York City FC are in front.
  • 76' Monsef Bakrar gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Alonso Martinez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Nicholas Gioacchini on, Yuya Kubo off on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Andres Perea catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
  • 85' Tayvon Gray is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mitja Ilenic at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Tayvon Gray has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 90' The crowd applauds DeAndre Yedlin as he leaves the pitch. Kipp Keller steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC 2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC 2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati

New York City FC Form

2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-09-28 New York Red Bulls 1–5 New York City FC W 2024-09-21 New York City FC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2024-09-18 New York City FC 1–5 Philadelphia Union L 2024-09-14 D.C. United SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2024-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 New York City FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-09-22 Nashville SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.27 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC44% Draw22% FC Cincinnati34%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
56%
New York City FC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC34% Draw36% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.8%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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