Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
4 – 4
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Wed 22 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium 7,099 HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 20' 1–0
1–1 32' Kevin Denkey
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 35' 2–1
Agustin Ojeda 53' 3–1
3–2 65' Kevin Denkey
Talles Magno 79' 4–2
4–3 90+2' Andrei Chirila
4–4 90+5' Evander pen
Y 50' Gilberto Flores
Y 71' Kyle Smith
Y 90' Brian Anunga

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sergii Boiko (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Lyes Arfa
  • Assistant 2 Brian Dunn (USA)
5 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 9.4 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

9
3
4
New York City FC 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC 2025-05-04 New York City FC 1–0 FC Cincinnati 2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr FC Cincinnati H 4–4 D
18 Apr Charlotte FC H 1–2 L
11 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
04 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D
22 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 2–3 L
14 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr New York City FC A 4–4 D
18 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 3–3 D
11 Apr Toronto FC A 1–1 D
04 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–4 L
22 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 4–3 W
15 Mar New England Revolution A 1–6 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and FC Cincinnati get this one started.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Nicolas Fernandez Marcau gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 23' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Teenage Hadebe is withdrawn and Alvas Powell gets his opportunity.
  • 28' 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 Tayvon Gray suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' A goal from the Togo international Kevin Denkey! He fires home on 32 to make it 1-1!
  • 35' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau with the second goal in the match!
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' FC Cincinnati have won 368 goals from 255 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Alvas Powell makes way for Andrei Chirila at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 50' The referee has no hesitation. Gilberto Flores is booked for FC Cincinnati — card on 50.
  • 53' The Argentina Agustin Ojeda breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 3-1!
  • 58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Ender Echenique is replaced by Gerardo Valenzuela on 60 minute.
  • 65' Against the run of play, Kevin Denkey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Kyle Smith. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 72' New York City FC ring the changes. Hannes Wolf has done his job and it is now time for Keaton Parks to step up.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kai Trewin, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' The Brazil Talles Magno breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 4-2!
  • 83' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ayoub Jabbari is hanging Tom Barlow on the field on 83 minute.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Nicolas Fernandez Marcau as he leaves the pitch. Arnau Farnos steps in for New York City FC.
  • 89' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Strahinja Tanasijevic. He replaces Tayvon Gray on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York City FC 4-4 FC Cincinnati.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC 2025-05-04 New York City FC 1–0 FC Cincinnati 2024-10-02 New York City FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-04 New York City FC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-03-22 New York City FC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-03-14 New York City FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-11 Toronto FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-04 New York Red Bulls 4–2 FC Cincinnati L 2026-03-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-03-15 New England Revolution 6–1 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.63 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC51% Draw21% FC Cincinnati28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
49%
New York City FC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC41% Draw35% FC Cincinnati24%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
4%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 2
3.7%
3 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 15% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 19% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 13% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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