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

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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.

New York City FC 23 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 22 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

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	23	53
2	Internacional CF Miami	23	43
3	Chicago Fire FC	22	38
4	New England Revolution	23	37
5	Charlotte FC	23	36
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	23	29
8	Orlando City SC	23	28
9	Philadelphia Union	23	27
10	New York Red Bulls	23	27
11	Toronto FC	23	26
12	D.C. United SC	22	25
13	Columbus Crew SC	23	23
14	Atlanta United FC	23	22
15	Montreal Impact FC	23	21
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	22	43
17	Houston Dynamo	23	40
18	Los Angeles FC	24	37
19	FC Dallas	23	37
20	St. Louis City	23	37
21	San Jose Earthquakes	23	35
22	Portland Timbers	23	31
23	Colorado Rapids SC	23	31
24	San Diego FC	23	30
25	Real Salt Lake	22	29
26	Minnesota United FC	23	29
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	29
28	Seattle Sounders FC	22	27
29	Austin FC	23	25
30	Sporting Kansas City	23	15

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#7	Position	#6
29	Points	31
23	Played	22
7 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 7 / 7
36	Scored	49
31	Conceded	51
+5	GD	-2
1.26	PPG	1.41
30%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

New York City FC are 7th (29 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

4/4

31-45

4/5

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/5

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/7

31-45

9/6

46-60

4/8

61-75

2/1

76+

11/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	14 G	3 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

FC Cincinnati

Evander	13 G	7 A
Kevin Denkey	11 G	1 A
Tom Barlow	6 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York City FC and FC Cincinnati has kicked off!
5' With 2 assists to his name this season, Gerardo Valenzuela is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
10' New York City FC have won 461 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' What a moment for Nicolas Fernandez Marcau! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
23' Alvas Powell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Teenage Hadebe on 23 minute.
28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Assisted by Ender Echenique with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin Denkey makes no mistake. 1-1!
35' The deadlock is broken! Nicolas Fernandez Marcau gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
40' Raul Gustavo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 375 appearances.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Alvas Powell makes way for Andrei Chirila at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Gilberto Flores.
53' Agustin Ojeda makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and New York City FC are in front.
58' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
60' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Ender Echenique is withdrawn and Gerardo Valenzuela gets his opportunity.
65' Kevin Denkey with the second goal in the match!
70' Alvas Powell, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Kyle Smith gets a card.
72' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Hannes Wolf is replaced by Keaton Parks on 72 minute.
77' 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.
79' Talles Magno doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
83' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Tom Barlow is replaced by Ayoub Jabbari on 83 minute.
84' Another change for New York City FC made on 84 minute. Nicolas Fernandez Marcau leaves to be changed by Arnau Farnos.
89' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Brian Anunga.
90' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Tayvon Gray is withdrawn and Strahinja Tanasijevic gets his opportunity.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Aiden O'Neill
17
Hannes Wolf ↓ Keaton Parks 72'
13
Thiago Martins
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Talles Magno 72'
49
Matt Freese
5
Kai Trewin
24
Tayvon Gray ↓ Strahinja Tanasijevic 90'
34
Raul Gustavo
22
Kevin O'Toole
26
Agustin Ojeda ↓ Jonathan Shore 84'
7
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau ↓ Arnau Farnos 84'

Bench

19
Strahinja Tanasijevic ↑ 90'
55
Keaton Parks ↑ 72'
11
Talles Magno ↑ 72'
30
Tomas Romero
29
Maximo Carrizo
32
Jonathan Shore ↑ 84'
2
Nico Cavallo
99
Seymour Reid
87
Arnau Farnos ↑ 84'

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

10
Evander
20
Pavel Bucha
9
Kevin Denkey
24
Kyle Smith
16
Tom Barlow ↓ Ayoub Jabbari 83'
15
Teenage Hadebe ↓ Alvas Powell 23'
18
Roman Celentano
17
Kenji Mboma
3
Gilberto Flores ↓ Brian Anunga 60'
66
Ender Echenique ↓ Gerardo Valenzuela 60'
11
Samuel Gidi

Bench

13
Evan Louro
2
Alvas Powell ↑ 23'
27
Brian Anunga ↑ 60'
37
Stiven Jimenez
22
Gerardo Valenzuela ↑ 60'
99
Ayoub Jabbari ↑ 83'
88
Andrei Chirila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2.6 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC50% Draw21% FC Cincinnati29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

50%

New York City FC or FC Cincinnati

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC40% Draw35% FC Cincinnati25%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted

4 – 4

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 1

6.2%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.8%

4 – 2

3.7%

3 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	15%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	18%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	8%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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