New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York Red Bulls 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- FC Cincinnati 11 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Victor Rivas
- Assistant 1 Corey Rockwell
- Assistant 2
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 4 New England Revolution 10 19 5 Los Angeles FC 11 21 6 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 7 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 8 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 9 Minnesota United FC 11 20 10 D.C. United SC 11 15 11 Real Salt Lake 10 19 12 FC Cincinnati 11 15 13 FC Dallas 11 16 14 Charlotte FC 11 14 15 Houston Dynamo 10 15 16 Toronto FC 11 14 17 New York City FC 11 12 18 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 19 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 20 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 21 San Diego FC 11 12 22 New York Red Bulls 11 12 23 Austin FC 10 10 24 Atlanta United FC 11 10 25 Orlando City SC 11 10 26 Portland Timbers 10 10 27 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 28 St. Louis City 9 6 29 Philadelphia Union 11 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Mar Charlotte FC A 1–6 L 14 Mar Toronto FC A 1–1 D 08 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 0–3 L 28 Feb New England Revolution H 1–0 W 22 Feb Orlando City SC A 2–1 W 18 Oct Columbus Crew SC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 4–3 W 15 Mar New England Revolution A 1–6 L 08 Mar Toronto FC H 0–1 L 28 Feb Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L 21 Feb Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W 18 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W Season Stats
New York Red Bulls FC Cincinnati #11 Position #6 12 Points 15 11 Played 11 3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4 16 Scored 22 27 Conceded 25 -11 GD -3 1.09 PPG 1.36 27% Win % 36% Key Stats
44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this seasonNew York Red Bulls are 11th (12 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (15 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York Red Bulls to score. At the same time, FC Cincinnati does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 12' GOAL! Julian Hall scores on 12. Assisted by Cade Cowell
- 17' What an equalizer from Pavel Bucha!
- 22' 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 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 50% of all matches.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
- 42' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 262 games and scored 387 goals.
- 48' Emil Forsberg puts New York Red Bulls on the lead.
- 53' Robert Voloder needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Ronald Donkor. He receives a card.
- 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 65' GOAL! Kyle Smith scores on 65.
- 67' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Samuel Gidi by Brian Anunga on 67 minute.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Tanner Rosborough. He replaces Cade Cowell on 70 minute.
- 72' GOAL! Kyle Smith scores on 72.
- 75' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Teenage Hadebe is hanging Nick Hagglund on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Matt Miazga.
- 80' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Adri Mehmeti departs to be replaced by Nehuen Benedetti.
- 83' The referee shows New York Red Bulls player a card on 83.
- 84' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 84 minute. Matt Miazga leaves to be changed by Ayoub Jabbari.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Maxim Choupo-Moting. He replaces Emil Forsberg on 86 minute.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Alvas Powell.
- With this win, New York Red Bulls is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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New York Red Bulls
4-3-3Starting XI- 34
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Cade Cowell ↓ Tanner Rosborough 70'
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Jorge Ruvalcaba ↓ Mohammed Sofo 80'
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Adri Mehmeti ↓ Nehuen Benedetti 80'
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Bench-
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Maxim Choupo-Moting ↑ 86'
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Omar Valencia ↑ 70'
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Mohammed Sofo ↑ 80'
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Tanner Rosborough ↑ 70'
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Nehuen Benedetti ↑ 80'
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Coach Michael BradleyFC Cincinnati
4-4-2Starting XI- 10
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Matt Miazga ↓ Ayoub Jabbari 84'
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Nick Hagglund ↓ Teenage Hadebe 75'
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Kyle Smith ↓ Alvas Powell 75'
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Tom Barlow ↓ Kenji Mboma 75'
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Samuel Gidi ↓ Brian Anunga 67'
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Bench-
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Alvas Powell ↑ 75'
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Teenage Hadebe ↑ 75'
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Brian Anunga ↑ 67'
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Ayoub Jabbari ↑ 84'
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Kenji Mboma ↑ 75'
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Coach Pat Noonan -
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2026-03-21 Charlotte FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-03-14 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2026-03-08 New York Red Bulls 0–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2026-02-28 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New England Revolution W 2026-02-22 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls W 2025-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York Red Bulls LFC Cincinnati Form