New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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New York Red Bulls

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FC Cincinnati

Thu 5 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Amro Tarek 23' Y

Y 32' Allan Cruz

Y 70' Alvaro Barreal

Y 77' Yuya Kubo

Dru Yearwood 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

New York Red Bulls 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-09-19 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2020-07-23 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2020-03-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2019-05-25 FC Cincinnati 0–2 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	0–0	D
31 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
26 Jul	D.C. United SC	A	0–1	L
21 Jul	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
09 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
03 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	0–0	D
31 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
25 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–3	L
22 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	1–1	D
17 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	4–5	L
09 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls		FC Cincinnati
#8	Position	#6
25	Points	26
18	Played	18
7 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
29	Scored	45
39	Conceded	44
-10	GD	+1
1.39	PPG	1.44
39%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

1/5

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/7

31-45

9/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

2/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	9 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

FC Cincinnati

Evander	10 G	4 A
Kevin Denkey	10 G	1 A
Tom Barlow	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati is underway.
5' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 248 games and scored 361 goals.
15' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kevin Denkey scoring 2 goals.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
23' A moment of madness from Amro Tarek on 23 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
28' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Christian Casseres Jr. has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' Allan Cruz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
37' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jaap Stam might look to freshen things up shortly.
47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick Hagglund, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Haris Medunjanin made 289 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' The whistle greets Patryk Klimala as he departs to be replaced by Tom Barlow.
62' John Tolkin gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Andrew Gutman and will look to change the dynamic.
67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kenneth Vermeer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
70' The referee calls foul for Alvaro Barreal. He receives a Yellow card.
71' Another change for New York Red Bulls made on 71 minute. Wikelman Carmona leaves to be changed by Frankie Amaya.
76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yuya Kubo on 77.
78' FC Cincinnati make a change. Luciano Acosta trudges off to be replaced by Haris Medunjanin on 78 minutes.
83' New York Red Bulls 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.
88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dru Yearwood.
89' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Brenner da Silva is replaced by Brandon Vazquez.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York Red Bulls 0-0 FC Cincinnati.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Dru Yearwood ↑ 71'
24
Jason Pendant
18
Ryan Meara
22
Florian Valot
21
Omir Fernandez
8
Frankie Amaya ↑ 71'
15
Sean Nealis
74
Tom Barlow ↑ 62'
47
John Tolkin ↑ 62'

Coach Gerhard Struber

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

12
Geoff Cameron
25
Kenneth Vermeer
7
Yuya Kubo
14
Nick Hagglund
8
Allan Cruz
11
Luciano Acosta ↓ Haris Medunjanin 78'
18
Ronald Matarrita
31
Alvaro Barreal
13
Joseph-Claude Gyau
9
Brenner da Silva ↓ Brandon Vazquez 89'
5
Gustavo Vallecilla

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	4
Lewis Morgan	3
Yuya Kubo	2
Frankie Amaya	2
Kaku	2
Omir Fernandez	2
Luciano Acosta	2
Matt Miazga	2

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-08-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2021-07-31 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2021-07-21 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls W

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-08-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-25 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2021-07-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-17 Montreal Impact FC 5–4 FC Cincinnati L 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.11 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

2.18 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + New York Red Bulls or FC Cincinnati 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls40% Draw23% FC Cincinnati37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

63%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

60%

New York Red Bulls or FC Cincinnati

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls31% Draw37% FC Cincinnati32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 3

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 3

3.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 4

2.8%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	16%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	17%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	12%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

13% ✗

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