Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

MLS · 2021
New York Red Bulls
0 – 0
Full Time
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.

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
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

8
3
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #9
33 Points 33
27 Played 26
9 / 6 / 12 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
34 Scored 55
51 Conceded 64
-17 GD -9
1.22 PPG 1.27
33% Win % 31%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/5
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/6
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
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' That's the starting whistle at Red Bull Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 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' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Amro Tarek on 23 minutes.
  • 28' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' Allan Cruz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Dru Yearwood has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 89 appearances.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerhard Struber will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Patryk Klimala is replaced by Tom Barlow on 61 minute.
  • 62' Andrew Gutman makes way for John Tolkin at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
  • 67' Allan Cruz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alvaro Barreal.
  • 71' New York Red Bulls manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Frankie Amaya is hanging Wikelman Carmona on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 77' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 78' Haris Medunjanin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luciano Acosta at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' 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.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dru Yearwood.
  • 89' Brandon Vazquez is replacing Brenner da Silva for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 4
Lewis Morgan 3
Frankie Amaya 2
Kaku 2
Omir Fernandez 2
Luciano Acosta 2
Matt Miazga 2
Kyle Duncan 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.81 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or FC Cincinnati 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls41% Draw25% FC Cincinnati34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
59%
New York Red Bulls or FC Cincinnati
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls30% Draw40% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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