Thursday , 2 July 2026

New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
New York Red Bulls
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 4 Oct 2025 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Kevin Denkey
Ronald Donkor 58' Y
Tim Parker 90' Y
Alexander Hack 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

8
3
7
New York Red Bulls 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-04 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2025-02-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2024-07-20 New York Red Bulls 3–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-04-06 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls 2023-10-04 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
27 Sep New York City FC H 2–3 L
20 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
14 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
30 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
24 Aug Charlotte FC A 0–1 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
28 Sep Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
21 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
13 Sep Nashville SC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
23 Aug New York City FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls FC Cincinnati
#5 Position #7
22 Points 20
15 Played 15
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
25 Scored 36
32 Conceded 37
-7 GD -1
1.47 PPG 1.33
40% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gustav Berggren made 62 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 12' Kevin Denkey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
  • 17' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kevin Denkey on 32 minutes.
  • 37' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' Mohammed Sofo makes way for Serge Ngoma at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
  • 58' Ronald Donkor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 58.
  • 63' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Ayoub Jabbari on, Brenner off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Maxim Choupo-Moting has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' The whistle greets Kevin Denkey as he departs to be replaced by Kei Kamara.
  • 81' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Ender Echenique exits the field as Luca Orellano enters on 81.
  • 86' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Hagglund is hanging Luca Orellano on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tim Parker on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sandro Schwarz

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Denkey 4
Lewis Morgan 3
Florian Valot 2
Yuya Kubo 2
Frankie Amaya 2
Kaku 2
Omir Fernandez 2
Luciano Acosta 2

Head to Head

2025-10-04 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2025-02-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2024-07-20 New York Red Bulls 3–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-04-06 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls 2023-10-04 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls Form

2025-10-04 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2025-09-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New York City FC L 2025-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 New York Red Bulls W 2025-09-14 Portland Timbers 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2025-08-30 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-08-24 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-10-04 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2025-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.96 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + New York Red Bulls or FC Cincinnati 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls35% Draw24% FC Cincinnati41%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
59%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
65%
New York Red Bulls or FC Cincinnati
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls28% Draw37% FC Cincinnati35%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.1%
0 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 18% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✗

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