Thursday , 2 July 2026

San Diego FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
San Diego FC
3 – 3
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 17 May 2026 · 01:30 UTC Snapdragon Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Kenji Mboma
Marcus Ingvartsen 32' 1–1
1–2 50' Tom Barlow
Amahl Pellegrino 66' 2–2
Marcus Ingvartsen 90+6' 3–2
3–3 90+8' Tom Barlow
Y 24' Miles Robinson
David Vazquez 54' Y
Y 88' Obinna Nwobodo
Y 90' Tom Barlow

Overview

Match Preview

San Diego FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Snapdragon Stadium.

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

1
San Diego FC 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-17 San Diego FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FC Cincinnati H 3–3 D
14 May Austin FC H 5–0 W
10 May Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
03 May Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
26 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
23 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May San Diego FC A 3–3 D
13 May Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
09 May Charlotte FC A 0–0 D
03 May Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W
25 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
22 Apr New York City FC A 4–4 D

Season Stats

San Diego FC FC Cincinnati
#25 Position #7
17 Points 20
15 Played 15
4 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
30 Scored 36
27 Conceded 37
+3 GD -1
1.13 PPG 1.33
27% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

San Diego FC are 25th (17 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Diego FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/7
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
4/5
■ 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' It’s Showtime! The match between San Diego FC and FC Cincinnati is underway.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Nick Hagglund needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 11' FC Cincinnati is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kenji Mboma on 11.
  • 16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' Miles Robinson is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 245 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 32' Goal! Marcus Ingvartsen scores his 43 goal in 316 matches.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. San Diego FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 0% of all matches.
  • 50' GOAL! Tom Barlow scores on 50. Assisted by Evander
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a card for David Vazquez.
  • 59' San Diego FC is showing some good football. However, San Diego FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Christopher McVey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' Goal! Amahl Pellegrino scores his 18 goal in 61 matches.
  • 71' San Diego FC 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.
  • 76' Anibal Godoy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 86' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Obinna Nwobodo. He receives a card.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Tom Barlow.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

San Diego FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikey Varas

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.15 San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.52 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC47% Draw21% FC Cincinnati32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes87% 0% No13%
Avg goals/match: 5.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 80%
20%
± 4.5 65%
35%

Double Chance

San Diego FC or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
53%
San Diego FC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC41% Draw31% FC Cincinnati28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 3
4.5%
4 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — San Diego FC

Handicap San Diego FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 14% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 17% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 13% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 9% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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