Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Louis City vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
St. Louis City
5 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Jared Stroud 4' 1–0
Eduard Lowen 39' 2–0
Kyle Hiebert 45+2' 3–0
Nicholas Gioacchini 53' 4–0
5–0 57' Roman Celentano og
5–1 63' Sergio Santos
Y 27' Obinna Nwobodo
Y 43' Sergio Santos
Tomas Ostrak 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Louis City vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Citypark.

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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

1
1
St. Louis City 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr FC Cincinnati H 5–1 W
09 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 0–3 L
02 Apr Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L
26 Mar Real Salt Lake A 4–0 W
19 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W
12 Mar Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr St. Louis City A 1–5 L
08 Apr Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
01 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
26 Mar Nashville SC A 1–0 W
19 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 3–3 D
12 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

St. Louis City FC Cincinnati
#19 Position #9
44 Points 33
26 Played 26
12 / 8 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
45 Scored 55
36 Conceded 64
+9 GD -9
1.69 PPG 1.27
46% Win % 31%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ 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)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A
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' St. Louis City have kicked off against FC Cincinnati. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 4' Goal! Jared Stroud scores his 9 goal in 294 matches.
  • 9' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 14' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 19' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 24' Jakob Nerwinski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 27' Controversy at the stadium! Obinna Nwobodo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 32' St. Louis City currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' 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.
  • 39' Brilliant from the ! Eduard Lowen makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 39.
  • 43' Sergio Santos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Kyle Hiebert gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Louis City and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicholas Gioacchini makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 57' Roman Celentano does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Louis City surge ahead!
  • 61' St. Louis City ring the changes. Rasmus Alm has done his job and it is now time for Isak Steiner Jensen to step up.
  • 63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergio Santos makes it 5-1.
  • 68' Brazil international Joao Klauss has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' Nick Hagglund is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Louis City so far.
  • 74' Time for substitution for St. Louis City. Indiana Vassilev is replaced by Akil Watts.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Nicholas Gioacchini as he leaves the pitch. Tomas Ostrak steps in for St. Louis City.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Tomas Ostrak. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' It’s high time Bradley Carnell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. St. Louis City take all three points.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergio Santos 2
Nicholas Gioacchini 1
Jared Stroud 1
Kyle Hiebert 1
Matt Miazga 1
Yuya Kubo 1
Luciano Acosta 1
Eduard Lowen 1

Head to Head

2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati

St. Louis City Form

2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City L 2023-04-02 St. Louis City 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-03-26 Real Salt Lake 0–4 St. Louis City W 2023-03-19 St. Louis City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City W

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati L 2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2023-04-01 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D 2023-03-12 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.47 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City67% Draw17% FC Cincinnati16%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
84%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
33%
St. Louis City or FC Cincinnati
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City57% Draw29% FC Cincinnati14%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.5%
4 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
4 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
4.5%
1 – 1
4.4%
5 – 1
Actual
5 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 19% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 17% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 7% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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