St. Louis City vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
St. Louis City vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Citypark.
- St. Louis City 14 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #27 | Position | #7 |
| 16 | Points | 20 |
| 14 | Played | 15 |
| 4 / 4 / 6 | W / D / L | 5 / 5 / 5 |
| 16 | Scored | 36 |
| 20 | Conceded | 37 |
| -4 | GD | -1 |
| 1.14 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 29% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
St. Louis City this season
27%
Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
FC Cincinnati this season
St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
St. Louis City
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for St. Louis City to score. At the same time, FC Cincinnati does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' St. Louis City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jared Stroud on 4.
- 9' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 14' 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.
- 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roman Celentano, as he is very good at scoring at Citypark with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 24' 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.
- 27' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
- 32' 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.
- 37' St. Louis City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
- 39' Goal! Eduard Lowen scores his 25 goal in 295 matches.
- 43' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
- 47' GOAL! Kyle Hiebert scores on 45.
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Louis City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 53' What a strike from Nicholas Gioacchini! The score is 4-0.
- 57' What a strike from Roman Celentano! The score is 5-0.
- 61' The St. Louis City manager makes a substitution. Rasmus Alm departs to be replaced by Isak Steiner Jensen.
- 63' GOAL! Sergio Santos scores on 63.
- 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 73' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for John Nelson suffering a number of foals already.
- 74' St. Louis City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Akil Watts is hanging Indiana Vassilev on the field on 74 minute.
- 75' The whistle greets Nicholas Gioacchini as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Ostrak.
- 76' St. Louis City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Louis City that had 116 games and scored 171 goals.
- 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Cincinnati.
Lineups
St. Louis City Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1
- 10
- 26
-
14
John Nelson ↓ Selmir Pidro 61'
- 11
-
19
Indiana Vassilev ↓ Akil Watts 74'
- 8
- 9
- 2
- 21
- 22
Bench
-
17
Selmir Pidro ↑ 61'
- 39
-
7
Tomas Ostrak ↑ 75'
- 24
- 15
-
20
Akil Watts ↑ 74'
- 12
- 28
-
30
Isak Steiner Jensen ↑ 61'
Coach
Bradley Carnell
FC Cincinnati Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 21
- 13
- 4
- 93
- 19
- 31
- 5
- 17
- 29
- 15
- 18
Bench
- 14
- 2
- 1
- 32
- 28
- 8
- 26
- 3
Coach
Pat Noonan
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sergio Santos | 2 |
| Yuya Kubo | 1 |
| Luciano Acosta | 1 |
| Eduard Lowen | 1 |
| Nicholas Gioacchini | 1 |
| Jared Stroud | 1 |
| Kyle Hiebert | 1 |
| Matt Miazga | 1 |
Head to Head
St. Louis City Form
FC Cincinnati Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.93
St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56
FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 74%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: St. Louis City win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.49
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 2.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 3.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 4.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
Double Chance
St. Louis City or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
39%
St. Louis City or FC Cincinnati
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: St. Louis City win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 5–1 not predicted5 – 1Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
4 – 2
4%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.4%
1 – 0
3.1%
Asian Handicap — St. Louis City
| Handicap | St. Louis City covers | Push | FC Cincinnati covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -2 | 28% | 18% | 55% |
| -1.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| -1 | 45% | 19% | 36% |
| -0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 10% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 5% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.