Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Toronto FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Toronto FC
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Wed 29 Sep 2021 · 23:00 UTC BMO Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Florian Valot
Y 33' Florian Valot
Y 41' Edgar Castillo
Ifunanyachi Achara 60' Y
Y 60' Gustavo Vallecilla
Y 74' Caleb Stanko
Yeferson Soteldo 76' Y
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at BMO Field.

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

5
2
9
Toronto FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC 2021-06-26 Toronto FC 0–2 FC Cincinnati 2020-10-11 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Toronto FC 2019-09-07 FC Cincinnati 1–5 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
26 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
18 Sep Nashville SC H 2–1 W
14 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 0–1 L
12 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L
27 Aug Montreal Impact FC A 1–3 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Toronto FC A 2–3 L
25 Sep D.C. United SC A 2–4 L
18 Sep New York City FC H 1–2 L
15 Sep Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L
12 Sep Toronto FC H 2–0 W
05 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Toronto FC FC Cincinnati
#13 Position #9
29 Points 33
27 Played 26
6 / 11 / 10 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
39 Scored 55
51 Conceded 64
-12 GD -9
1.07 PPG 1.27
22% Win % 31%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Toronto FC are 13th (29 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ 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)

Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 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' We are underway at BMO Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Toronto FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Toronto FC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' The referee calls foul for Florian Valot. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Florian Valot. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' GOAL! Ronald Matarrita fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 41' Edgar Castillo was booked on 41.
  • 46' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' A goal from the Canada international Jacob Shaffelburg! He fires home on 48 to make it 1-1!
  • 53' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' Marky Delgado has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Ifunanyachi Achara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Florian Valot has done his job and it is now time for Haris Medunjanin to step up.
  • 65' Magnificent from Ifunanyachi Achara! That is 3 goals in 288 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is replacing Ifunanyachi Achara for the Toronto FC side.
  • 71' Tyler Blackett is ready to make an impact after coming on for Geoff Cameron at the 71 minute mark.
  • 72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luciano Acosta makes no mistake. 3-2!
  • 74' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 76' Controversy at the stadium! Yeferson Soteldo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Toronto FC. Jacob Shaffelburg is replaced by Justin Morrow.
  • 84' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Alvaro Barreal has done his job and it is now time for Brandon Vazquez to step up.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Javier Perez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Toronto FC player. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Toronto FC — Patrick Mullins on, Yeferson Soteldo off on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Perez

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 5
Ian Murphy 2
Marky Delgado 2
Jonathan Osorio 2
Patrick Mullins 2
Allan Cruz 2
Brandon Vazquez 2
Luca Orellano 2

Head to Head

2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC 2021-06-26 Toronto FC 0–2 FC Cincinnati 2020-10-11 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Toronto FC 2019-09-07 FC Cincinnati 1–5 Toronto FC

Toronto FC Form

2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-09-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2021-09-18 Toronto FC 2–1 Nashville SC W 2021-09-14 Toronto FC 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC L 2021-08-27 Montreal Impact FC 3–1 Toronto FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-25 D.C. United SC 4–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC L 2021-09-15 Atlanta United FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W 2021-09-05 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.51 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC52% Draw21% FC Cincinnati27%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.45
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

Toronto FC or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
48%
Toronto FC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC39% Draw35% FC Cincinnati26%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 1
6.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 18% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 14% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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