Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#12 Position #6
17 Points 26
18 Played 18
3 / 8 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
24 Scored 45
32 Conceded 44
-8 GD +1
0.94 PPG 1.44
17% Win % 39%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Toronto FC are 12th (17 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/4
76+
6/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds BMO Field will turn into a battlefield for Toronto FC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Toronto FC have won 371 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Caleb Stanko, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at BMO Field. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Florian Valot.
  • 33' Florian Valot was booked on 33.
  • 38' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ronald Matarrita makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 41' Edgar Castillo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' It looks surprising Toronto FC does not make any changes. Allan Cruz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' A stunning finish from Jacob Shaffelburg — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' Toronto FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marky Delgado on 55.
  • 60' Ifunanyachi Achara has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 61' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Haris Medunjanin is hanging Florian Valot on the field on 61 minute.
  • 65' The Nigeria Ifunanyachi Achara breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 3-1!
  • 66' Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ifunanyachi Achara at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Geoff Cameron as he leaves the pitch. Tyler Blackett steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 72' Luciano Acosta makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 74' Caleb Stanko catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 76' Toronto FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 83' The whistle greets Jacob Shaffelburg as he departs to be replaced by Justin Morrow.
  • 84' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Alvaro Barreal is replaced by Brandon Vazquez.
  • 89' Gustavo Vallecilla is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Toronto FC tonight.
  • 90' Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Patrick Mullins is replacing Yeferson Soteldo for the Toronto FC side.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Toronto FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Perez

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 5
Kevin Denkey 2
Ian Murphy 2
Marky Delgado 2
Jonathan Osorio 2
Patrick Mullins 2
Allan Cruz 2
Brandon Vazquez 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
2.4 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC49% Draw21% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
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 46%
54%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
51%
Toronto FC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC36% Draw35% FC Cincinnati29%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 13% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 15% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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