FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC

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🕒 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Guido Gonzales Jr 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
FC Cincinnati 3 · New York City FC 9
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.17 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.17
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 43%
Home wins 52%
Draws 22%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-10).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 11-3-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 24
Avg: 1.50 / 1.20

Points

36
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
New York City FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

21
W-D-L: 9-5-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 29
Avg: 1.33 / 1.38

Points

32
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80
PPG
1.52
1.50
GF
1.33
1.20
GA
1.38
59%
O2.5
41%
53%
BTTS
47%
71%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank3rd
New York City FC rank9th
FC Cincinnati points65
New York City FC points56
FC Cincinnati: #3 · 65 pts · GD +12
0 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
New York City FC: #9 · 56 pts · GD +6
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals6-4
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

New York City FC last 5 away

L W W W W
Points12/15
Weighted index67
Goals11-7
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home82%
FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home29%
New York City FC score away59%
New York City FC clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first71%
FC Cincinnati win after scoring first75%
New York City FC score first35%
New York City FC win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 20% · New York City FC 50%
Avg first goal minute: FC Cincinnati 42.1' · New York City FC 28.2'

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home1.50 vs 1.64
FC Cincinnati concede at home1.20 vs 1.36
New York City FC score away1.33 vs 1.36
New York City FC concede away1.38 vs 1.64
FC Cincinnati score 8% below league average, while New York City FC score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 12% below league average at home, and New York City FC are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1

New York City FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
16-30 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
46-60 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
11
10
Shots off Goal
4
3
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
5
5
Shots Outside Box
6
5
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
8
11
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
457
536
Passes Accurate
401
455
Passes %
88%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
29'
29' N. Fernández Mercau
43'
43' A. Perea
1st substitution · For: J. Shore
46'
46' B. Smith
1st substitution · For: K. Mboma Dem
55'
55' Goal · 0-1
A. Martínez
Normal Goal
61'
61' H. Wolf
2nd substitution · For: A. Ojeda
63'
63' A. Ojeda
70'
70' A. Powell
2nd substitution · For: K. Kamara
71'
71' B. Anunga
3rd substitution · For: G. Valenzuela
81'
81' M. Moralez
3rd substitution · For: J. Fernández
89'
89' K. O'Toole

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York City FC beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Sunday, 24 August 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Guido Gonzales Jr.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. N. Fernández Mercau received a yellow card for New York City FC at 29'. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 43', with A. Perea replacing J. Shore.

Second half: FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Smith replacing K. Mboma Dem. New York City FC took the lead at 55' when A. Martínez scored, making the score 0-1. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 61', with H. Wolf replacing A. Ojeda. A. Ojeda received a yellow card for New York City FC at 63'. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Powell replacing K. Kamara. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 71', with B. Anunga replacing G. Valenzuela. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Moralez replacing J. Fernández. K. O'Toole received a yellow card for New York City FC at 89'.

FC Cincinnati used 3 substitutions while New York City FC used 3 substitutions. New York City FC got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-10).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals12 (66.7%)
BTTS10 (55.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Head-to-Head History by Season