Cincinnati - New York City. 1st position against 12th position. The ball is round - get a full match preview here!
- Cincinnati have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Major League Soccer
These are full days for the home side, as they were in action only three days ago in the US Open Cup. This match was also played here at Dr. DY Patil Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, New York City have had more rest.
Cincinnati form and stats
Cincinnati have been very solid at home in the Major League Soccer so far, with 34 points collected from 12 matches (11-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
The home fans saw a 3-3 draw against Inter Miami in the US Open Cup last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that, an away loss at Columbus Crew in the Major League Soccer.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Cincinnati matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 6 games).
Scoring bonanza? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this team has had three goals or more.
Cincinnati are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Atlanta United awaits in four days.
From these home matches, Cincinnati have conceded only 8 goals.
New York City form and stats
There's been little loot from New York City's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 14 away games in the Major League Soccer. New York City only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 7 draws.
New York City failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Minnesota United that ended with defeat 0-2. Midfielder Moralez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.55. Moralez hit five key passes and had 57 successful passes (of 64 total).
A defeat, in the Leagues Cup away at New York RB, earlier.
Lacking goals? 8 of this side's latest 10 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as York are hosting Montreal Impact in the Major League Soccer only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting New York City as they have only managed to score 11 times from 14 away games in the league. New York City have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cincinnati have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when facing New York City.The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: New York City - Cincinnati 1-3.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Acosta 12 goals |   G. Pereira dos Santos 6 goals |  D. Badji 4 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
New York City missing players
| Cincinnati | New York City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 39 | 24 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 28 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 92% |
| 71% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 72% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 21% | 32% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 24% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 64% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 16% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 28% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 13.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 8.9 | 11.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 35% | 43% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 11.7 | 10.9 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4 |
- Cincinnati have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cincinnati have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cincinnati have scored at least twice as many goals at home as New York City have scored away.
- Cincinnati have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cincinnati have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the most points (34) at home in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- New York City have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 51 |
| 2 | New England | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 39 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -9 | 32 |
| 10 | DC United | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | New York RB | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | New York City | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Toronto | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 19 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 18 |
