Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cincinnati & Inter Miami face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cincinnati form and stats
Last season, Cincinnati's US Open Cup journey ended in the round of 32.This stadium, Dr. DY Patil Stadium, has been a fortress for Cincinnati in the Major League Soccer so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-1-0.
The fans are hoping that Cincinnati will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Columbus Crew. Cincinnati's goalkeeper Celentano was extremely busy against Columbus Crew, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
A 1-1 result against Nashville SC (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) before that one, played at their own home stadium in the Leagues Cup.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as New York City are coming to town in three days.
Cincinnati are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dr. DY Patil Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
Inter Miami form and stats
They also participated in US Open Cup last season. This ended in the round of 16.There's been little loot from Inter Miami's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Major League Soccer. Inter Miami only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Nashville SC in their previous outing. The Leagues Cup battle ended 1-1.
Previously, the Leagues Cup win away at Philadelphia Union.
Inter have another match away from home in just three nights, a Major League Soccer fixture against New York RB. A strenuous fixture list for the guests!
The attacking power of Inter Miami when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Inter Miami's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - one - four (Cincinnati wins - draws - Inter Miami wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Acosta 12 goals |   J. Martínez 6 goals |  D. Badji 4 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
Inter Miami missing players
| Cincinnati | Inter Miami | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 29 | Scored | S | 21 | 44 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 25 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 11.9 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 41% | ||
| 11.6 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 12.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 |
