Greeting visitors in their own stadium is comfortable and nice for Cincinnati, but New York City are fully set and capable to get all three points. Who wins the prize?
- Cincinnati have the fewest scored goals (23) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Major League Soccer
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cincinnati and New York City.
Cincinnati form and stats
With 1 Major League Soccer win, 5 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Cincinnati are certainly not brimming with confidence.
No payout for Cincinnati in their previous match, an away game at Atlanta United that ended in defeat 0-4. Midfield player Caleb Stanko got a match rating of 6.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Stanko had 31 successful passes (of 35 total). As you see from the result above, Cincinnati suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Before that, Cincinnati had a home game versus Toronto which ended with a victory 2-0.Cincinnati aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 8 goals from 10 games. Cincinnati's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
New York City form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for New York City so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Deila, the York manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
York's last game was the home draw against Dallas (3-3). Midfielder Jesús Medina was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Medina scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 43 successful passes (of 49 total). As you can tell from the result, the match against Dallas was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against New England wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.York have another match that requires travelling in just four nights, a Major League Soccer game versus New York RB. A gruelling schedule for the visiting team!
York are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). York have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cincinnati and New York City have met previously this season: New York City - Cincinnati 5-0. Previous five meetings between these sides: Cincinnati won zero, New York City were winners in five and we saw zero draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  V. Castellanos Giménez 11 goals | J. Medina Maldonado 8 goals |  I. Tajouri-Shradi 7 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
New York City missing players
| Cincinnati | New York City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 41 |
| 42 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 27 |
| 87% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 96% |
| 74% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 83% |
| 48% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 30% |
| 22% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 43% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 61% |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 35% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 9% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 6.3 | 5.8 | 9.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12.7 | 14.6 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.3 | 14.7 | 15.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 26% | 20% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 24% | 33% |
- Cincinnati have the fewest scored goals (23) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- New York City have the most scored goals in the second half (25) 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 | New England | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 55 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | New York City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | DC United | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Inter Miami | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | New York RB | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -14 | 23 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | -19 | 20 |
| 14 | Toronto | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -24 | 15 |