This could be an appealing game as Cincinnati have their presumed home advantage, while New York RB are in front by 7 points in the Major League Soccer standings.
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Major League Soccer
- New York RB is in the best form (4-0-2) in Major League Soccer
Cincinnati and New York RB should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Cincinnati form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Cincinnati have to build on here at Dr. DY Patil Stadium in the Major League Soccer.
Cincinnati travelled for their previous game, a trip to New England that ended 2-2. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Brenner, having bagged a goal in three games in a row. Cruz (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Cruz hit two key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 47 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 4-4 versus New York City.The match schedule is unforgiving for Cincinnati as they have a new game in only four days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Vancouver Whitecaps are visiting.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
New York RB form and stats
The visitors, who have the most points (19) away in Major League Soccer, are W6-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.
Two away matches in a row for New York RB, whose manager Struber could celebrate last time after the win against Sporting KC. Defender Nealis was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Nealis hit one key pass and won 8 of 13 duels.
Before that, New York RB secured a home win against Atlanta United with the score 2-1.The travelling fans enjoy York's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's two Cincinnati victories, one draw and five New York RB wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 8 goals |   L. Morgan 8 goals |  L. Acosta 6 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
New York RB missing players
| Cincinnati | New York RB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 32 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 79% |
| 61% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 42% |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 28% | 38% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 61% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 53% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 26% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13.4 | 15.5 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 13.5 | 14.2 |
| 5.2 | 7 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 31% | 29% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 31% |
| 13.3 | 11.9 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.6 | 9.1 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3 |
- Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- New York RB have the most points (19) away in Major League Soccer
- New York RB have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Major League Soccer
- New York RB have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Major League Soccer
- New York RB haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- New York RB is in the best form (4-0-2) 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 York RB | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | New York City | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | New England | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | DC United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
