Boasting a 9 point lead in the league standings, Cincinnati supporters want to see their side earn max points from this game against SJ Earthquakes.
- Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SJ Earthquakes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
These are active days for the home side, as they were in action only three days ago in the Major League Soccer. That game was an away game at New York City, so at least Cincinnati are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Cincinnati form and stats
5-6-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Cincinnati so far this season.
An away draw last time out for Cincinnati, facing New York City in a game that ended 1-1. Cincinnati's goalie Celentano played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against New York City with a stunning seven saves.
Before that, Cincinnati had a home game versus Charlotte which ended with a victory 2-0.Some stats: A review of the 13 latest league games shows that 11 of them had at least one goal from each team.
Cincinnati have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dr. DY Patil Stadium with 29 goals in 15 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
There's been little loot from SJ Earthquakes's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 14 away games in the Major League Soccer. SJ Earthquakes only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws. Earthquakes seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Impressive finishing from Monteiro and Ebobisse secured the home win 2-0 against Vancouver Whitecaps in their previous game. Goalkeeper Marcinkowski was absolutely vital in the SJ Earthquakes victory against Vancouver Whitecaps, making six saves. Marcinkowski (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.84. Marcinkowski topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-1 defeat away at Sporting KC before that.Looking at the earlier recent performances of SJ Earthquakes when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 13 matches with the visitors losing 8 times, drawing 2 and winning 3 games.
Take note that 9 of this team's 12 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
SJ Earthquakes have another game that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Major League Soccer match versus Colorado Rapids. A rough itinerary for them!
Earthquakes have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. SJ Earthquakes have conceded 32 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 16 goals |   J. Ebobisse 15 goals |  B. Souza da Silva 9 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
SJ Earthquakes missing players
| Cincinnati | SJ Earthquakes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 48 | 29 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 18 | 44 |
| 49 | 24 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 32 | 55 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 93% | 96% |
| 86% | 87% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 79% | 82% |
| 55% | 60% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 64% | 68% |
| 41% | 53% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 43% | 32% |
| 69% | 73% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 68% |
| 17% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 11% |
| 17% | 7% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 25% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 14.9 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.2 | 13.1 |
| 5.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 32% | 29% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 35% |
| 13.8 | 12.3 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 16.3 | 14.3 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
- Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- SJ Earthquakes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 42 | 60 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 52 |
| 3 | New York RB | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 47 |
| 4 | New York City | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 42 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 40 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 25 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | New England | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | Inter Miami | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -11 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -12 | 32 |
| 14 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 33 | -27 | 26 |
