A story of highs and lows for these contenders so far this campaign, situated in positions near the midpoint of the Major League Soccer table. Here's the New England - Cincinnati latest:
- New England is in the best form (3-3-0) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Major League Soccer
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Major League Soccer game only four days ago.
New England form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, New England have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
England travelled for their previous game, a trip to Vancouver Whitecaps that ended 0-0. New England's goalie Petrović played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps with a stunning six saves. Goalkeeper Petrović got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.41 out of ten. Petrović topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, New England won a home game hosting Minnesota United (2-1).An interesting fact: 10 of the latest 12 league matches from these players have had goals from both sides.
New England are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. England have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Cincinnati form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Cincinnati playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.
Cincinnati played 4-4 against New York City in their previous match. It looked so good for Cincinnati vs New York City, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 3-0 lead was turned into a 4-4 draw. Scoring three goals against New York City was a blast for Brenner, the draw result 4-4 not so much fun. Acosta, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.14. Acosta scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and had 44 successful passes (of 54 total).
Before that, Cincinnati secured a home win against Orlando City with the score 1-0.Cincinnati are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cincinnati have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported match featuring both these teams is the Cincinnati - England 2-3 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): New England five wins, zero draws and Cincinnati one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. One of the profiles has been Buksa with 6 goals scored against Cincinnati in these 6 encounters.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 8 goals |   A. Buksa 7 goals |  L. Acosta 6 goals |
New England missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| New England | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 30 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 82% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 76% |
| 65% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 59% |
| 47% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 29% |
| 76% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 59% |
| 18% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 12.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.7 | 13.5 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 36% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 33% | 30% |
| 11.8 | 9.8 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 14.1 | 13.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Major League Soccer
- New England have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Major League Soccer
- New England haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- New England is in the best form (3-3-0) 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 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 3 | New York City | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | New York RB | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 25 |
| 6 | New England | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Inter Miami | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Toronto | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 18 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | DC United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
