The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. New York City are in the 8th position while the guesting Cincinnati worry at 12th.
New York City and Cincinnati 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.
New York City form and stats
New York City have played 4 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). York has recorded two wins in a row here at Red Bull Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
New York City are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home team returns to Red Bull Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with DC United (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Major League Soccer game ended 0-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting New England and winning 2-0.
The York fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. York have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Cincinnati form and stats
The visitors, who have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Major League Soccer, are W1-D0-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Cincinnati are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
J. Locadia was the last player to score for the away team. Cincinnati haven't scored a league goal in the last 459 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Cincinnati as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Major League Soccer match against Columbus Crew (0-3). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Chicago Fire.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cincinnati have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (York wins - draws - Cincinnati wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Medina Maldonado 3 goals |  A. Ring 2 goals |   Y. Kubo 2 goals |
New York City missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| New York City | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 42% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 64% |
| 33% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 45% |
| 33% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 9% |
| 33% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 27% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 45% |
| 42% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 55% |
| 6.2 | 7.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 | 83 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 60 | 95 |
| 56 | 30 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 15 | 28 |
| 21% | 20% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 33% | 25% |
- Cincinnati has the most conceded goals (11) away in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati has the the worst goal difference (-7) away in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati has the the worst goal difference (-9) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Cincinnati have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- New York City have created more than twice as many corners as Cincinnati.
- New York City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New York City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- New York City haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Toronto | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | New England | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | New York City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | New York RB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | DC United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Nashville SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 8 |