With their 5 point advantage in the league table, New York City fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Cincinnati.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
New York City form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what New York City have to build on here at Red Bull Arena in the Major League Soccer. There’s a good atmosphere here at Red Bull Arena after three straight home wins.
York manager R. Deila and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus New England (placed 7th) in the Major League Soccer. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cincinnati in a game that was won 2-1.
The York goalkeeper Sean Johnson was crucial in the match against New England last time out, making seven saves.
York are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. York's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cincinnati form and stats
Cincinnati, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Major League Soccer, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 2-0-5 (7 played).
Cincinnati play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting New York RB (placed 8th). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting New York City's place.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cincinnati as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. As for defending, Cincinnati rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
New York City and Cincinnati have met before this season: York - Cincinnati 2-1. New York City-Cincinnati H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: New York City three wins, Cincinnati zero wins, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Ring 3 goals |  J. Medina Maldonado 3 goals |  A. Tinnerholm 2 goals |
New York City missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| New York City | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 18 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 77% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 36% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 46% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 8% |
| 36% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 46% |
| 43% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 | 99 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 87 | 122 |
| 65 | 35 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 23 | 36 |
| 22% | 23% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 25% |
- Cincinnati has the fewest scored goals (8) in Major League Soccer
- 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Toronto | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | New York City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | New England | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | New York RB | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Nashville SC | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | DC United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 9 |