New York RB hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 5 points and a 10th position in the Major League Soccer table. Visiting Cincinnati holds 8th place with 8 pts.
New York RB 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 RB form and stats
New York RB have played three home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. New York RB are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Red Bull Arena, having lost their two previous games here.The fans are hoping that New York RB will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Major League Soccer game against New England. Before that, New York RB played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Sporting KC.
The New York RB fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 matches. New York RB's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cincinnati form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.The manager A. Koch was unhappy after their last game, a Major League Soccer match played at their home ground Red Bull Arena. Cincinnati suffered a 0-3 loss to Real Salt Lake. A 0-2 defeat away at Los Angeles FC before that.
Cincinnati has another fixture away, a Major League Soccer game, against Philadelphia Union in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Cincinnati are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games. Cincinnati have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 1 win for New York RB, 0 draws and 0 wins for Cincinnati.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Muyl
2 goals
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D. Royer
2 goals / 1 assists
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A. Ivan
1 goals
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New York RB missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| New York RB | Cincinnati | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | Played | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | Scored | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | Conceded | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 38% |
| 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 12% |
| 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 12% |
| 57% | 67% | Both teams to score | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 25% |
| 43% | 33% | Failed To Score | 25% | 38% |
| 5.7 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | 1.2 | 5 |
| 5.1 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
- New York RB is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- New York RB has failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | DC United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Toronto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 11 |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 9 | New England | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 10 | New York RB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | New York City | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
