National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cincinnati or Pittsburgh Riverhounds that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
Cincinnati form and stats
Last season their US Open Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Three Major League Soccer home games done for Cincinnati, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.
Cincinnati shared the glory with Atlanta United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Cincinnati's goalie Kann played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Atlanta United with a stunning six saves. Goalkeeper Kann got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.95 out of ten. Kann saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a Major League Soccer defeat to Montreal Impact (3-4).It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Cincinnati at home in the league. 6 on target and 6 scored by the opposition; from 3 matches.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Maryland Bobcats in order to reach 3rd round of US Open Cup. They also participated in US Open Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.There might be some fixture complaints from Pittsburgh Riverhounds as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-1 against Las Vegas Lights.
Prior to that result Pittsburgh Riverhounds won their away game at Tulsa Roughnecks in the USL Championship. The scoreline was 4-3.A new game in only four days for Pittsburgh Riverhounds, the USL Championship home match versus Atlanta United II. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - four - zero (Cincinnati wins - draws - Pittsburgh Riverhounds wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 5 goals |  D. Kelly 4 goals | A. Dikwa Lega 4 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
Pittsburgh Riverhounds missing players
| Cincinnati | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 15 | 46 | ||
| 59 | 25 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.7 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 41% | ||
| 15.4 | 13.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | New York RB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Toronto | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | New York City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | New England | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | DC United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
