FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC

FC Cincinnati

2 - 0

Atlanta United FC

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 21:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ R. Mendoza 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

FC Cincinnati 15 · Atlanta United FC 30

Referee Stats

R. Mendoza

11 matches · 3.18 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.18
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.55
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	64%
Draws	9%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-8).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-1-2

Goals For / Against

24 / 17

Avg: 3.00 / 2.13

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Atlanta United FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-6

Goals For / Against

6 / 16

Avg: 0.67 / 1.78

Points

Avg: 0.56

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

0.56

3.00

0.67

2.13

1.78

63%

O2.5

33%

63%

BTTS

44%

25%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank15th

Atlanta United FC rank30th

FC Cincinnati points23

Atlanta United FC points12

FC Cincinnati: #15 · 23 pts · GD -1

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Atlanta United FC: #30 · 12 pts · GD -13

25 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

W W L W D

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals18-13

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Atlanta United FC last 5 away

L D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals4-10

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 50%

Atlanta United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home88%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home25%

Atlanta United FC score away44%

Atlanta United FC clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first25%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first100%

Atlanta United FC score first11%

Atlanta United FC win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 60% · Atlanta United FC 25%

Avg first goal minute: FC Cincinnati 60.0' · Atlanta United FC 24.0'

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home3.00 vs 1.89

FC Cincinnati concede at home2.13 vs 1.34

Atlanta United FC score away0.67 vs 1.34

Atlanta United FC concede away1.78 vs 1.89

FC Cincinnati score 58% above league average, while Atlanta United FC score 50% below league average.

Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 58% above league average at home, and Atlanta United FC are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 5

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Atlanta United FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

398

351

Passes Accurate

324

270

Passes %

81%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ↑↓

↑↓

13' ⇄ Evander

1st substitution · For: G. Valenzuela

26'

26' Bryan Josías Ramírez León

51'

51' T. Jacob

61'

61' S. Alzate

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Jabbari

2nd substitution · For: T. Barlow

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ T. Hadebe

3rd substitution · For: G. Flores

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Sanchez

1st substitution · For: T. Muyumba

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. Lobzhanidze

2nd substitution · For: A. Miranchuk

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Denkey

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Echenique

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Alzate

3rd substitution · For: L. Brennan

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ E. Echenique

4th substitution · For: A. Powell

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Hagglund

Normal Goal · Assist: Bryan Josías Ramírez León

FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Cincinnati beat Atlanta United FC 2-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by R. Mendoza.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 13', with Evander replacing G. Valenzuela. Bryan Josías Ramírez León received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 26'.

Second half: T. Jacob received a yellow card for Atlanta United FC at 51'. S. Alzate received a yellow card for Atlanta United FC at 61'. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Jabbari replacing T. Barlow. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 71', with T. Hadebe replacing G. Flores. Atlanta United FC made their 1st substitution at 73', with C. Sanchez replacing T. Muyumba. Atlanta United FC made their 2nd substitution at 73', with S. Lobzhanidze replacing A. Miranchuk. FC Cincinnati took the lead at 80' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to E. Echenique, making the score 1-0. Atlanta United FC made their 3rd substitution at 84', with S. Alzate replacing L. Brennan. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 89', with E. Echenique replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when N. Hagglund scored, with the assist credited to Bryan Josías Ramírez León, making the score 2-0.

FC Cincinnati used 4 substitutions while Atlanta United FC used 3 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 1 yellow card, while Atlanta United FC got 2 yellow cards.