FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 21:45 Europe/London 📍 TQL Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Rosendo Mendoza 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
FC Cincinnati 17 · Atlanta United FC 28
Referee Stats
14 matches · 4.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.36
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.71
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 50%
Draws 21%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-8).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 7-3-2

Goals For / Against

34 / 24
Avg: 2.83 / 2.00

Points

24
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Atlanta United FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 2-4-7

Goals For / Against

12 / 22
Avg: 0.92 / 1.69

Points

10
Avg: 0.77

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.77
2.83
GF
0.92
2.00
GA
1.69
67%
O2.5
46%
75%
BTTS
54%
50%
Score 1st
23%

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank17th
Atlanta United FC rank28th
FC Cincinnati points32
Atlanta United FC points23
FC Cincinnati: #17 · 32 pts · GD -7
14 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Atlanta United FC: #28 · 23 pts · GD -14
23 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

D D W W W
Points11/15
Weighted index60
Goals14-10
Record3-2-0
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

D D W L L
Points5/15
Weighted index40
Goals7-10
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 67%

Atlanta United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.546%
BTTS54%
BTTS + O2.546%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home92%
FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home17%
Atlanta United FC score away54%
Atlanta United FC clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first50%
FC Cincinnati win after scoring first67%
Atlanta United FC score first23%
Atlanta United FC win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 67% · Atlanta United FC 38%
Avg first goal minute: FC Cincinnati 27.7' · Atlanta United FC 30.3'

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home2.83 vs 1.83
FC Cincinnati concede at home2.00 vs 1.37
Atlanta United FC score away0.92 vs 1.37
Atlanta United FC concede away1.69 vs 1.83
FC Cincinnati score 55% above league average, while Atlanta United FC score 33% below league average.
Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 46% above league average at home, and Atlanta United FC are 7% 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: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
31-45 8
46-60 7
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
46-60 6
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
31-45 2
61-75 1

Atlanta United FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
61-75 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
3
Total Shots
10
8
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
0
2
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
10
18
Offsides
5
7
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
0
Total Passes
398
351
Passes Accurate
324
270
Passes %
81%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
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 Rosendo Mendoza. It was played at TQL Stadium.

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.

How the match was won

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

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins5
Draws6
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals9 (52.9%)
BTTS10 (58.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United FC Head-to-Head History by Season