FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC

FC Cincinnati

2 - 0

Toronto FC

🕒 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:30 Europe/London 📍 TQL Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ismir Pekmic 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

FC Cincinnati 3 · Toronto FC 24

Referee Stats

Ismir Pekmic

17 matches · 5.35 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.35
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	59%
Home wins	47%
Draws	24%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

FC Cincinnati outshot their opponent (12-6).
FC Cincinnati controlled possession (56%).
FC Cincinnati had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.50 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Toronto FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-7-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 25

Avg: 1.18 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 0.94

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

1.80

PPG

0.94

1.50

1.18

1.20

1.47

59%

O2.5

35%

53%

BTTS

59%

71%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank3rd

Toronto FC rank24th

FC Cincinnati points65

Toronto FC points32

FC Cincinnati: #3 · 65 pts · GD +12

0 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Toronto FC: #24 · 32 pts · GD -7

33 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

W D W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals6-4

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Toronto FC last 5 away

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-6

Record0-4-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Toronto FC trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home82%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home29%

Toronto FC score away71%

Toronto FC clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first71%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first75%

Toronto FC score first24%

Toronto FC win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 20% · Toronto FC 42%

Avg first goal minute: FC Cincinnati 42.1' · Toronto FC 29.0'

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home1.50 vs 1.64

FC Cincinnati concede at home1.20 vs 1.36

Toronto FC score away1.18 vs 1.36

Toronto FC concede away1.47 vs 1.64

FC Cincinnati score 8% below league average, while Toronto FC score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 12% below league average at home, and Toronto FC are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Toronto FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

31-45 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

527

416

Passes Accurate

461

326

Passes %

87%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ O. Brynhildsen

1st substitution · For: D. Kerr

50'

50' K. Thompson

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ L. Engel

1st substitution · For: D. Yedlin

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ L. Orellano

2nd substitution · For: Evander

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ T. Hadebe

3rd substitution · For: G. Flores

66'

66' Evander

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ VAR

Evander

Penalty confirmed

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Gomis

2nd substitution · For: T. Corbeanu

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Denkey

Penalty

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. Denkey

4th substitution · For: Sergio Santos

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Spicer

3rd substitution · For: L. Stefanovic

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Flores

4th substitution · For: Alonso Coello

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Baird

5th substitution · For: O. Nwobodo

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Z. Monlouis

5th substitution · For: D. Etienne

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Y. Kubo

Normal Goal

89'

89' A. Powell

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

FC Cincinnati beat Toronto FC 2-0 on Sunday, 09 March 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ismir Pekmic. It was played at TQL Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Toronto FC made their 1st substitution at 46', with O. Brynhildsen replacing D. Kerr. K. Thompson received a yellow card for Toronto FC at 50'. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 60', with L. Engel replacing D. Yedlin. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 60', with L. Orellano replacing Evander. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 60', with T. Hadebe replacing G. Flores. Evander received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 66'. VAR intervened at 70' for FC Cincinnati (Penalty confirmed). Toronto FC made their 2nd substitution at 73', with N. Gomis replacing T. Corbeanu. FC Cincinnati took the lead at 73' when K. Denkey scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 74', with K. Denkey replacing Sergio Santos. Toronto FC made their 3rd substitution at 74', with T. Spicer replacing L. Stefanovic. Toronto FC made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Flores replacing Alonso Coello. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 84', with C. Baird replacing O. Nwobodo. Toronto FC made their 5th substitution at 85', with Z. Monlouis replacing D. Etienne. FC Cincinnati extended the lead at 88' when Y. Kubo scored, making the score 2-0. A. Powell received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 89'.

FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions while Toronto FC used 5 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 2 yellow cards, while Toronto FC got 1 yellow card.