Minnesota United FC vs FC Cincinnati

Minnesota United FC

1 - 0

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ M. De Oliveira 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Minnesota United FC 16 · FC Cincinnati 15

Referee Stats

M. De Oliveira

5 matches · 2.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.20
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	60%
Draws	40%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-13).
FC Cincinnati controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Minnesota United FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-2

Goals For / Against

6 / 5

Avg: 0.75 / 0.63

Points

Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-4-4

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 1.89 / 2.78

Points

Avg: 0.78

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

1.25

PPG

0.78

0.75

1.89

0.63

2.78

13%

O2.5

78%

25%

BTTS

89%

25%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Minnesota United FC rank16th

FC Cincinnati rank15th

Minnesota United FC points23

FC Cincinnati points23

Minnesota United FC: #16 · 23 pts · GD -5

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

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.

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

Minnesota United FC last 5 home

D D L D L

Points3/15

Weighted index24

Goals3-5

Record0-3-2

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 last 5 away

L D D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals13-13

Record1-3-1

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.

Minnesota United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.513%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 38% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS89%

BTTS + O2.578%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 56%

Scoring reliability

Minnesota United FC score at home50%

Minnesota United FC clean sheet at home50%

FC Cincinnati score away89%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Minnesota United FC score first25%

Minnesota United FC win after scoring first100%

FC Cincinnati score first44%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Minnesota United FC 33% · FC Cincinnati 50%

Avg first goal minute: Minnesota United FC 41.0' · FC Cincinnati 37.3'

Vs league average

Minnesota United FC score at home0.75 vs 1.89

Minnesota United FC concede at home0.63 vs 1.34

FC Cincinnati score away1.89 vs 1.34

FC Cincinnati concede away2.78 vs 1.89

Minnesota United FC score 60% below league average, while FC Cincinnati score 41% above league average.

Defensive side: Minnesota United FC are 53% below league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 47% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

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

Minnesota United FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

371

440

Passes Accurate

292

355

Passes %

79%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

59'

59' M. Duggan

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Yeboah

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ G. Valenzuela

1st substitution · For: O. Nwobodo

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Jabbari

2nd substitution · For: T. Barlow

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Boxall

1st substitution · For: D. Padelford

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ N. Hagglund

3rd substitution · For: A. Powell

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ E. Echenique

4th substitution · For: K. Mboma Dem

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ B. Hlongwane

2nd substitution · For: D. Taylor

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ N. Triantis

3rd substitution · For: O. Gene

90+6'

90+6' J. Díaz

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ K. Yeboah

4th substitution · For: M.Dieng

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ T. Hadebe

5th substitution · For: G. Flores

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ S. Gidi

6th substitution · For: B. Anunga

90+9' ↑↓

↑↓

90+9' ⇄ T. Chancalay

5th substitution · For: J. Gressel

Minnesota United FC vs FC Cincinnati 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Minnesota United FC beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by M. De Oliveira.

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

Second half: M. Duggan received a yellow card for Minnesota United FC at 59'. Minnesota United FC took the lead at 66' when K. Yeboah scored, making the score 1-0. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 69', with G. Valenzuela replacing O. Nwobodo. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 69', with A. Jabbari replacing T. Barlow. Minnesota United FC made their 1st substitution at 76', with M. Boxall replacing D. Padelford. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 85', with N. Hagglund replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 85', with E. Echenique replacing K. Mboma Dem. Minnesota United FC made their 2nd substitution at 90+1', with B. Hlongwane replacing D. Taylor. Minnesota United FC made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with N. Triantis replacing O. Gene. J. Díaz received a yellow card for Minnesota United FC at 90+6'. Minnesota United FC made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with K. Yeboah replacing M.Dieng. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 90+7', with T. Hadebe replacing G. Flores. FC Cincinnati made their 6th substitution at 90+7', with S. Gidi replacing B. Anunga. Minnesota United FC made their 5th substitution at 90+9', with T. Chancalay replacing J. Gressel.

Minnesota United FC used 5 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 6 substitutions. Minnesota United FC got 2 yellow cards.