New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati

New York City FC

3 - 1

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 21:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ I. Pekmic 🔁 MLS Cup - Round 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

MLS Cup - Round 1

MLS Table

New York City FC 12 · FC Cincinnati 5

Referee Stats

I. Pekmic

19 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	42%
Draws	21%
Away wins	37%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-5

Goals For / Against

38 / 28

Avg: 2.00 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-2-5

Goals For / Against

33 / 29

Avg: 1.83 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.94

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

1.89

PPG

1.94

2.00

1.83

1.47

1.61

63%

O2.5

78%

74%

BTTS

83%

Score 1st

League-position context

New York City FC rank12th

FC Cincinnati rank5th

New York City FC points54

FC Cincinnati points63

New York City FC: #12 · 54 pts · GD +4

23 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Cincinnati: #5 · 63 pts · GD +9

14 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

New York City FC last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals10-7

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.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals9-10

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.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS83%

BTTS + O2.578%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home89%

New York City FC clean sheet at home16%

FC Cincinnati score away94%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first0%

New York City FC win after scoring first0%

FC Cincinnati score first0%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 0% · FC Cincinnati 0%

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home2.00 vs 1.73

New York City FC concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

FC Cincinnati score away1.83 vs 1.38

FC Cincinnati concede away1.61 vs 1.73

New York City FC score 16% above league average, while FC Cincinnati score 33% above league average.

Defensive side: New York City FC are 7% above league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

New York City FC goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

438

428

Passes Accurate

333

317

Passes %

76%

74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	18
Home Wins	10
Draws	4
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	12 (66.7%)
BTTS	10 (55.6%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	7
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	8 (80.0%)
BTTS	7 (70.0%)

New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

22 Apr 2026 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 4 - 4

2025-2026 Season

23 Aug 2025 FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 0 - 1 04 May 2025 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

09 Nov 2024 FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 0 - 0 02 Nov 2024 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 3 - 1 28 Oct 2024 FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 1 - 0 02 Oct 2024 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 3 - 2 23 Mar 2024 FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

26 Aug 2023 FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 3 - 0 31 May 2023 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 3

2022-2023 Season

08 Sep 2022 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 1 29 Jun 2022 FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 4 - 4

2021-2022 Season

18 Sep 2021 FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 1 - 2 24 Apr 2021 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 5 - 0

2020-2021 Season

26 Sep 2020 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 4 - 0 12 Sep 2020 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 1

2019-2020 Season

17 Aug 2019 FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC 1 - 4 06 Jun 2019 New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 5 - 2