New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati

1 - 0
🕒 Sun, 04 May 2025 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Drew Fischer 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
New York City FC 9 · FC Cincinnati 3
Referee Stats
24 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.75
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 54%
Draws 25%
Away wins 21%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (19-15).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-1-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

34
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-2-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 25
Avg: 1.39 / 1.39

Points

35
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

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
1.56
GF
1.39
1.17
GA
1.39
71%
O2.5
47%
53%
BTTS
53%
53%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

New York City FC rank9th
FC Cincinnati rank3rd
New York City FC points56
FC Cincinnati points65
New York City FC: #9 · 56 pts · GD +6
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York City FC last 5 home

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-10
Record2-0-3
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 last 5 away

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals8-4
Record4-1-0
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.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.541%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home82%
New York City FC clean sheet at home29%
FC Cincinnati score away82%
FC Cincinnati clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first53%
New York City FC win after scoring first78%
FC Cincinnati score first65%
FC Cincinnati win after scoring first91%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 50% · FC Cincinnati 20%
Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 26.4' · FC Cincinnati 26.9'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home1.56 vs 1.64
New York City FC concede at home1.17 vs 1.36
FC Cincinnati score away1.39 vs 1.36
FC Cincinnati concede away1.39 vs 1.64
New York City FC score 5% below league average, while FC Cincinnati score 2% above league average.
Defensive side: New York City FC are 14% below league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 15% 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)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
19
15
Shots off Goal
7
8
Blocked Shots
7
3
Shots Inside Box
12
9
Shots Outside Box
7
6
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
7
6
Fouls
11
16
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
434
442
Passes Accurate
354
361
Passes %
82%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
9'
9' Goal · 1-0
J. Fernández
Normal Goal
12'
12' M. Miazga
26'
26' K. Parks
1st substitution · For: B. Risa
39'
39' M. Freese
46'
46' N. Hagglund
1st substitution · For: Sergio Santos
46'
46' Y. Kubo
2nd substitution · For: G. Valenzuela
53'
53' A. Perea
2nd substitution · For: Nico Cavallo
69'
69' M. Miazga
3rd substitution · For: G. Flores
71'
71' H. Wolf
75'
75' J. Haak
81'
81' L. Orellano
4th substitution · For: C. Baird
85'
85' A. Martínez
3rd substitution · For: M. Bakrar
85'
85' J. Fernández
4th substitution · For: A. Ojeda
89'
89' L. Engel
5th substitution · For: B. Smith
90+2'
90+2' Evander

New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York City FC beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Sunday, 04 May 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Drew Fischer.

First half: New York City FC took an early lead at 9' when J. Fernández scored, making the score 1-0. M. Miazga received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 12'. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 26', with K. Parks replacing B. Risa. M. Freese received a yellow card for New York City FC at 39'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Hagglund replacing Sergio Santos. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Y. Kubo replacing G. Valenzuela. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 53', with A. Perea replacing Nico Cavallo. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 69', with M. Miazga replacing G. Flores. H. Wolf received a yellow card for New York City FC at 71'. J. Haak received a yellow card for New York City FC at 75'. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 81', with L. Orellano replacing C. Baird. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 85', with A. Martínez replacing M. Bakrar. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 85', with J. Fernández replacing A. Ojeda. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 89', with L. Engel replacing B. Smith. Evander received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90+2'.

New York City FC used 4 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions. New York City FC got 3 yellow cards, while FC Cincinnati got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (19-15).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins10
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals12 (66.7%)
BTTS10 (55.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins7
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals8 (80.0%)
BTTS7 (70.0%)

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