New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati

4 - 2
🕒 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ V. Rivas 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
New York Red Bulls 18 · FC Cincinnati 15
Referee Stats
11 matches · 4.18 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.18
Reds avg 0.27
Penalties avg 0.36
Over 4.5 cards 64%
Home wins 36%
Draws 27%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (18-17).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

New York Red Bulls (Home stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 3-2-3

Goals For / Against

13 / 16
Avg: 1.63 / 2.00

Points

11
Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3
FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

9
W-D-L: 1-4-4

Goals For / Against

17 / 25
Avg: 1.89 / 2.78

Points

7
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.38
PPG
0.78
1.63
GF
1.89
2.00
GA
2.78
50%
O2.5
78%
50%
BTTS
89%
63%
Score 1st
44%

League-position context

New York Red Bulls rank18th
FC Cincinnati rank15th
New York Red Bulls points22
FC Cincinnati points23
New York Red Bulls: #18 · 22 pts · GD -11
15 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 7 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.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York Red Bulls last 5 home

L D W L D
Points5/15
Weighted index31
Goals8-11
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 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.

New York Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.538%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 38%

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

New York Red Bulls score at home63%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet at home13%
FC Cincinnati score away89%
FC Cincinnati clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

New York Red Bulls score first63%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first60%
FC Cincinnati score first44%
FC Cincinnati win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York Red Bulls 0% · FC Cincinnati 50%
Avg first goal minute: New York Red Bulls 26.2' · FC Cincinnati 37.3'

Vs league average

New York Red Bulls score at home1.63 vs 1.89
New York Red Bulls concede at home2.00 vs 1.34
FC Cincinnati score away1.89 vs 1.34
FC Cincinnati concede away2.78 vs 1.89
New York Red Bulls score 14% below league average, while FC Cincinnati score 41% above league average.
Defensive side: New York Red Bulls are 49% above league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 47% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

New York Red Bulls goal timing (home)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2

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
6
6
Total Shots
18
17
Shots off Goal
6
8
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
9
14
Shots Outside Box
9
3
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
2
6
Fouls
12
12
Offsides
1
5
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
516
469
Passes Accurate
430
382
Passes %
83%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
12'
12' Goal · 1-0
J. Hall
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Cowell
17'
17' Goal · 1-1
P. Bucha
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Denkey
37'
37' Bryan Josías Ramírez León
48'
48' Goal · 2-1
E. Forsberg
Normal Goal
57'
57' R. Donkor
65'
65' Goal · 3-1
K. Smith
Own Goal
67'
67' S. Gidi
1st substitution · For: B. Anunga
70'
70' M. Dos Santos
1st substitution · For: O. Valencia
70'
70' C. Cowell
2nd substitution · For: T. Rosborough
73'
73' Goal · 3-2
K. Smith
Normal Goal
75'
75' N. Hagglund
2nd substitution · For: T. Hadebe
75'
75' K. Smith
3rd substitution · For: A. Powell
75'
75' T. Barlow
4th substitution · For: K. Mboma Dem
80'
80' M. Miazga
80'
80' J. Ruvalcaba
3rd substitution · For: M. Sofo
80'
80' A. Mehmeti
4th substitution · For: N. Benedetti
83'
83' O. Valencia
84'
84' M. Miazga
5th substitution · For: A. Jabbari
86'
86' E. Forsberg
5th substitution · For: E. Choupo-Moting
90'
90' Goal · 4-2
M. Sofo
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Donkor
90+5'
90+5' A. Powell

New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York Red Bulls beat FC Cincinnati 4-2 on Sunday, 05 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by V. Rivas.

First half: New York Red Bulls took the lead at 12' when J. Hall scored, with the assist credited to C. Cowell, making the score 1-0. FC Cincinnati leveled the score at 17' when P. Bucha scored, with the assist credited to K. Denkey, making the score 1-1. Bryan Josías Ramírez León received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 37'.

Second half: New York Red Bulls took the lead at 48' when E. Forsberg scored, making the score 2-1. R. Donkor received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 57'. New York Red Bulls extended the lead at 65' when K. Smith scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-1. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 67', with S. Gidi replacing B. Anunga. New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 70', with M. Dos Santos replacing O. Valencia. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 70', with C. Cowell replacing T. Rosborough. FC Cincinnati reduced the deficit at 73' when K. Smith scored, making the score 3-2. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 75', with N. Hagglund replacing T. Hadebe. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. Smith replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 75', with T. Barlow replacing K. Mboma Dem. M. Miazga received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 80'. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Ruvalcaba replacing M. Sofo. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 80', with A. Mehmeti replacing N. Benedetti. O. Valencia received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 83'. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Miazga replacing A. Jabbari. New York Red Bulls made their 5th substitution at 86', with E. Forsberg replacing E. Choupo-Moting. New York Red Bulls added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when M. Sofo scored, with the assist credited to R. Donkor, making the score 4-2. A. Powell received a red card for FC Cincinnati at 90+5'.

New York Red Bulls used 5 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 2 yellow cards, while FC Cincinnati got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (18-17).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins8
Draws4
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals8 (40.0%)
BTTS10 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (45.5%)
BTTS7 (63.6%)

New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati Head-to-Head History by Season