Match summary
Cincinnati beat Atlanta United 2-0 in the Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season.
Cincinnati vs Atlanta UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
TQL Stadium
Cincinnati vs Atlanta United in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Kévin Denkey's 80th-minute goal decided the match.Cincinnati's goal 1 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-0 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cincinnati2W 2D 1L
CincinnatiAtlanta United
8Pointsof 159
9Goals scored9
5Goals conceded4
2Clean sheets2
10Scored in a row0
1Unbeaten in a row5
0Without a win1
Head to head6 meetings · Jul 2021 – May 2025
- Cincinnati wins
- 2
- Draws
- 3
- Atlanta United wins
- 1
3.33goals per meeting
83%both teams scored
67%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCincinnati 2W 2D 1L · 3.6 goals per game
Meetings
- Major League SoccerAtlanta United4-2Cincinnati
- Major League SoccerCincinnati2-2Atlanta United
- Club Friendlies 3Atlanta United2-2Cincinnati
- Major League SoccerCincinnati1-0Atlanta United
- Major League SoccerAtlanta United1-2Cincinnati
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Match Timeline
Man of the Match
CincinnatiAtlanta United
- Goal · Cincinnati · Nick Hagglund2-090'
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Obinna Nwobodo · InOut: Gerardo Valenzuela89'
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Alvas Powell · InOut: Ender Echenique89'
- 84'Substitution · Atlanta United · Luke Brennan · InOut: Steven Alzate
- Goal · Cincinnati · Kévin Denkey1-080'
- 73'Substitution · Atlanta United · Aleksey Miranchuk · InOut: Saba Lobjanidze
- 73'Substitution · Atlanta United · Tristan Muyumba · InOut: Cooper Sanchez
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Gilberto Flores · InOut: Teenage Hadebe71'
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Tom Barlow · InOut: Ayoub Jabbari71'
- 61'Yellow Card · Atlanta United · Steven Alzate
- 51'Yellow Card · Atlanta United · Tomás Jacob
- Yellow Card · Cincinnati · Bryan Ramírez26'
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Gerardo Valenzuela · InOut: Evander13'
Match Statistics
Match stats
CincinnatiAtlanta United
54%Ball Possession46%
11Shots Total8
3Shots On Target3
5Corners2
10Fouls18
1Yellow Cards2
5Offsides7
3Saves0
400Passes348
5Shots Off Target2
98Attacks81
44Dangerous Attacks26
11Shots Inside Box6
0Shots Outside Box2
2Goals0
18Free Kicks10
3Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions3
1Hit Woodwork0
16Tackles21
2Assists0
325Accurate Passes269
2Injuries0
22Total Crosses12
8Accurate Crosses2
10Interceptions14
4Big Chances Created0
2Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-5-2 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 39(75%) | 4 | 8/11 | |
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 47(96%) | 1 | 8/12 | |
| 7.7 | 89' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 23(74%) | 2 | 6/8 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(81%) | - | - | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 51(82%) | 2 | 9/14 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 12(67%) | 1 | 5/10 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 49(81%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 7.0 | 76' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 23(82%) | 1 | 6/14 | |
| 7.0 | 71' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(86%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 6.8 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(90%) | 2 | 2/2 | |
| 6.7 | 71' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(68%) | - | 7/14 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 30(80%) | 3 | 5/11 | |
| 6.5 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(80%) | - | 2/4 | |
Evander MF | 6.2 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/5 |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(67%) | 1 | 1/1 |