Match Report
In the standings it was Cincinnati 6th on 31 points, New York City 7th on 29 — separated by 2. The last five rounds placed New York City no better than 23rd for form, against 7th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Cincinnati ran at 2.23 scored and 2.32 conceded, New York City at 1.57 and 1.35.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Cincinnati, 4 by New York City, 2 drawn, at 3.29 goals per meeting.
TQL Stadium, capacity 26,000, hosted the game. The referee was F. Bazakos, with 38 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cincinnati: Kenji Mboma Dem (11'), Evander (90') · New York City: Luighi (21')
Key stats
Possession: Cincinnati 56% · New York City 44% · Total shots: 14-16 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 2-5