Match summary
Cincinnati beat New York City 2-1 in the Major League Soccer (USA).
Cincinnati vs New York CityResult, Lineups & H2H
TQL Stadium
Cincinnati vs New York City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Cincinnati's first win over New York City in 5 meetings on record.Previous win: 2024-03-23 (1-0); since then 2D 3L; all competitions.
- Evander's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Cincinnati's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cincinnati3W 1D 1L
CincinnatiNew York City
10Pointsof 157
13Goals scored9
9Goals conceded8
0Clean sheets0
15+Scored in a row5
2Unbeaten in a row0
1Without a win2
10Conceded in a row7
Head to head7 meetings · Jun 2019 – Apr 2026
- Cincinnati wins
- 1
- Draws
- 2
- New York City wins
- 4
3.29goals per meeting
43%both teams scored
43%3+ goals
57%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCincinnati 0W 2D 3L · 3 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 284 earlier results
CincinnatiNew York City
#6Position#7
27Points19 v 19 games26
+1Goal difference+6
2.42Scored per gameleague avg 1.671.74
2.37Conceded per game1.42
#2Form table position#7
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
CincinnatiNew York City
- Goal · Cincinnati · Evander2-190+1'
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Tah Anunga · InOut: Kyle Smith83'
- Yellow Card · Cincinnati · Samuel Gidi82'
- 81'Substitution · New York City · Talles Magno · InOut: Agustín Ojeda
- 75'Substitution · New York City · Nico Cavallo · InOut: Kevin O'Toole
- 75'Substitution · New York City · Jonathan Shore · InOut: Keaton Parks
- 74'Yellow Card · New York City · Nicolás Fernández Mercau
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Tom Barlow · InOut: Kévin Denkey72'
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Samuel Gidi · InOut: Obinna Nwobodo72'
- 64'Substitution · New York City · Malachi Jones · InOut: Bénie Traoré
- 64'Substitution · New York City · Seymour Reid · InOut: Luighi
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Teenage Hadebe · InOut: Matt Miazga60'
- Substitution · Cincinnati · Bryan Ramírez · InOut: Ender Echenique60'
- 55'Yellow Card · New York City · Luighi
- Yellow Card · Cincinnati · Obinna Nwobodo50'
- 36'Yellow Card · New York City · Keaton Parks
- Yellow Card · Cincinnati · Matt Miazga33'
- 21'Goal · New York City · Luighi1-1
- Goal · Cincinnati · Kenji Mboma Dem1-011'
Match Statistics
Match stats
CincinnatiNew York City
56%Ball Possession44%
14Shots Total16
6Shots On Target8
2Corners5
10Fouls9
3Yellow Cards3
1Offsides0
7Saves4
545Passes419
7Shots Off Target4
107Attacks92
28Dangerous Attacks36
9Shots Inside Box11
5Shots Outside Box5
2Goals1
9Free Kicks10
1Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions6
0Hit Woodwork1
16Tackles12
479Accurate Passes350
10Total Crosses18
2Accurate Crosses5
7Interceptions8
41Duels Won36
3Big Chances Created3
2Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-5-2 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evander FW | 8.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/5 | 48(83%) | - | 3/5 |
Kenji Mboma Dem MF | 8.1 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 40(92%) | 2 | 6/11 |
| 8.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(77%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 67(93%) | 1 | 5/7 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 50(80%) | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 66(88%) | 2 | 5/7 | |
| 6.8 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 45(91%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.8 | 83' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 71(89%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 6.8 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(100%) | 3 | 5/7 | |
| 6.7 | 60' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(92%) | 2 | 2/5 | |
| 6.6 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 22(86%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 30' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(86%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.5 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(75%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 30' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(93%) | 2 | 2/6 | |
| 6.4 | 72' | 0 | 1 | - | 11(73%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 6.3 | 18' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 3(67%) | - | - |