Match Report
The table read 12th (Toronto, 29 pts) against 9th (Cincinnati, 33 pts), 4 points apart. Cincinnati's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Toronto were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.88, Cincinnati 2.16 and 2.44, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Toronto, 3 by Cincinnati, 1 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
BMO Field, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Toronto: Gilberto Flores (83' og) · Cincinnati: Kenji Mboma Dem (90')
Key stats
Possession: Toronto 49% · Cincinnati 51% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 7-4