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Major League Soccer
Oct 3, 2024 at 12.30am UK
Red Bull Arena
FC Cincinnati

NY City
3 - 2
Cincinnati

Ilencic (16'), Martinez (65'), Rodriguez (75' pen.)
Sands (41'), Martins (66'), Perea (84'), Gray (90+1'), Wolf (90+14')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Acosta (69' pen.), Baird (90+6')
Kelsy (34')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and FC Cincinnati, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NY Red Bulls 1-5 NY City
Sunday, September 29 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Cincinnati 1-2 Los Angeles
Sunday, September 29 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: New York City FC 3-1 FC Cincinnati

Injuries and inconsistencies have taken a toll on Cincinnati, and we expect to see NYCFC to take advantage of their vulnerabilities and make another statement before the playoffs begin. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a New York City FC win with a probability of 46.76%. A win for FC Cincinnati had a probability of 30.42% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.1%) and 2-0 (6.44%). The likeliest FC Cincinnati win was 1-2 (7.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.12%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that New York City FC would win this match.

Result
New York City FCDrawFC Cincinnati
46.76% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02) 22.82% (0.0050000000000026 0.01) 30.42% (0.012999999999998 0.01)
Both teams to score 63.61% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.86% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)37.14% (0.016000000000005 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.66% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)59.34% (0.016000000000005 0.02)
New York City FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.7% (-0.01100000000001 -0.01)16.3% (0.012 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.13% (-0.022000000000006 -0.02)45.87% (0.021999999999998 0.02)
FC Cincinnati Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76%24% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.75%58.25%
Score Analysis
    New York City FC 46.76%
    FC Cincinnati 30.42%
    Draw 22.81%
New York City FCDrawFC Cincinnati
2-1 @ 9.19% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-0 @ 7.1% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-0 @ 6.44% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 5.55% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 3.96% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-0 @ 3.89% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-1 @ 2.52% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-2 @ 1.8% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.77% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-1 @ 0.91% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 3.64%
Total : 46.76%
1-1 @ 10.12%
2-2 @ 6.56%
0-0 @ 3.91% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 1.89% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.34%
Total : 22.81%
1-2 @ 7.23% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 5.58% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-2 @ 3.98% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 3.44% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-3 @ 3.12%
0-3 @ 1.9% (0.0010000000000001 0)
1-4 @ 1.23% (0.0010000000000001 0)
2-4 @ 1.11%
Other @ 2.84%
Total : 30.42%

How you voted: NY City vs Cincinnati

New York City FC
67.7%
Draw
16.1%
FC Cincinnati
16.1%
31
Head to Head
Aug 6, 2024 1am
Group Stage
Cincinnati
4-2
NY City
Bucha (79'), Rodrigo Asad (82'), Kubo (86'), Santos (89')
Nwobodo (78')
Rodriguez (25'), Mijatovic (61')
Fernandez (33'), Wolf (90+3')
Mar 23, 2024 11.30pm
Aug 27, 2023 12.30am
Cincinnati
3-0
NY City
Boupendza (6'), Moreno (52'), Hagglund (59')
Miazga (45'), Kubo (50')

Risa (88'), Perea (90+2')
Jun 1, 2023 12.30am
NY City
1-3
Cincinnati
Cufre (64')
Cufre (41'), Chanot (53'), Sands (56'), Gray (58'), Pereira (66'), Alfaro (82'), Morales (88')
Acosta (38'), Barreal (59'), Vazquez (70' pen.)
Mosquera (43'), Vazquez (45+5'), Acosta (50'), Gaddis (90+1')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


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