Major League Soccer · Matchday 9
- Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:30:00 UTCYankee StadiumMatchday 9
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
New York City FC 39%Draw 34%FC Cincinnati 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
New York City FCFC Cincinnati
55Possession45
1.56Expected goals (xG)1.49
17Shots12
9Shots on target6
5Shots off target3
3Blocked shots3
14Shots inside box8
3Shots outside box4
2Corners4
3Offsides2
7Fouls9
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
2Saves5
555Passes447
462Accurate passes359
83Pass accuracy80
Match events
- 20'Nicolás Fernández
- 23'Teenage Hadebe ← Alvas Powell
- 32'Kévin Denkey (assist Ender Echenique)
- 35'Nicolás Fernández (assist Maximiliano Moralez)
- 46'Nicolás Fernández ← Andrei Chirila
- 50'Gilberto Flores
- 53'Axel Ojeda (assist Aiden O'Neill)
- 59'Evander · VAR
- 60'Gilberto Flores ← Brian Anunga
- 60'Ender Echenique ← Gerardo Valenzuela
- 65'Kévin Denkey (assist Gerardo Valenzuela)
- 71'Kyle Smith
- 72'Hannes Wolf → Keaton Parks
- 72'Maximiliano Moralez → Talles Magno
- 79'Talles Magno (assist Axel Ojeda)
- 83'Tom Barlow ← Ayoub Jabbari
- 84'Axel Ojeda → Jonathan Shore
- 84'Nicolás Fernández
- 90'Brian Anunga
- 90'Tayvon Gray → Strahinja Tanasijević
- 90'Andrei Chirila (assist Pavel Bucha)
- 90'Evander · penalty
New York City FC · FC Cincinnati
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
107.3↓72'Moralez
176.5↓72'Wolf
56.5Trewin
136.5Martins
246.5↓90'Gray
226.5O'Toole
78.6↓84'Fernández
495.9Freese
346.5Gustavo
268.3↓84'Ojeda
217.3O'Neill
98.6Denkey
107.5Evander
246.2Smith
166.5↓83'Barlow
185.9Celentano
156.5↓23'Hadebe
207.3Bucha
667.3↓60'Echenique
36.2↓60'Flores
116.5Gidi
176.5Dem
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
New York City FC
- 10Maximiliano Moralez7.3
- 17Hannes Wolf6.5
- 5Kai Trewin6.5
- 13Thiago Martins6.5
- 24Tayvon Gray6.5
- 22Kevin O'Toole6.5
- 7Nicolás Fernández8.6
- 49Matt Freese5.9
- 34Raul Gustavo6.5
- 26Axel Ojeda8.3
- 21Aiden O'Neill7.3
FC Cincinnati
- 9Kévin Denkey8.6
- 10Evander7.5
- 24Kyle Smith6.2
- 16Tom Barlow6.5
- 18Roman Celentano5.9
- 15Teenage Hadebe6.5
- 20Pavel Bucha7.3
- 66Ender Echenique7.3
- 3Gilberto Flores6.2
- 11Samuel Gidi6.5
- 17Kenji Mboma Dem6.5
New York City FCTale of the tapeFC Cincinnati
4-4-2Formation3-3-4
26 ptsTable27 pts
+7Goal difference+1
2Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 4 previous meetings
New York City FC 2W1D1W FC Cincinnati
Goals 7–6
- 2026-08-19FC Cincinnati2–1New York City FC
- 2026-04-22New York City FC4–4FC Cincinnati
- 2025-08-23FC Cincinnati0–1New York City FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 26 |
| FC Cincinnati | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | +1 | 27 |