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 playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

New York City FC4-4-2
107.372'Moralez
176.572'Wolf
56.5Trewin
136.5Martins
246.590'Gray
226.5O'Toole
78.684'Fernández
495.9Freese
346.5Gustavo
268.384'Ojeda
217.3O'Neill
FC Cincinnati3-3-4
98.6Denkey
107.5Evander
246.2Smith
166.583'Barlow
185.9Celentano
156.523'Hadebe
207.3Bucha
667.360'Echenique
36.260'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 head4 previous meetings

New York City FC 2W1D1W FC Cincinnati

Goals 76

  • 2026-08-19FC Cincinnati21New York City FC
  • 2026-04-22New York City FC44FC Cincinnati
  • 2025-08-23FC Cincinnati01New York City FC

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 30-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
New York City FC18756+726
FC Cincinnati19766+127
New York City FC v FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer | Factlen