New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati Prediction

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 9

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FC Cincinnati

Away

AI call Difficult New York City FC win or draw

58%

21%

Home Win Draw Away Win

New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati prediction: Sportiko gives New York City FC a 58% chance of winning, FC Cincinnati 21% and the draw 21%. Last updated 13 Jul 2026, 16:01.

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Confidence Medium (55%)

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New York City FC

DLWLD

FC Cincinnati

LDDLL

Last 1 meetings New York City FC · 0W 0D 1L

Match summary

In the upcoming MLS match, New York City FC hosts FC Cincinnati at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC has shown strong form at home, securing an average of 2.2 goals per game, while their defense has allowed just 1.1 goals in front of their fans. Conversely, FC Cincinnati has been solid on the road, with a recent improvement in their away performance, averaging 1.8 goals per match. However, their defensive vulnerabilities, conceding 1.5 goals per away game, could be exploited by NYCFC's attacking prowess. Expect a competitive match with potential high-scoring opportunities for both teams.

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Expected goals (xG)

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Most likely scores

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FC Cincinnati goals →

	0	1	2	3	4
0	3	4	3	1
1	7	9	6	2	1
2	8	10	6	3	1
3	6	7	4	2	1
4	3	4	2	1
5	1	2	1

↑ New York City FC goals · most likely 2–1 (9.9%)

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Players in form

New York City FC

N. Fernández Mercau 15 gls

FC Cincinnati

K. Denkey 14 gls

Evander 12 gls

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Head to Head: New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati

0 New York City FC Wins

0 Draws

1 FC Cincinnati Wins

Date	Home	Score	Away
19 Aug 2026	FC Cincinnati	2 - 1	New York City FC

New York City FC — Recent Form

Date	Opponent	Result	Score
26 Sep	A Atlanta United FC	D	2 - 2
18 Sep	H New York Red Bulls	L	0 - 1
13 Sep	A Real Salt Lake	W	0 - 2
10 Sep	H New England Revolution	L	1 - 2
04 Sep	H Nashville SC	D	0 - 0

FC Cincinnati — Recent Form

Date	Opponent	Result	Score
26 Sep	A CF Montreal	L	3 - 1
20 Sep	A Houston Dynamo	D	2 - 2
12 Sep	H Charlotte	D	3 - 3
09 Sep	A Philadelphia Union	L	5 - 0
30 Aug	A Nashville SC	L	4 - 0

Major League Soccer Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nashville SC	26	17	6	3	53	21	+32	57
2	New England Revolution	26	14	4	8	45	33	+12	46
3	Inter Miami	26	12	10	4	63	48	+15	46
4	Charlotte	26	12	7	7	47	37	+10	43
5	Chicago Fire	25	11	6	8	45	38	+7	39
6	Philadelphia Union	26	10	6	10	50	42	+8	36
7	Orlando City SC	26	10	4	12	46	60	-14	34
8	New York Red Bulls	26	9	6	11	34	48	-14	33
9	FC Cincinnati	25	8	9	8	54	61	-7	33
10	New York City FC	26	8	8	10	39	34	+5	32
11	DC United	25	6	11	8	31	39	-8	29
12	Toronto FC	26	6	11	9	39	49	-10	29
13	Columbus Crew	26	7	5	14	37	42	-5	26
14	Atlanta United FC	26	7	5	14	30	43	-13	26
15	CF Montreal	26	5	6	15	31	53	-22	21

Western Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	25	15	4	6	56	23	+33	49
2	Houston Dynamo	26	13	5	8	34	30	+4	44
3	St. Louis City	26	12	8	6	45	36	+9	44
4	FC Dallas	26	12	8	6	49	42	+7	44
5	San Jose Earthquakes	26	12	6	8	46	38	+8	42
6	Los Angeles FC	27	11	8	8	43	29	+14	41
7	Colorado Rapids	26	11	3	12	36	35	+1	36
8	Los Angeles Galaxy	27	8	9	10	34	42	-8	33
9	Portland Timbers	26	9	5	12	47	48	-1	32
10	Seattle Sounders	25	8	8	9	30	33	-3	32
11	San Diego	26	8	7	11	44	44	0	31
12	Austin	26	7	9	10	32	44	-12	30
13	Real Salt Lake	26	8	5	13	37	44	-7	29
14	Minnesota United FC	26	7	8	11	39	46	-7	29
15	Sporting Kansas City	25	5	3	17	29	63	-34	18

Lineups Not Yet Available

Team lineups are typically announced about one hour before kick-off.