New York City vs. Cincinnati in the Group Stage of the 2026 MLS kicks off at 00:30 GMT on 2026-04-23.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Pascal Jansen and P. Noonan.
New York City misses 3 players: D. Baiera (Knee Injury), A. Martinez (Knee Injury), A. Perea (Leg Injury) and Cincinnati misses 3 players: K. Fletcher (Knee Injury), M. Miazga (Leg Injury), O. Nwobodo (Leg Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, New York City should be met by Cincinnati's expected 3-4-1-2.
The previous match saw M. Freese lead New York City with a 6.5 TheyScored rating, and Evander top-rating for Cincinnati at 7.5.
New York City suffered a 1-2 defeat to Charlotte, while Cincinnati managed a 3-3 draw versus Chicago Fire.
Neither side is flying – New York City 1-1-3 and Cincinnati 1-2-2 over the last 5 matches.
Dominance for New York City: across 19 clashes, they've won 10 games and only lost 6 games to Cincinnati, with 3 stalemates.
Expect Cincinnati to edge a 1-2 win: their 0-1-3 record on the road and 2.25 goals per away match tip the balance.
New York City is going head to head with FC Cincinnati on 22/4/2026 23:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and New York City v FC Cincinnati H2H statistics!