Team Lineups
home team, New York City
Manager: Nick Cushing
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
49, Freese, Goalkeeper
35, Ilenic, Defender
13, Thiago Martins, Defender
80, Haak, Defender
22, O'Toole, Defender
55, Parks, Defensive Midfielder
6, Sands, Defensive Midfielder
17, Wolf, Attacking Midfielder
27, Moralez, Attacking Midfielder
10, Rodríguez, Attacking Midfielder
16, Martínez, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 49, M. Freese
- Number 22, K. O'Toole
- Number 80, J. Haak
- Number 13, Thiago Martins , Captain
- Number 35, M. Ilenič
- Number 6, J. Sands , Yellow Card at 72 minutes
- Number 55, K. Parks
- Number 10, S. Rodríguez , Yellow Card at 52 minutes
- Number 27, M. Moralez , substituted for A. Perea at 71 minutes
- Number 17, H. Wolf , substituted for S. Tanasijević at 91 minutes
- Number 16, A. Martínez , substituted for M. Bakrar at 88 minutes
Substitutes
home team, New York City
- Number 9, M. Bakrar
- Number 1, L. Barraza
- Number 11, J. Fernández
- Number 18, C. McFarlane
- Number 7, J. Mijatović
- Number 26, A. Ojeda
- Number 8, A. Perea
- Number 5, B. Risa
- Number 12, S. Tanasijević
away team, Cincinnati
Manager: Pat Noonan
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
18, Celentano, Goalkeeper
6, Awaziem, Defender
12, Robinson, Defender
16, Hadebe, Defender
91, Yedlin, Midfielder
20, Bucha, Midfielder
5, Nwobodo, Midfielder
27, Asad, Midfielder
10, Acosta, Attacking Midfielder
23, Orellano, Striker
7, Kubo, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 18, R. Celentano
- Number 16, T. Hadebe
- Number 12, M. Robinson
- Number 6, C. Awaziem
- Number 27, Y. Asad , substituted for Sérgio Santos at 56 minutes
- Number 5, O. Nwobodo
- Number 20, P. Bucha , Yellow Card at 43 minutes, substituted for K. Kelsy at 76 minutes
- Number 91, D. Yedlin , Yellow Card at 56 minutes, substituted for A. Powell at 76 minutes
- Number 10, L. Acosta , Captain
- Number 7, Y. Kubo , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number 23, L. Orellano
away team, Cincinnati
- Number 11, C. Baird
- Number 15, B. Halsey
- Number 19, K. Kelsy
- Number 36, E. Louro
- Number 32, I. Murphy
- Number 2, A. Powell
- Number 17, Sérgio Santos
- Number 9, N. Gioacchini
- Number 22, G. Valenzuela
home team, New York City
Manager: Nick Cushing
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
49, Freese, Goalkeeper
35, Ilenic, Defender
13, Thiago Martins, Defender
80, Haak, Defender
22, O'Toole, Defender
55, Parks, Defensive Midfielder
6, Sands, Defensive Midfielder
17, Wolf, Attacking Midfielder
27, Moralez, Attacking Midfielder
10, Rodríguez, Attacking Midfielder
16, Martínez, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 49, M. Freese
- Number 22, K. O'Toole
- Number 80, J. Haak
- Number 13, Thiago Martins , Captain
- Number 35, M. Ilenič
- Number 6, J. Sands , Yellow Card at 72 minutes
- Number 55, K. Parks
- Number 10, S. Rodríguez , Yellow Card at 52 minutes
- Number 27, M. Moralez , substituted for A. Perea at 71 minutes
- Number 17, H. Wolf , substituted for S. Tanasijević at 91 minutes
- Number 16, A. Martínez , substituted for M. Bakrar at 88 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 9, M. Bakrar
- Number 1, L. Barraza
- Number 11, J. Fernández
- Number 18, C. McFarlane
- Number 7, J. Mijatović
- Number 26, A. Ojeda
- Number 8, A. Perea
- Number 5, B. Risa
- Number 12, S. Tanasijević
away team, Cincinnati
Manager: Pat Noonan
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
18, Celentano, Goalkeeper
6, Awaziem, Defender
12, Robinson, Defender
16, Hadebe, Defender
91, Yedlin, Midfielder
20, Bucha, Midfielder
5, Nwobodo, Midfielder
27, Asad, Midfielder
10, Acosta, Attacking Midfielder
23, Orellano, Striker
7, Kubo, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 18, R. Celentano
- Number 16, T. Hadebe
- Number 12, M. Robinson
- Number 6, C. Awaziem
- Number 27, Y. Asad , substituted for Sérgio Santos at 56 minutes
- Number 5, O. Nwobodo
- Number 20, P. Bucha , Yellow Card at 43 minutes, substituted for K. Kelsy at 76 minutes
- Number 91, D. Yedlin , Yellow Card at 56 minutes, substituted for A. Powell at 76 minutes
- Number 10, L. Acosta , Captain
- Number 7, Y. Kubo , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number 23, L. Orellano
Substitutes
- Number 11, C. Baird
- Number 15, B. Halsey
- Number 19, K. Kelsy
- Number 36, E. Louro
- Number 32, I. Murphy
- Number 2, A. Powell
- Number 17, Sérgio Santos
- Number 9, N. Gioacchini
- Number 22, G. Valenzuela
- Referee:
- Ismir Pekmic
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Carol Anne Chenard
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Jeffrey Greeson
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Jeffrey Swartzel
- Fourth Official:
- Marcos de Oliveira
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Joshua Patlak
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, NYCFC v CincinnatiOverall possession
Shots
New York City 14Cincinnati 11Shots on target
New York City 5Cincinnati 5Goalkeeper saves
New York City 4Cincinnati 1Fouls committed
New York City 15Cincinnati 21Corners
New York City 4Cincinnati 2In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
New York City 14Cincinnati 11Shots on target
New York City 5Cincinnati 5Shots off target
New York City 4Cincinnati 4Total offsides
New York City 5Cincinnati 3Distribution
Total passes
New York City 441Cincinnati 424Accurate passes
New York City 336Cincinnati 316Defence
Total tackles
New York City 23Cincinnati 24Won tackles
New York City 16Cincinnati 14Fouls committed
New York City 15Cincinnati 21Total yellow cards
New York City 2Cincinnati 3Total clearances
New York City 25Cincinnati 13Season so far
MLS
Key, NYCFC v Cincinnati
League position, New York City 8th, Cincinnati 2ndTotal points, New York City 38, Cincinnati 49
Form guide
All competitions
New York City lose
v Cincinnati
1
0
MLS
Cincinnati won
v New York City
1
0
MLS
New York City lose
v Montréal
2
0
MLS
Cincinnati won
v Philadelphia Union
1
2
MLS
New York City won
v Nashville SC
3
1
MLS
Cincinnati lose
v Orlando City
1
3
MLS
New York City won
v Cincinnati
3
2
MLS
Cincinnati lose
v New York City
3
2
MLS
New York City won
v New York RB
1
5
MLS
Cincinnati lose
v Los Angeles
1
2
MLS
Previous meetings
All competitions
New York City and CincinnatiNew York City Won 7Cincinnati Won 6Draw 2
Played
15
Previous scores
All competitions
MLS
Cincinnati 1 , New York City 0 on the 28th of October 2024
Cincinnati
New York City
28th of October 2024
New York City 3 , Cincinnati 2 on the 2nd of October 2024
New York City
Cincinnati
2nd of October 2024
Leagues Cup
Cincinnati 4 , New York City 2 on the 6th of August 2024
Cincinnati
New York City
6th of August 2024