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Cincinnati v New York City : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

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We’ve Major League Soccer action to look forward to on Sunday morning, as Pat Noonan and his Cincinnati side host Pascal Gastien’s New York City at the TQL Stadium. We've got the best odds for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for both teams. All can be selected using the tabs below.

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Cincinnati's next match is v Philadelphia at 00:30 on Sunday 31st August
New York City's next match is v DC United at 00:30 on Sunday 31st August
The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Cincinnati and NY City was on Sunday 24th August 2025
American Major League Soccer
August 24th 2025
Cincinnati 0
1 NY City
 
55' A. Martínez Batista
 
CIN
NYC
Shots On
5
4
Shots Off
4
3
Corners
4
4
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
8
11
Yellow/red cards
3/0
 
CincinnatiNY City
 
R. Celentano
A. Powell (K. Kamara 70')
N. Hagglund
B. Smith (K. Mboma Dem 46')
M. Miazga
E. da Silva Ferreira
P. Bucha
B. Anunga (G. Valenzuela 71')
A. Denkey
L. Engel
E. Echenique Peña
T. Gray
N. Fernández Mercau
F. Matthew
T. Martins Bueno
(J. Shore 43') A. Perea Castañeda
K. O'Toole
(J. Fernández 81') M. Moralez
A. O'Neill
football iconA. Martínez Batista
(A. Ojeda 61') H. Wolf
J. Haak

Best Tip: Both teams to score
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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
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Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cincinnati are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.90.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cincinnati
45%
5/423/20
Draw
24%
3/15/2
NY City
32%
9/59/5
Draw 1-1
11%
7/16/1
Cincinnati 2-1
9%
8/115/2
Cincinnati 1-0
8%
9/117/2
NY City 2-1
7%
9/19/1
Cincinnati 2-0
7%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/110/1
NY City 1-0
6%
11/110/1
Cincinnati 3-1
5%
16/112/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/111/1
NY City 2-0
4%
16/114/1
Cincinnati 3-0
4%
20/116/1
Cincinnati 3-2
4%
20/116/1
NY City 3-1
3%
20/116/1
NY City 3-2
3%
22/120/1
Cincinnati 4-1
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/133/5
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
5/46/5
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/54/5
Away 1st Goal
47%
1/111/10
No 1st Goal
3%
14/111/1
BTTS - Yes
62%
4/711/20
BTTS - No
38%
5/413/10
BTTS - Home Win
25%
3/127/10
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/410/3
BTTS - Away Win
18%
15/419/5
Home/draw
68%
2/52/5
Away/draw
55%
8/1313/20
Home/away
77%
2/92/7
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/111/5
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/216/5
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
6/429/20
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
1/210/21
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
7/210/3
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
2/111/5
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
9/17/1
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/161/14
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/33
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/111/1
Home DNB
61%
4/68/13
Away DNB
48%
11/1023/20
Cincinnati win to nil
20%
10/3-
NY City win to nil
14%
9/2-
Cincinnati / Cincinnati
24%
13/512/5
Cincinnati / NY City
3%
25/122/1
Cincinnati / Draw
6%
12/112/1
Draw / Cincinnati
15%
5/19/2
Draw / NY City
11%
6/16/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/119/4
NY City / Cincinnati
4%
20/118/1
NY City / NY City
17%
7/218/5
NY City / Draw
6%
12/112/1
Win / draw / win form
Cincinnati 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
NY City 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Cincinnati have not lost to NY City in 5 consecutive home league meetings
4
Cincinnati have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive home league meetings with NY City
League games at Cincinnati since 2019
Cincinnati
NY City
Goals: Scored
11
10
Games: Scored
6 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
1 / 7
CIN
3
D
2
NYC
2
League games at NY City since 2019
NY City
Cincinnati
Goals: Scored
25
10
Games: Scored
9 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
0 / 9
CIN
1
D
1
NYC
7
Goal Statistics

Cincinnati's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday morning, not least because New York City have conceded in each of their last 7 Major League Soccer games. A PG of 1.7 for Pat Noonan's side suggests that run should continue.

Cincinnati 2nd NY City 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Cincinnati will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 75% probability that NY City will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Cincinnati have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
-7
NY City’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
Cincinnati
PG (predicted goals)
NY City
1.7
1.4
Attack rating
22%
better
CIN
NYC
view stats
Games scored22
16
Failed to score3
8
Scored first17
10
Goals scored39
34
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
8%
better
CIN
NYC
view stats
Games conceded16
17
Clean sheets9
7
Conceded first7
12
Goals conceded31
29
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%

Cincinnati v NY City Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Cincinnati Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
281685
R CelentanoEvanderEvanderG Melgarejo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Celentano GLK28
2
-
A Powell DEF20
2
-
N Hagglund DEF12
-
L Engel DEF284
4
-
M Miazga DEF191
3
-
B Smith  DEF17
-
P Bucha MID2733
2
-
T Anunga MID241
2
1
Evander MID26168
4
-
E Peña FWD3
-
K Denkey FWD24131
4
-
Subs
E Louro GLK
-
G Melgarejo DEF15
4
1
T Hadebe DEF17
3
-
S. Chirila MID2
-
G Valenzuela MID215
1
-
S Jimenez MID2
-
Y Kubo FWD111
1
-
K. Mboma Dem FWD4
-
K Kamara FWD16
2
-
NY City Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261475
J HaakA MartínezM MoralezT Gray
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Freese GLK23
2
-
T Gray DEF18
5
-
T Martins DEF23
1
-
J Haak DEF263
4
-
K O'Toole DEF181
3
1
M Moralez MID2627
5
-
A O'Neill MID13
3
-
A Perea MID1721
4
-
H Wolf FWD2595
2
-
A Martínez FWD23141
2
-
N Mercau FWD31
1
-
Subs
T Keubler GLK3
-
S Tanasijević DEF11
3
-
M Ilenič DEF1622
1
-
A. Baiera DEF
-
M. Carrizo Ballesteros MID3
-
J. Shore MID241
1
-
J Fernández FWD2524
3
-
A Ojeda FWD262
1
-
S. Garfield-Reid FWD6
-