Match Recap
FC Cincinnati beat New York City FC 2–1 in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 20) on 20 August 2026. FC Cincinnati saw more of the ball with 57% possession, and FC Cincinnati had 13 shots (5 on target) to New York City FC's 11 (5 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 1.04 for FC Cincinnati and 1.41 for New York City FC. The goals came from K. Mboma 11', Luighi 21', Evander 90+1'. FC Cincinnati move up to 36 points in Major League Soccer, having won 1 of their last 5. Relive the FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Major League Soccer highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.
Match Statistics
FC Cincinnati
VS
New York City FC
57%
Ball Possession
43%
1.04
Expected goals (xG)
1.41
13
Total Shots
11
5
Shots on target
5
7
Shots off target
2
1
Blocked Shots
4
8
Shots inside box
7
5
Shots outside box
4
2
Corner Kicks
4
1
Offsides
0
7
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
3
—
Red Cards
—
4
Goalkeeper Saves
4
473
Total passes
342
414
Accurate passes
283
88%
Pass accuracy
83%
-0.38
Goals prevented
-0.38
Lineups
FC Cincinnati
Pat Noonan
3-5-2
New York City FC
Pascal Jansen
4-3-3
18Celentano
Substitutes — FC Cincinnati
13Evan Louro
4Nick Hagglund
15Teenage Hadebe
2Alvas Powell
11Samuel Gidi
29Bryan Ramirez
27Tah Anunga
16Tom Barlow
99Ayoub Jabbari
Substitutes — New York City FC
30Tomás Romero
23Max Murray
2Nico Cavallo
35Mitja Ilenič
32Jonathan Shore
15Kevin Pierre
99Seymour Garfield-Reid
88Malachi Jones
11Talles Magno
