Atlanta United vs FC Cincinnati

25 May 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Guido Gonzales Jr

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

Derrick Williams 15’
Ajani Fortune 20’
Bartosz Slisz 66’
Jamal Thiaré 90+4’

Miles Robinson 48’
Gerardo Valenzuela 70’

Match summary

Atlanta United beat FC Cincinnati 4-2. Atlanta United led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Derrick Williams put Atlanta United ahead with a header in the 15th minute and Ajani Fortune made it 2-0 in the 20th minute. In the second half, Miles Robinson pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 48th minute, Bartosz Slisz made it 3-1 from a corner in the 66th minute, Gerardo Valenzuela made it 3-2 in the 70th minute, and Jamal Thiaré made it 4-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Atlanta United created 2.67 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to FC Cincinnati's 1.60 from 29.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%

12 Shots 29

7 Shots on target 10

2 Corners 11

356 Passes 588

82.3% Pass accuracy 90.3%

20 Tackles 10

8 Fouls 11

0 Yellow cards 3

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Atlanta United FC Cincinnati

Kick-off

4’

Gerardo ValenzuelaShot on target

14’

Teenage HadebeNick Hagglund

Derrick WilliamsHeader

1-0

15’

Miles Robinson

Ajani FortuneLeft foot shot

2-0

20’

30’

Gerardo ValenzuelaShot on target

31’

Gerardo ValenzuelaShot on target

38’

Obinna Nwobodo

Half-time2-0

48’

Miles RobinsonHeader

2-1

48’

EvanderShot on target

Saba LobzhanidzeShot on target

52’

Second half underway

53’

Kévin DenkeyShot on target

Miguel AlmirónShot on target

54’

55’

Luca OrellanoShot on target

57’

EvanderShot on target

Ronald HernándezPedro Amador

60’

Bartosz SliszRight foot shot

3-1

66’

70’

Gerardo ValenzuelaRight foot shot

3-2

71’

Kei KamaraObinna Nwobodo

Jamal ThiaréEmmanuel Latte Lath

80’

Mateusz KlichMiguel Almirón

81’

Aleksey MiranchukShot on target

82’

83’

DeAndre YedlinMatt Miazga

83’

Sergio SantosLukas Engel

89’

EvanderShot on target

90’

DeAndre Yedlin

William ReillySaba Lobzhanidze

90+1’

Noah CobbAjani Fortune

90+1’

Jamal ThiaréRight foot shot

4-2

90+4’

Full-time4-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Atlanta United 2.67 xGFC Cincinnati 1.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

FC Cincinnati attacking Atlanta United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Atlanta United 3-5-2 Starting XI

FC Cincinnati 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Brad Guzan	90′	8	2	38	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Matthew Edwards	90′	3	–	–	5	2	38	–	–	–	–
Derrick Williams	90′	1	2	–	4	2	37	1	1	–	–
Luis Abram	90′	3	–	–	5	2	41	1	–	–	–
Pedro Amador Taken off	60′	1	–	–	1	–	22	–	–	–	–
Ronald Hernández Came on as a substitute	30′	3	1	–	3	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Saba Lobzhanidze Taken off	89′	–	1	16	2	0.59	2	–	2	–	–	–
Aleksey Miranchuk	90′	–	2	28	5	0.34	–	1	2	1	1	–
Bartosz Slisz	90′	1	–	46	–	0.02	1	2	3	1	–	–
Ajani Fortune Taken off	89′	1	–	34	2	0.01	3	1	5	1	–	–
Miguel Almirón Taken off	81′	–	–	31	2	0.04	2	–	7	1	4	–
Mateusz Klich Came on as a substitute	9′	–	1	4	2	0.16	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Emmanuel Latte Lath Taken off	80′	–	–	3	–	0.98	0.00	1	7	2	8	–
Jamal Thiaré Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	1	1	0.45	0.01	–	3	2	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Celentano	90′	3	4	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Nick Hagglund Taken off	14′	–	1	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–
Matt Miazga Taken off	83′	–	1	–	3	2	88	1	–	–	–
Miles Robinson	90′	1	–	–	5	3	84	2	1	–	–
Lukas Engel Taken off	83′	1	1	–	3	2	55	–	–	1	–
Teenage Hadebe Came on as a substitute	76′	–	–	–	2	2	59	2	–	–	–
DeAndre Yedlin Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	1	1	11	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Luca Orellano	90′	–	–	44	4	0.22	3	–	6	–	1	–
Pavel Bucha	90′	–	–	66	1	0.06	3	–	3	1	–	–
Obinna Nwobodo Taken off	71′	–	–	39	1	0.02	2	–	5	2	2	–
Gerardo Valenzuela	90′	1	–	38	3	0.14	–	–	4	1	2	–
Evander	90′	–	1	46	8	0.22	–	–	5	1	1	–
Kei Kamara Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Kévin Denkey	90′	–	–	2	1	0.19	0.03	2	5	1	14	–
Sergio Santos Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Atlanta United L D L D L

FC Cincinnati W L W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: FC Cincinnati 2-2 Atlanta United, 22 Mar 25 Next meeting: FC Cincinnati 2-0 Atlanta United, 21 Feb 26 All Atlanta United vs FC Cincinnati meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.