FC Cincinnati vs FC Dallas

28 May 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Marcos de Oliveira

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 2–0

  • Pavel Bucha 30’
  • Kévin Denkey 42’ (pen)
  • Gerardo Valenzuela 86’
  • Petar Musa 50’
  • Anderson Julio 68’
  • Sebastien Ibeagha 90+2’

Match summary

FC Cincinnati and FC Dallas drew 3-3. FC Cincinnati led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Pavel Bucha put FC Cincinnati ahead in the 30th minute and Kévin Denkey made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Petar Musa pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 50th minute, Anderson Julio equalised in the 68th minute, Gerardo Valenzuela put FC Cincinnati back in front in the 86th minute, and Sebastien Ibeagha equalised with a header in stoppage time.

FC Cincinnati had the better of the chances, with 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to FC Dallas's 1.33 from 10.

Match stats

63% Possession 37%
20 Shots 10
6 Shots on target 5
6 Corners 4
593 Passes 350
89.4% Pass accuracy 77.7%
20 Tackles 12
7 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 0

Key events

FC Cincinnati FC Dallas
Kick-off
2’
7’
Marco Farfan
Pavel BuchaShot on target
7’
Pavel BuchaRight foot shot1-0 (FC Cincinnati)
30’
Kévin DenkeyPenalty2-0 (FC Cincinnati)
42’
44’
Half-time2-0
46’
PedrinhoBernard Kamungo
47’
Petar MusaShot on target
50’
Petar MusaRight foot shot2-1 (FC Dallas)
Second half underway
62’
Kei KamaraSergio Santos
64’
68’
Anderson JulioRight foot shot2-2 (FC Dallas)
Kei KamaraShot on target
70’
Lukas EngelLuca Orellano
74’
Kévin DenkeyShot on target
75’
78’
80’
Sebastien IbeaghaShot on target
Corey BairdDeAndre Yedlin
83’
Gerardo ValenzuelaRight foot shot3-2 (FC Cincinnati)
86’
90+2’
Sebastien IbeaghaHeader3-3 (FC Dallas)
Corey Baird
90+4’
Full-time3-3

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 1.33 30’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), 1-0 30’ 42’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), 2-0 42’ 50’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), 2-1 50’ 68’ Anderson Julio (FC Dallas), 2-2 68’ 86’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), 3-2 86’ 90+2’ Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas), 3-3 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 1.33 30’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), 1-0 Bucha 30’ 42’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), 2-0 Denkey 42’ 50’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), 2-1 Musa 50’ 68’ Anderson Julio (FC Dallas), 2-2 Julio 68’ 86’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), 3-2 Valenzuela 86’ 90+2’ Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas), 3-3 Ibeagha 90+2’
FC Cincinnati 2.54 xGFC Dallas 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Dallas attacking FC Cincinnati attacking 
42’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 68’ Anderson Julio (FC Dallas), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 47’ Pedrinho (FC Dallas), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 10’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 30’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 47’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 86’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 55’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 64’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 75’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 33’ Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 32’ Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 33’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 80’ Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 72’ Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Marco Farfan (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Patrickson Delgado (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 68’ Anderson Julio (FC Dallas), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 47’ Pedrinho (FC Dallas), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 10’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 30’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 47’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 86’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 55’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 64’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 75’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 33’ Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 32’ Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 33’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 80’ Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 12’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Petar Musa (FC Dallas), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Marco Farfan (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Patrickson Delgado (FC Dallas), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

FC Cincinnati 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Celentano
Robinson
Flores
Powell 74’
Orellano 74’
Bucha 73’
Nwobodo
Yedlin 83’
Evander
Santos 64’
Denkey
FC Dallas 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Paes
Farfan
Ibeagha
Urhoghide 36’
Moore
Ramiro
Kaick 65’
Kamungo 46’
Acosta
Julio 83’
Musa

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 3 26 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Alvas Powell Taken off
74′ 1 3 – 5 1 69 1 – – –
90′ – – – 4 3 112 – – – –
Gilberto Flores
90′ 6 1 – 13 3 69 – – – –
Lukas Engel Came on as a substitute
16′ – 1 – – – 13 – – – –
Teenage Hadebe Came on as a substitute
16′ 1 – – 1 – 15 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
DeAndre Yedlin Taken off
83′ – 1 39 5 0.23 1 – 5 – 2 –
Pavel Bucha Taken off
73′ 1 – 41 1 0.14 2 – 6 2 2 –
90′ – – 65 1 0.09 4 1 5 2 – –
Luca Orellano Taken off
74′ – – 32 3 0.32 – – 4 – 2 –
Evander
90′ – – 65 2 0.55 – – – – – –
Gerardo Valenzuela Came on as a substitute
17′ 1 – 9 – 0.00 1 – 1 – – –
Corey Baird Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 3 – 0.02 – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Sergio Santos Taken off
64′ – – 1 – 0.12 0.01 – 6 1 12 –
90′ 1 – 4 2 1.12 0.09 1 3 2 17 –
Kei Kamara Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 2 1 0.09 0.01 – 4 – 6 –
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.

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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.