FC Cincinnati vs St. Louis City

18 May 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Luciano Acosta 26’ (pen)
  • Yuya Kubo 49’
  • Sergio Santos 80’
  • Matt Miazga 54’ (og)

Match summary

FC Cincinnati won 3-1 at home to St. Louis City. FC Cincinnati led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Luciano Acosta put FC Cincinnati ahead from the penalty spot in the 26th minute. In the second half, Yuya Kubo made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, Miazga's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 54th minute, and Sergio Santos made it 3-1 in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: FC Cincinnati created 2.96 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to St. Louis City's 0.60 from 10.

Key events

FC Cincinnati St. Louis City
Kick-off
Bret HalseyShot on target
7’
Luciano AcostaPenalty1-0 (FC Cincinnati)
26’
35’
Hosei KijimaPersistent fouling
Ian MurphyFoul
36’
44’
Samuel AdeniranFoul
Half-time1-0
46’
Tim ParkerNikolas Dyhr
46’
Tomáš OstrákHosei Kijima
Second half underway
Yuya KuboRight foot shot2-0 (FC Cincinnati)
49’
52’
Tomáš OstrákFoul
52’
Aziel JacksonShot on target
54’
Matt MiazgaOwn goal2-1 (St. Louis City)
Kevin KelsyGerardo Valenzuela
59’
60’
Indiana VassilevCelio Pompeu
60’
Christopher DurkinNjabulo Blom
Kevin KelsyShot on target
62’
Luca OrellanoShot on target
62’
Yamil AsadBret Halsey
67’
Sergio SantosYuya Kubo
67’
Kevin KelsyShot on target
72’
74’
Eduard LöwenSamuel Adeniran
Luca OrellanoShot on target
77’
Sergio SantosLeft foot shot3-1 (FC Cincinnati)
80’
Malik PintoLuciano Acosta
86’
Kipp KellerIan Murphy
86’
89’
Tomáš OstrákShot on target
90+2’
João KlaussShot on target
Full-time3-1

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.96 0.60 26’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), 1-0 26’ 49’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), 2-0 49’ 54’ Matt Miazga (St. Louis City) own goal, 2-1 54’ 80’ Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati), 3-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.96 0.60 26’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), 1-0 Acosta 26’ 49’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), 2-0 Kubo 49’ 54’ Matt Miazga (St. Louis City) own goal, 2-1 Miazga 54’ 80’ Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati), 3-1 Santos 80’
FC Cincinnati 2.96 xGSt. Louis City 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Louis City attacking FC Cincinnati attacking 
80’ Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 26’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 77’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 49’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 52’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 17’ Unknown (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 62’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 13’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 72’ Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Bret Halsey (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati), own goal 80’ Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 26’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 77’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 49’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 52’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 62’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 17’ Unknown (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 72’ Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Bret Halsey (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Kevin Kelsy (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati), own goal
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Lineups

FC Cincinnati 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Celentano
Hagglund
Miazga
Murphy 86’
Orellano
Halsey 67’
Nwobodo
Bucha
Valenzuela 59’
Acosta 86’
Kubo 67’
St. Louis City 4-4-2 Starting XI
Bürki
Dyhr 46’
Hiebert
Nilsson
Watts
Pompeu 60’
Blom 60’
Jackson
Kijima 46’
Adeniran 74’
Klauss

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Roman Celentano
90′ 3 1 26 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Nick Hagglund
90′ 2 1 2 8 4 51 – – – –
Matt Miazga
90′ 1 1 1 2 1 54 – – – –
Ian Murphy Taken off
86′ 2 1 – 3 1 46 1 – –
Kipp Keller Came on as a substitute
10′ 1 – – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Bret Halsey Taken off
67′ – – 22 1 0.07 – 1 3 3 2 –
Obinna Nwobodo
90′ – – 47 – 0.02 6 1 8 1 2 –
Pavel Bucha
90′ – – 59 – 0.06 4 1 5 – – –
Luca Orellano
90′ – – 39 2 0.07 3 – 8 – 1 –
Gerardo Valenzuela Taken off
59′ – – 13 – 0.11 – – 3 1 2 –
Yamil Asad Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 26 1 0.06 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards5 players
Luciano Acosta Taken off
86′ 1 2 1 1 0.79 0.96 6 9 3 55 –
Yuya Kubo Taken off
67′ 1 – 3 1 0.39 0.07 1 2 1 18 –
Kevin Kelsy Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 2 2 0.08 0.01 1 5 – 9 –
Sergio Santos Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – 1 1 0.92 0.03 1 2 1 9 –
Malik Pinto Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 2 –
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

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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.