New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati

31 May 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Braian Cufré 64’
  • Luciano Acosta 38’
  • Álvaro Barreal 59’
  • Brandon Vázquez 70’ (pen)

Match summary

FC Cincinnati took a 3-1 win at New York City FC. FC Cincinnati led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Luciano Acosta put FC Cincinnati ahead in the 38th minute. In the second half, Álvaro Barreal made it 0-2 with a direct free kick in the 59th minute, Braian Cufré pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 64th minute, and Brandon Vázquez made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 70th minute.

The chances backed that up: FC Cincinnati created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to New York City FC's 0.92 from 12.

Key events

New York City FC FC Cincinnati
Kick-off
James SandsShot on target
18’
22’
Santiago AriasShot on target
27’
Luciano AcostaShot on target
Keaton ParksShot on target
32’
38’
Luciano AcostaRight foot shot0-1 (FC Cincinnati)
Braian Cufré
41’
43’
Yerson Mosquera
45+5’
Brandon VázquezPersistent fouling
Half-time0-1
50’
Luciano AcostaFoul
Second half underway
Maxime ChanotShot on target
52’
Gabriel PereiraShot on target
52’
Santiago RodríguezShot on target
52’
Maxime ChanotFoul
53’
James SandsFoul
56’
Tayvon GrayFoul
58’
59’
Álvaro BarrealFree Kick0-2 (FC Cincinnati)
Alfredo MoralesTayvon Gray
60’
Braian CufréHeader1-2 (New York City FC)
64’
Gabriel PereiraArgument
66’
69’
Yerson MosqueraVAR: No penalty
70’
Brandon VázquezPenalty1-3 (FC Cincinnati)
72’
Alvas PowellYerson Mosquera
72’
Marco AnguloYuya Kubo
Richard LedezmaGabriel Segal
74’
78’
Malik PintoLuciano Acosta
Tony AlfaroFoul
82’
Kevin O'TooleTony Alfaro
85’
87’
Arquímides OrdóñezDominique Badji
87’
Raymon GaddisÁlvaro Barreal
Alfredo MoralesFoul
88’
90+1’
Raymon Gaddis
Full-time1-3

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 1.24 38’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), 0-1 38’ 59’ Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), 0-2 59’ 64’ Braian Cufré (New York City FC), 1-2 64’ 70’ Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), 1-3 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 1.24 38’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), 0-1 Acosta 38’ 59’ Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), 0-2 Barreal 59’ 64’ Braian Cufré (New York City FC), 1-2 Cufré 64’ 70’ Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), 1-3 Vázquez 70’
New York City FC 0.92 xGFC Cincinnati 1.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cincinnati attacking New York City FC attacking 
70’ Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 52’ Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 52’ Maxime Chanot (New York City FC), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 71’ Braian Cufré (New York City FC), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 60’ Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ James Sands (New York City FC), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 44’ Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 64’ Braian Cufré (New York City FC), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90’ Richard Ledezma (New York City FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Alfredo Morales (New York City FC), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Keaton Parks (New York City FC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Keaton Parks (New York City FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 52’ Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 52’ Maxime Chanot (New York City FC), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 71’ Braian Cufré (New York City FC), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 60’ Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ James Sands (New York City FC), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 59’ Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 90’ Richard Ledezma (New York City FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Braian Cufré (New York City FC), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 10’ Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Alfredo Morales (New York City FC), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Keaton Parks (New York City FC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Santiago Arias (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Stephen Turnbull (New York City FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Keaton Parks (New York City FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

New York City FC 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Freese
Chanot
Alfaro 85’
Gray 60’
Turnbull
Sands
Parks
Cufré
Rodríguez
Segal 74’
Pereira
FC Cincinnati 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Celentano
Mosquera 72’
Miazga
Murphy
Barreal 87’
Arias
Kubo 72’
Moreno
Acosta 78’
Vázquez
Badji 87’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Matthew Freese
90′ 2 3 19 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Tayvon Gray Taken off
59′ 1 – – 2 – 32 1 – –
Maxime Chanot
90′ 2 3 – 5 1 87 1 – –
Tony Alfaro Taken off
85′ 1 1 – 2 1 54 2 – –
Alfredo Morales Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – 2 1 30 1 – 1
Kevin O'Toole Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – 1 1 5 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Stephen Turnbull
90′ – – 37 2 0.02 2 1 6 – 1 –
James Sands
90′ – – 80 – 0.03 – 1 5 2 1
Keaton Parks
90′ – – 57 – 0.04 2 2 5 1 2 –
Braian Cufré
90′ 1 – 22 1 0.32 1 – 4 – –
Santiago Rodríguez
90′ – – 43 2 0.13 – – 7 – 5 –
Gabriel Pereira
90′ – – 24 1 0.05 1 – 5 1 3
Forwards2 players
Gabriel Segal Taken off
74′ – – – – – 0.01 1 3 2 25 –
Richard Ledezma Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 – 0.05 0.00 – – – 8 –
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

New York City FC LLLDL
FC Cincinnati DWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: New York City FC 1-1 FC Cincinnati, 08 Sep 22 Next meeting: FC Cincinnati 3-0 New York City FC, 26 Aug 23  All New York City FC 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.