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FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC match report
Official Lineup
FC Cincinnati
Changes vs last MLS lineup vs Orlando City SC 16 Aug 2026
- Unchanged goalkeeper line for the 14th MLS game in a row.
- Evander started their 17th consecutive MLS match.
- Bucha started their 16th consecutive MLS match.
- Celentano started their 14th consecutive MLS match.
- Denkey started their 12th consecutive MLS match.
- Nwobodo started their 6th consecutive MLS match.
New York City FC
Changes vs last MLS lineup vs Philadelphia Union 16 Aug 2026
Fan predictions2 lineups
Top fan accuracy
ChiefKiumbe8/11on New York City FC
FC Cincinnati
1 predictionAvg 8.0/11Best 8/11
Only 0% called the 3-5-2 shape
Nobody saw Kenji Mboma Dem starting
100% backed Gidi, left on the bench
New York City FC
1 predictionAvg 8.0/11Best 8/11
100% called the 4-3-3 shape ✓
Nobody saw Nicolás Fernández starting
100% backed Murray, left on the bench
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL COMPETITIONS
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC record
7
FC Cincinnati wins
3
Draws
11
New York City FC wins
21 meetings on record
FC Cincinnati
- Roman Celentano started all 4 of our recorded meetings vs New York City FC
- Evander started all 4 of our recorded meetings vs New York City FC
New York City FC
- Matthew Freese started all 4 of our recorded meetings vs FC Cincinnati
- Tayvon Gray started all 4 of our recorded meetings vs FC Cincinnati
LAST MEETINGS
- 20 Aug 2026FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FCMajor League Soccer
- 23 Apr 2026New York City FC 4–4 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
- 24 Aug 2025FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FCMajor League Soccer
- 4 May 2025New York City FC 1–0 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
- 9 Nov 2024FC Cincinnati 0–0 New York City FCMajor League Soccer
- 2 Nov 2024New York City FC 3–1 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
- 28 Oct 2024FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FCMajor League Soccer
- 3 Oct 2024New York City FC 3–2 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
- 6 Aug 2024FC Cincinnati 4–2 New York City FCLeagues Cup
- 23 Mar 2024FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FCMajor League Soccer
About this match
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC lineups
Updated
Confirmed lineups for FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC in the MLS on 20 Aug 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.
FC Cincinnati confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Celentano; Robinson, Miazga, Smith; Bucha, Nwobodo, Evander, Valenzuela, Echenique; Denkey, Dem.
New York City FC confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Freese; Gray, Sands, Gustavo, O'Toole; Parks, Mercau, Perea; Ojeda, Hanri, Traoré.
- How did FC Cincinnati and New York City FC line up?
- FC Cincinnati confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Celentano; Robinson, Miazga, Smith; Bucha, Nwobodo, Evander, Valenzuela, Echenique; Denkey, Dem. New York City FC confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Freese; Gray, Sands, Gustavo, O'Toole; Parks, Mercau, Perea; Ojeda, Hanri, Traoré. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC are shown above.
- What was the score in FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC?
- FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC finished 2–1 on 20 Aug 2026.