FC Cincinnati vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Nippert Stadium.
- FC Cincinnati 11 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
- Minnesota United FC 11 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Peter Balciunas
- Referee C. Blanchard
- Referee Silviu Petrescu
- Referee Malik Badawi
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Oct Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L 18 Oct D.C. United SC H 1–2 L 14 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W 11 Oct Toronto FC H 0–1 L 07 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L 04 Oct Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W 19 Oct Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D 07 Oct Nashville SC A 0–0 D 04 Oct FC Cincinnati H 2–0 W 28 Sep Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D 23 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L Season Stats
FC Cincinnati Minnesota United FC #6 Position #20 15 Points 20 11 Played 11 4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 3 22 Scored 14 25 Conceded 16 -3 GD -2 1.36 PPG 1.82 36% Win % 55% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season45% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this seasonFC Cincinnati are 6th (15 pts). Minnesota United FC are 20th (20 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Nippert Stadium that hosts another battle between FC Cincinnati and Minnesota United FC.
- 5' Minnesota United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' It’s high time Jaap Stam made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Romain Metanire has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chase Gasper suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 45' Minnesota United FC is showing some good football. However, Minnesota United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Jurgen Locadia. He replaces Alvaro Barreal on 58 minute.
- 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Gutman, as he is very good at scoring at Nippert Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Osvaldo Alonso.
- 71' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 76' Aaron Schoenfeld has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kei Kamara on 76 minute.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Zico Bailey.
- 82' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a Yellow card on 82.
- 87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 90 minute. Frankie Amaya leaves to be changed by Rashawn Dally.
- Full Time. Minnesota United FC beats FC Cincinnati
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FC Cincinnati
Starting XI- 15
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Alvaro Barreal ↓ Jurgen Locadia 58'
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Frankie Amaya ↓ Rashawn Dally 90'
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Bench-
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Jurgen Locadia ↑ 58'
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Rashawn Dally ↑ 90'
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Coach Jaap StamMinnesota United FC
Starting XI- 21
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- 15
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Ethan Finlay ↓ Emanuel Reynoso 76'
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Kevin Molino ↓ Brent Kallman 90'
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Kei Kamara ↓ Aaron Schoenfeld 76'
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Bench- 30
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Brent Kallman ↑ 90'
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Emanuel Reynoso ↑ 76'
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Aaron Schoenfeld ↑ 76'
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Coach Adrian Heath -
Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
Minnesota United FC Form
2020-10-24 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2020-10-19 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2020-10-07 Nashville SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2020-10-04 Minnesota United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2020-09-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L