FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at TQL Stadium.
- FC Cincinnati 11 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 10 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
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 26 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W 20 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W 12 Apr D.C. United SC A 1–0 W 05 Apr New England Revolution H 1–0 W 30 Mar Nashville SC A 2–1 W 22 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L 20 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 5–3 W 13 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–4 L 06 Apr St. Louis City H 2–0 W 30 Mar FC Dallas A 1–2 L 23 Mar Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L Season Stats
FC Cincinnati Sporting Kansas City #6 Position #30 15 Points 5 11 Played 10 4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 7 22 Scored 8 25 Conceded 26 -3 GD -18 1.36 PPG 0.50 36% Win % 10% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this seasonFC Cincinnati are 6th (15 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (5 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Cincinnati kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Zorhan Bassong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 17' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Brian Anunga gets a card.
- 22' FC Cincinnati 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.
- 27' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. DeAndre Yedlin made 326 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
- 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 43' FC Cincinnati is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kevin Denkey on 43.
- 48' It’s high time Kerry Zavagnin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' 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.
- 63' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Matt Miazga by Sergio Santos on 63 minute.
- 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dejan Joveljic on 66.
- 66' The whistle greets Nemanja Radoja as he departs to be replaced by Zorhan Bassong.
- 71' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 73' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Daniel Salloi by Erik Thommy on 73 minute.
- 78' Kevin Denkey with the second goal in the match!
- 79' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Kevin Denkey gets a card.
- 84' 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.
- 85' Alvas Powell is replacing Luca Orellano for the FC Cincinnati side.
- 86' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Lukas Engel by Brad Smith on 86 minute.
- 89' GOAL! Zorhan Bassong scores on 89. Assisted by Erik Thommy
- 90' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Kevin Denkey departs to be replaced by Corey Baird.
- With this win, FC Cincinnati is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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FC Cincinnati
Starting XI- 10
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Matt Miazga ↓ Sergio Santos 63'
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Kevin Denkey ↓ Corey Baird 90'
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Luca Orellano ↓ Alvas Powell 85'
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Brian Anunga ↓ Obinna Nwobodo 63'
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Lukas Engel ↓ Brad Smith 86'
Bench-
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Corey Baird ↑ 90'
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Alvas Powell ↑ 85'
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Brad Smith ↑ 86'
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Obinna Nwobodo ↑ 63'
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Sergio Santos ↑ 63'
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Coach Pat NoonanSporting Kansas City
Starting XI- 21
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Nemanja Radoja ↓ Zorhan Bassong 66'
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Daniel Salloi ↓ Erik Thommy 73'
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Khiry Shelton ↓ Andrew Brody 86'
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Bench-
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Erik Thommy ↑ 73'
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Andrew Brody ↑ 86'
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Zorhan Bassong ↑ 66'
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Stephen Afrira ↑ 86'
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Coach Kerry Zavagnin -
Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2025-04-26 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-04-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–5 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-04-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 Portland Timbers L 2025-04-06 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 St. Louis City W 2025-03-30 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-03-23 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC L