Cincinnati plays New York City FC after shutout victory

Tue, Sep 6, 2022
Soccer News (AP)

FC Cincinnati (9-8-11, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (13-10-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

, ; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC -143, FC Cincinnati +328, Draw +307; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Charlotte FC 2-0, Cincinnati plays New York City FC.

NYCFC is 9-9-3 in conference play.

Cincinnati is 8-6-9 in Eastern Conference games. Cincinnati is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 141 shots on goal, averaging 5.0 per game.

The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The last meeting finished tied 4-4.

TOP PERFORMERS:

LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 3-6-1, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Cincinnati: 2-1-7, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Thiago Martins Bueno (injured), Alexander Callens (injured), Alfredo Morales (injured), Anton Tinnerholm (injured), Keaton Parks (injured).

Cincinnati: Beckham Sunderland (injured), Kenneth Vermeer (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.