ORLANDO. Orlando City and Cincinnati didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Cincinnati was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Sunday and it started at 2:30 am local time. In front of 18,062 spectators.​ The referee was Ismail Elfath with the collaboration of Cory Richardson and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Elvis Osmanovic. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 76.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Orlando City

0 - 0

Cincinnati

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 7 Total 11
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 95 Attack 118
  • 44 Dangerous attack 52
  • 87 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 17
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cincinnati had a superior ball possession 56% while Orlando City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cincinnati was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Cincinnati to win the encounter​.

Orlando City shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Cincinnati shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Orlando City received 1 yellow card (W. Cartagena). On the opposite side, Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (Sergio Santos).

Match Timeline

W. Cartagena- Yellow
27'
C. Araújo- sub ->Mauricio Pereyra
46'
Robin Jansson - sub ->Rodrigo Schlegel
46'
Martín Ojeda- sub ->Facundo Torres
60'
Iván Angulo- sub ->Ercan Kara
65'
68'
Yuya Kubo- sub ->Júnior Moreno
68'
Alvas Powell- sub ->Raymon Gaddis
69'
Sergio Santos- sub ->Brenner
71'
86'
90'
Sergio Santos- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, Orlando City has 4 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati has 4 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will play away against Toronto on the 20th of October with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 20th of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlanta United (4 draws).

Orlando City and Cincinnati will play the return match on the at the

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
7.3
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
6.8
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
6.5
46'
D
A. Salim 28.Somalia
7.1
M
M. Halliday 26.United States
7.1
71'
M
Mauricio Pereyra 10.Uruguay
6.4
46'
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
6.9
27'
M
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 23.Iceland
7.0
F
Facundo Torres 17.Uruguay
6.9
60'
F
E. Kara 9.Austria
6.4
65'
F
Gastón González 22.Argentina
6.6
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
Rafael Santos 3.Brazil
D
Robin Jansson 6.Sweden
6.6
46'
M
Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina
6.5
60'
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
7.1
46'
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
6.1
65'
M
L. Petrasso 20.Canada
6.4
71'
F
D. McGuire 13.United States

Orlando City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: Pedro Gallese (7.3), Abdi Salim (7.1), Rodrigo Schlegel (6.5), Kyle Smith (6.8), Michael Halliday (7.1), Mauricio Pereyra (6.4), Wilder Cartagena (6.9), Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (7.0), Facundo Torres (6.9), Gastón González (6.6) and Ercan Kara (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Duncan McGuire, Martín Ojeda (6.5), Felipe Martins, César Araújo (6.7), Rafael Santos, Robin Jansson (6.6), Iván Angulo (6.1), Mason Stajduhar and Luca Petrasso (6.4).

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: Mauricio Pereyra for Maximiliano Araújo Vilches (46′), Rodrigo Schlegel for Robin Jansson (46′), Facundo Torres for Martin Ojeda (60′), Ercan Kara for Iván Angulo (65′) and Michael Halliday for Luca Petrasso (71′).

Best player: Pedro Gallese​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Orlando City was the goalkeeper: Pedro Gallese. His rating is 7.31. He performed 4 saves.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati
G
Roman Celentano 18.United States
6.8
D
Raymon Gaddis 28.United States
6.8
68'
D
M. Miazga 21.United States
7.1
D
Nick Hagglund 4.United States
7.3
D
Yerson Mosquera 15.Colombia
7.3
D
Á. Barreal 31.Argentina
6.7
M
J. Moreno 93.Venezuela
6.5
68'
M
L. Acosta 10.Argentina
7.1
90'
M
Obinna Nwobodo 5.Nigeria
7.4
F
Brandon Vazquez 19.United States
6.7
86'
F
Brenner 9.Brazil
7.1
69'
Substitutes
G
Alec Kann 1.United States
D
Ian Murphy 32.United States
D
Alvas Powell 2.Jamaica
6.5
68'
M
Malik Pinto 26.United States
M
Marco Angulo 8.Ecuador
90'
F
A. Ordóñez 29.Guatemala
F
Yuya Kubo 7.Japan
7.0
68'
F
Sergio Santos 17.Brazil
6.9
69' 90'
F
D. Badji 14.Senegal
6.4
86'

Cincinnati started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Pat Noonan played with: Roman Celentano (6.8), Raymon Gaddis (6.8), Nick Hagglund (7.3), Matthew Miazga (7.1), Yerson Mosquera (7.3), Álvaro Barreal (6.7), Obinna Nwobodo (7.4), Luciano Acosta (7.1), Júnior Moreno (6.7), Brandon Vazquez (6.6) and Brenner (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ian Murphy, Alec Kann, Arquimides Ordonez, Malik Pinto, Yuya Kubo (6.8), Marco Angulo, Sergio Santos (6.9), Alvas Powell (6.5) and Dominique Badji.

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: Júnior Moreno for Yuya Kubo (68′), Raymon Gaddis for Alvas Powell (68′), Brenner for Sergi Santos (69′), Brandon Vazquez for Dominique Badji (86′) and Luciano Acosta for Marco Angulo Solórzano (90′).

Best player: Obinna Nwobodo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cincinnati was Obinna Nwobodo.

His rating is (7.4) with 65 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​