CINCINNATI. Cincinnati and Toronto didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati. In front of 25,513 spectators.​ The referee was Jonathan Weiner. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.56 degrees Celsius or 47.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Cincinnati was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Toronto that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Toronto had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Toronto to win the encounter​.

Cincinnati shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Toronto shot 8 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 1 yellow card (Yuya Kubo). Talking about the opposition, Toronto received 4 yellow cards (Sean Johnson , Shane O’Neill, Raoul Petretta and Jonathan Osorio).

Standings

After playing this match, Cincinnati has 1 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Toronto has 1 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host New York RB on the 10th of November with a 5-5 head to head.

Cincinnati – Formation

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

The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Roman Celentano (7.3), Kipp Keller (8.2), Miles Robinson (7.9), Ian Murphy (7.0), Yuya Kubo (7.3), Obinna Nwobodo (7.3), Pavel Bucha (6.7), Luca Orellano (7.5), Luciano Acosta (7.5), Sergio Santos (6.4) and Corey Baird (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Alvas Powell (6.7), Aaron Boupendza (6.8), Bret Halsey, Gerardo Valenzuela (6.3), Malik Pinto, Arquimides Ordonez, Isaiah Foster, London Aghedo and Evan Louro.

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: Sergio Santos for Aaron Boupendza (58′), Yuya Kubo for Bret Halsey (90′), Luca Orellano for Alvas Powell (78′), Corey Baird for Gerardo Valenzuela (78′) and Pavel Bucha for Malik Pinto (90′).

Player of the match: Kipp Keller​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was Kipp Keller.

His rating is 8.2 with 55 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9.

Toronto – Formation

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

John Herdman played with: Sean Johnson  (7.9), Shane O’Neill (6.4), Kevin Long (7.7), Raoul Petretta (7.1), Federico Bernardeschi (7.3), Deybi Flores (7.8), Alonso Coello (7.5), Richie Laryea (7.0), Jonathan Osorio (7.5), Lorenzo Insigne (7.3) and Prince Osei Owusu (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Aimé Mabika, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (6.7), Ayo Akinola (6.3), Latif Blessing, Cassius Mailula, Sigurd Rosted (6.4), Kobe Franklin (6.4), Kosi Thompson (6.8) and Luka Gavran.

Toronto could not rely on the presence of Kobe Franklin (injured).

Substitutions

Toronto made 5 changes: Prince Osei Owusu for Ayo Akinola (62′), Lorenzo Insigne for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (62′), Richie Laryea for Kobe Franklin (70′), Alonso Coello for Kosi Thompson (71′) and Shane O’Neill for Sigurd Rosted (81′).

Player of the match: Sean Johnson ​

The player that probably impressed the most for Toronto was the goalkeeper: Sean Johnson . His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Charlotte – New York City – 1-0
• DC United – New England – 3-1
• Orlando City – CF Montréal – 0-0
• Philadelphia Union – Chicago Fire – 2-2
• Austin – Minnesota United – 1-2
• Dallas – SJ Earthquakes – 2-1
• Houston Dynamo – Sporting KC – 1-1
• St. Louis City – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
• Portland Timbers – Colorado Rapids – 4-1
• Cincinnati – Toronto – 0-0
• Nashville SC – New York RB – 0-0