CINCINNATI. Cincinnati topped Colorado Rapids to win 2-1. It was Cincinnati to strike first with a goal of L. Acosta at the 42′. Then Corey Baird scored again for Cincinnati in the 64′ minute. Eventually, M. Bombito reduced the distance for Colorado Rapids (72′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Cincinnati made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Nippert Stadium stadium in Cincinnati. In front of 25,513 spectators.​ The referee was Sergii Boiko with the assistance of Walter Heatherly and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Matthew Thompson. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.71 degrees Celsius or 74.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Cincinnati was in firm control of the ball 59% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cincinnati was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cincinnati won the match​.

Cincinnati shot 25 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colorado Rapids shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Cincinnati received 2 yellow cards (Pavel Bucha and M. Miazga). On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids received 1 yellow card (M. Bombito).

Standings

After this match, Cincinnati has 18 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Colorado Rapids will stays with 15 points like Los Angeles FC and Austin to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Cincinnati will host New York RB on the 10th of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of New York RB (4 draws).

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: Alec Kann (6.8), Miles Robinson (7.0), M. Miazga (7.3), Ian Murphy (7.7), DeAndre Yedlin (6.8), Obinna Nwobodo (6.7), Pavel Bucha (7.3), Luca Orellano (8.4), L. Acosta (8.9), Corey Baird (8.1) and Yuya Kubo (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alvas Powell, Aaron Boupendza, Kipp Keller (6.8), Bret Halsey (7.3), Gerardo Valenzuela, Malik Pinto (6.7), Yamil Asad (7.1), L. Aghedo and Evan Louro.

Cincinnati could not rely on the presence of Bret Halsey (injured).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 5 changes: DeAndre Yedlin for Bret Halsey (17′), L. Acosta for Aaron Boupendza (90′), Yuya Kubo for Yamil Asad (87′), Luca Orellano for Malik Pinto (88′) and Ian Murphy for Kipp Keller (88′).

Player of the match: L. Acosta​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was L. Acosta.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 48 passes (74% accurate) and 9 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Colorado Rapids – Formation

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

Chris Armas played with: Zack Steffen (7.9), Keegan Rosenberry (7.1), M. Bombito (7.1), Andreas Maxsø (7.0), Sam Vines (7.0), Oliver Larraz (6.7), Cole Bassett (7.7), Calvin Harris (6.4), Djordje Mihailovic (7.7), Kévin Cabral (6.8) and Rafael Navarro (7.0).

They had on the bench: Lamine Diack, Omir Fernandez (7.0), S. Anderson, W. Frederick, K. Stewart-Baynes (6.4), M. Edwards, E. Bandré, D. Yapi (6.7) and J. Travis.

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 3 changes: Calvin Harris for K. Stewart-Baynes (66′), Kévin Cabral for Omir Fernandez (66′) and Oliver Larraz for D. Yapi (66′).

Player of the match: Zack Steffen​

The most impressive player for Colorado Rapids was the goalkeeper: Zack Steffen. His rating is 7.85. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Austin – LA Galaxy – 2-0
• Cincinnati – Colorado Rapids – 2-1
• Columbus Crew – CF Montréal – 0-0
• DC United – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
• New England – Inter Miami – 1-4
• New York RB – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
• New York City – Charlotte – 2-1
• Orlando City – Toronto – 1-2
• Philadelphia Union – Real Salt Lake – 1-2