FC Cincinnati showed a lot of grit in their midweek 4-4 come from behind draw against New York City FC, but they will need to improve in several areas as they play host to New York Red Bulls on Saturday.
Previous Matchup
FCC fell to RBNY 4-2 on April 4th in Sports Illustrated Stadium. The match got off to a hot start with Julian Hall and Pavel Bucha trading goals in the 12th and 17th minutes respectively. But RBNY’s head coach Michael Bradley made the necessary adjustments at the half resulting in a 48th minute goal by Emil Forsberg. An unfortunate deflection off a cross in the FCC box by Kyle Smith in the 65th minute resulted in an own goal. Smith brought one back for FCC in the 72nd minute but a 90th(+3) minute goal by Mohammed Sofo but the nail in the coffin.
For a full report on the match, CLICK HERE
RBNY Since Last Meeting
4/11 | at Inter Miami | 2-2 Draw | MLS Regular Season
4/15 | vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3-1 Win | US Open Cup
4/18 | at CF Montreal | 4-1 Loss | MLS Regular Season
4/22 | vs DC United | 4-4 Draw | MLS Regular Season
Record: MLS 0-1-2, Other 1-0-0
Goal Differential: -3 (-1 in all comps)
Top Goal Scorer: Jorge Ruvalcaba, 3
RBNY in 2026
MLS Regular Season
Points: 12
Record: 3-3-3
GD: -7, GF: 16, GA: 23
Top Goal Scorers: Julian Hall – 6, Jorge Ruvalcaba – 3
Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
Round of 32: vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Championship) | 3-1 Win.
Round of 16: vs New York City FC (MLS) | Wednesday, April 29 7:00 pm
Match Player Availability
It appears that FCC will still be facing a tall task with several key pieces still out.
FCC: Matt Miazga (leg), Obinna Nwobodo (leg), Miles Robinson (leg), Teenage Hadabe, Alvas Powell, Nick Haggland
RBNY: Justin Che (hamstring), AJ Marcucci (knee). Cameron Harper (hamstring)
All injuries are subject to change by kickoff.
Jersey Swap
CST’s Geoff Tebbetts sat down with Michael from Red Bulls Nation and the new New York Soccer Journal to preview the match. Links Below
Match Info
When: Saturday, April 25 at 7:30pm
Where: TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, OH
Watch: AppleTV
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