Cincinnati vs Chicago

MLS - Regular season 5 Jul 2025, 23:30
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
🏟 TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio) 👤 Pierre Luc Lauziere Round 101

Match report

Cincinnati edged past Chicago 2-1 in the MLS - Regular season on 5 July 2025.

Chicago had 15 shots to Cincinnati's 13.

The match was played at TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio), with Pierre Luc Lauziere in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 13 - 15 On target 4 - 5 Corners 1 - 10 Fouls 8 - 13 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Evander
Cincinnati · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Philip Zinckernagel 1 goal
8 Tah Anunga captained the side
8 Mauricio Pineda captained the side
7 Kévin Denkey 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 6–8
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–4
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 1–6 0–4
Attacks 40–32 36–43
Match statistics
1 Corners 10
4 Substitution 5
76 Attacks 75
38 Dangerous Attacks 66
3 On Target 3
7 Off Target 8
13 Shots Total 15
4 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 7
6 Shots Inside Box 5
7 Shots Outside Box 10
8 Fouls 13
1 Corners 10
3 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 2
421 Passes Total 463
369 Passes Accurate 402
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cincinnati
Coach
Patrick John Noonan
Substitutes
  • 22 Gerardo Valenzuela
  • 14 Bradley Smith
  • 16 Teenage Hadebe
  • 11 Corey Baird
  • 13 Evan Louro
  • 25 Paul Walters
  • 35 Kenji Mboma Dem
  • 37 Stiven Jimenez
  • 19 Stefan Chirilla
Chicago
Coach
Mike Matkovich
Substitutes
  • 24 Jonathan Dean
  • 7 Maren Haile-Selassie
  • 26 Omari Glasgow
  • 12 Tom Barlow
  • 47 Sam Williams
  • 31 Bryan Dowd
  • 34 Omar Gonzalez
  • 77 Chase Gasper
  • 42 Dje Tah D'Avilla
Substitutions
  • 68' ↑ G. Valenzuela ↓ K. Kamara Cincinnati
  • 73' ↑ B. Smith ↓ L. Orellano Cincinnati
  • 73' ↑ J. Dean ↓ Leonardo Barroso Chicago
  • 73' ↑ M. Haile-Selassie ↓ B. Gutiérrez Chicago
  • 83' ↑ O. Glasgow ↓ J. Bamba Chicago
  • 83' ↑ T. Barlow ↓ S. Oregel Chicago
  • 90' ↑ C. Baird ↓ K. Denkey Cincinnati
  • 90' ↑ T. Hadebe ↓ Evander Cincinnati
  • 90' ↑ S. Williams ↓ P. Zinckernagel Chicago
Cards
  • 53' K. Kamara Cincinnati
  • 76' J. Bamba Chicago
  • 83' M. Miazga Cincinnati
  • 90+7' J. Elliott Chicago
Head-to-head
Cincinnati 6 4 draws 3 Chicago
2026-05-03 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 0 - 0
2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 0 - 0
2025-07-05 Cincinnati vs Chicago 2 - 1
2025-04-20 Chicago Fire vs Cincinnati 2 - 3
2024-07-17 Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 0 - 1
2024-03-03 Chicago Fire vs Cincinnati 1 - 2
Recent form
Cincinnati D D D D D
Chicago D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cincinnati vs Chicago?
Cincinnati won 2-1 against Chicago on 5 July 2025.
Who won Cincinnati vs Chicago?
Cincinnati won the match 2-1.
Where was Cincinnati vs Chicago played?
The match was played at TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Who had more possession in Cincinnati vs Chicago?
Chicago had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.