Cincinnati vs Sporting KC

MLS - Regular season 26 Apr 2025, 18:30
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
🏟 TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio) 👤 A. Chapman Round 15

Match report

Cincinnati edged past Sporting KC 2-1 in the MLS - Regular season on 26 April 2025.

Cincinnati had 15 shots to Sporting KC's 11.

The match was played at TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio), with A. Chapman in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 15 - 11 On target 7 - 4 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 8 - 6 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Kévin Denkey
Cincinnati · 2 goals
8 Luca Orellano 1 assist
8 Evander captained the side
8 Manu García 70 passes (83% accurate)
7 Zorhan Bassong 1 goal
First half vs second half
Cincinnati stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 10–5
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–3
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 1–2 3–3
Attacks 36–39 39–54
Match statistics
4 Corners 5
5 Substitution 4
75 Attacks 93
66 Dangerous Attacks 89
7 On Target 6
7 Off Target 7
15 Shots Total 11
7 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 2
6 Shots Inside Box 6
9 Shots Outside Box 5
8 Fouls 6
4 Corners 5
5 Offsides 2
54% Ball Possession 46%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 5
527 Passes Total 452
453 Passes Accurate 365
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cincinnati · 3-4-2-1
18 R. Celentano
12 M. Robinson 21 M. Miazga 4 N. Hagglund
91 D. Yedlin 20 P. Bucha 27 T. Anunga 29 L. Engel
23 L. Orellano 10 Evander
9 K. Denkey
Sporting KC · 4-3-3
1 J. Pulskamp
11 K. Shelton 15 J. Miller 4 R. Voloder 18 L. Ndenbe
21 M. García 16 J. Bartlett 6 N. Radoja
93 M. Suleymanov 9 D. Joveljić 10 D. Sallói
Cincinnati
Coach
P. Noonan
Substitutes
  • 5 Obinna Nwobodo
  • 17 Sergio Santos
  • 14 Bradley Smith
  • 2 Alvas Powell
  • 11 Corey Baird
  • 13 Evan Louro
  • 3 Gilberto Flores
  • 22 Gerardo Valenzuela
  • 19 Stefan Chirilla
Sporting KC
Coach
K. Zavagnin
Substitutes
  • 22 Zorhan Bassong
  • 26 Erik Thommy
  • 3 Andrew Brody
  • 30 Stephen Afrifa
  • 36 Ryan Schewe
  • 14 Tim Leibold
  • 2 Ian James
  • 8 Memo Rodríguez
  • 13 Mason Toye
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ O. Nwobodo ↓ T. Anunga Cincinnati
  • 63' ↑ Sergio Santos ↓ M. Miazga Cincinnati
  • 66' ↑ Z. Bassong ↓ N. Radoja Sporting KC
  • 73' ↑ E. Thommy ↓ D. Sallói Sporting KC
  • 85' ↑ B. Smith ↓ L. Engel Cincinnati
  • 86' ↑ A. Powell ↓ L. Orellano Cincinnati
  • 86' ↑ A. Brody ↓ K. Shelton Sporting KC
  • 86' ↑ S. Afrifa ↓ S. Suleymanov Sporting KC
  • 90+1' ↑ C. Baird ↓ K. Denkey Cincinnati
Cards
  • 17' T. Anunga Cincinnati
  • 65' D. Joveljic Sporting KC
  • 79' K. Denkey Cincinnati
Head-to-head
Cincinnati 2 0 draws 1 Sporting KC
2025-04-26 Cincinnati vs Sporting KC 2 - 1
2023-07-23 Cincinnati vs Sporting KC 4 - 3
2020-10-28 Cincinnati vs Sporting KC 0 - 1
Recent form
Cincinnati D D D D D
Sporting KC D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cincinnati vs Sporting KC?
Cincinnati won 2-1 against Sporting KC on 26 April 2025.
Who won Cincinnati vs Sporting KC?
Cincinnati won the match 2-1.
Where was Cincinnati vs Sporting KC played?
The match was played at TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Who had more possession in Cincinnati vs Sporting KC?
Cincinnati had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.