Orlando City

Match report

Orlando City and Cincinnati played out a 1:1 draw at Inter.co Stadium on Friday evening in the Major League Soccer regular season. The match ended with both sides having done enough to feel satisfied, though neither could claim victory after ninety minutes of competitive football.

P. Bucha opened the scoring at the twenty-third minute for the home side, finding space to slot home what proved to be a crucial early goal. To be fair, Orlando City controlled much of the opening exchanges, but it was a moment of quality that broke the deadlock. The visitors had already seen Robin Jansson booked by then, and the yellow card seemed to reflect the growing tension on the pitch.

Cincinnati responded with urgency, and T. Spicer equalised at the forty-eighth minute. And here's the thing about this match — the goal came shortly after a penalty appeal from Evander was cancelled by VAR at the fifty-fourth minute. The academy graduate marked his first start with a goal, and it was a response that showed character. Matt Miazga would later pick up a booking for Orlando City at the eighty-fifth minute before being replaced.

The statistics tell a story of two teams that were evenly matched in possession at 50-50, but very different in approach. Orlando City registered five shots on target and created two big chances, while Cincinnati managed just three shots on target despite also creating two opportunities. Expected goals figures of 1.66 and 1.62 suggest both sides were contributing enough to score, but finishing let them down.

By then, the points were shared, and both teams found themselves in the upper half of the table. Orlando City sit eighth with twenty-eight points from twenty-three games, while Cincinnati occupy sixth place with thirty-one points from twenty-two matches. The result keeps both sides within touching distance of each other, and neither run of form was significantly altered by this particular outcome.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 5 – 3

Shots off target 6 – 4

Expected goals 1.66 – 1.62

⚽ 23' P. Bucha — Goal 🟨 29' Robin Jansson — Yellow card 🟨 29' Yellow card ⇄ 39' B. Rhein — Substitution ⇄ 46' J. Gerbet — Substitution ⇄ 46' O. Nwobodo — Substitution ⚽ 48' T. Spicer — Goal ⚽ 53' Goal 54' Evander — var_penalty_cancelled 🟨 55' Evander — Yellow card ⇄ 61' J. Ellis — Substitution ⇄ 66' S. Gidi — Substitution ⇄ 80' T. Barlow — Substitution ⇄ 80' B. J. Ramirez Leon — Substitution ⇄ 82' T. Spicer — Substitution 🟨 85' Matt Miazga — Yellow card ⇄ 90' M. Miazga — Substitution

Match events

23' FC Cincinnati Goal P. Bucha
29' Orlando City Yellow card Robin Jansson
29' Orlando City Yellow card
39' Orlando City Substitution B. Rhein off: A. Gomez
46' Orlando City Substitution J. Gerbet off: M. Pasalic
46' FC Cincinnati Substitution O. Nwobodo off: T. Anunga
48' Orlando City Goal T. Spicer assist: J. Ellis
53' FC Cincinnati Goal
54' FC Cincinnati var_penalty_cancelled Evander
55' FC Cincinnati Yellow card Evander
61' Orlando City Substitution J. Ellis off: W. Cartagena
66' FC Cincinnati Substitution S. Gidi off: K. Smith
80' FC Cincinnati Substitution T. Barlow off: A. Jabbari
80' FC Cincinnati Substitution B. J. Ramirez Leon off: K. Mboma
82' Orlando City Substitution T. Spicer off: D. Dike
85' FC Cincinnati Yellow card Matt Miazga
90' FC Cincinnati Substitution M. Miazga off: T. Hadebe

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

5 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 4

1.66 Expected goals 1.62

2 Big chances 2

58 Attacks 106

10 Corners 5

7 Fouls 12

10 Free kicks 6

1 Offsides 8

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 7

14 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

3/933% Aerial duels 6/967%

60 Backward passes 74

7 Blocked shots 4

27 Clearances 25

6/2821% Crosses 0/160%

7/1354% Dribbles 8/1844%

1.34 Expected assists 0.74

47 Failed passes 31

2 Goalkeeper saves 4

5 Interceptions 4

14 Key passes 9

12/2646% Long passes 19/2868%

93 Passes into the final third 101

240 Passes in the opposition half 236

232 Passes in own half 233

0.28 Shot accuracy 0.27

6 Shots from outside the box 3

12 Shots inside the box 8

9/1369% Tackles 9/1090%

444 Total passes 453

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