Cincinnati vs New England — match summary
United States · Major League Soccer · kick-off 15 Oct 2026 06:30
Full time · score 2-3
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Cincinnati 52 · New England 41
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Cincinnati 55 · New England 54
Shots on target 9-5 · corners 12-5 · possession 58-42
NextGOAL tip: New England +0.5 · 1 stars
Matches between these two teams always seem to end with goals. The last meeting, when New England thrashed Cincinnati 6-1 at home, is an image fans remember well. This time, though, Cincinnati are back playing at their own ground, and the recent form of both sides is not as far apart as that scoreline suggests. Cincinnati closed out their last match with a 3-1 win, but before that they had been drawing and losing consistently. The defence is a clear problem when you look at the number of goals conceded over the season. New England, meanwhile, started the season better, sitting 4th with a more balanced win-loss record, but they have lost their last two matches 0-3, and a back line that once looked solid is starting to show cracks. The pattern of this fixture tends to open up from the start, because both sides get shots on target at a similar rate and share possession fairly evenly. Cincinnati may see a little more of the ball at home, but New England have had the better defensive record over the season. The thing to watch is whether Cincinnati can break down a New England defence that is losing confidence in the first half.