Venue and Kickoff
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio (1501 Central Parkway).
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET
Broadcast on (Apple TV).
Current Weather Forecast
Expect unseasonably warm and humid conditions with a high chance of storms. Forecasts call for a high near 84–85°F during the day, with partly-to-mostly cloudy skies, showers, and a slight chance of thunderstorms (80% chance of precipitation), especially in the afternoon and into the evening. Lows around 65–66°F. Southwest winds 3–10 mph. Conditions could affect play if storms intensify near kickoff.
Injury Reports
FC Cincinnati: Evander (leg, out); José Martínez (knee, out). Key attackers like Kevin Denkey remain available.
New England Revolution: Leonardo Campana (lower body/hamstring, out); Mamadou Fofana (lower body, out); Jack Harrison (quad, out); Alhassan Yusuf (hamstring, out). Others such as Luca Langoni have returned to consideration recently.
Current Player Rosters / Key Personnel
FC Cincinnati (key available players): GK Roman Celentano; defenders Miles Robinson, Nick Hagglund, Teenage Hadebe, Alvas Powell, Kyle Smith, Julián Malatini; midfielders Obinna Nwobodo, Pavel Bucha, Samuel Gidi, Gerardo Valenzuela; forwards Kevin (Ahoueke) Denkey (leading scorer with ~14–16 goals), Tom Barlow, others including Bryan Ramírez and Ender Echenique. Evander (high goal/assist total when healthy) is sidelined.
New England Revolution (key available players): GK Matt Turner; defenders Will Sands, Ethan Kohler, Josh Wynder, Ilay Feingold, Peyton Miller, Tanner Beason; midfielders Carles Gil (captain, ~12 goals), Matt Polster, Brooklyn Raines, Jackson Yueill, Dániel Gazdag; forwards Dor Turgeman, Luca Langoni, Diego Fagúndez, Griffin Yow. Recent lineup example vs. Seattle included Turner; Sands, Wynder, Kohler, Polster; Raines, Yueill, Gil; Miller, Langoni, Turgeman.
Key Player vs. Player Matchups
Kevin Denkey (CIN) vs. New England’s central defense (Wynder/Kohler/Sands or Feingold): Denkey leads Cincinnati in goals; Revs’ back line has been solid overall but was exposed in the recent 0-3 home loss.
Carles Gil (NE) vs. Cincinnati midfield (Bucha/Gidi/Nwobodo): Gil is New England’s creative hub and top scorer; controlling him is critical for Cincinnati’s porous defense (high goals conceded).
Peyton Miller / Luca Langoni / Dor Turgeman (NE attack) vs. Cincinnati fullbacks and Celentano: Miller has shown high shot volume recently; Langoni provides width and creativity.
Roman Celentano (CIN) vs. Matt Turner (NE): Both experienced keepers; Turner has strong save numbers, while Celentano faces a high volume of shots against a leaky Orange and Blue defense.
Midfield battle featuring Raines/Polster (NE) against Bucha and company will influence possession and transitions.
Recent Team Forms
New England: 14-10-4. Strong overall but recent dip—lost 0-3 at home to Seattle Sounders on October 10 (despite possession edge). Prior results included wins over Orlando (4-2), Chicago (2-1 away), and NYCFC (2-1 away), mixed with a 0-3 loss at Real Salt Lake. Home form strong earlier (around 9-3-2), but they need a rebound on the road.
FC Cincinnati: 9-9-9. Inconsistent and defensively vulnerable (high goals conceded, ~2.3–2.4 per game). Recent: won 3-1 at Atlanta on October 10; prior results included draws and losses (e.g., 1-3 at Montreal, 0-5 at Philadelphia, 0-4 at Nashville). Home form better historically, but overall struggle for consistency and playoff positioning.
Series History
New England holds the edge overall in recent years. Key 2026 meeting: New England won 6-1 at home on March 15. Other recent results include Cincinnati 1-0 wins in 2025 (home and away), New England 2-1 at Cincinnati in 2024, and mixed earlier outcomes. Across ~14 historical meetings, New England has more wins (~7–4 with draws). High-scoring tendency in some encounters.
Betting Trends
Total goals around 3.5 (Over popular given both teams’ tendencies—Cincinnati high-scoring but leaky; New England capable of multi-goal outputs). BTTS (both teams to score) carries solid probability (~60%+ in projections). Recent form and the March thrashing favor New England value as underdogs; home advantage and Cincinnati’s attacking talent (Denkey) support the hosts. High over rates in recent games for both.
This midweek Eastern Conference clash carries playoff implications—New England aims to solidify a top-4/home-playoff spot after a disappointing home loss, while Cincinnati fights to stay in the postseason picture. Expect an open, potentially high-scoring affair at TQL Stadium.
MATCH ODDS
New England Revolution + 257
FC Cincinnati – 111
Draw + 310
Over 3.5 – 102 Under 3.5 – 126
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Tuesday, October 13, 2026
