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FC Cincinnati First Half Goals
In 171 MLS matches, 71.3% of FC Cincinnati’s first halves produced a goal, 23rd of the 30 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 54.4% of them and conceded in 47.4%.
What FC Cincinnati’s first halves look like
The back line is a different proposition on the road: 57.1% of away matches bring an early goal against FC Cincinnati, next to 37.9% at home. FC Cincinnati attack the first half better than they guard it: 4th of 30 in the division for scoring before halftime, 16th for keeping the other side out.
Home advantage arrives early for FC Cincinnati: they open the scoring account before halftime in 58.6% of home matches and only 50.0% of away ones, 8.6pp between them. First halves here rarely stop at one: where FC Cincinnati’s matches produce an early goal, a second follows 60% of the time, against 52% across the division.
FC Cincinnati shade the early exchanges without dominating them: a goal of their own before the break in 54.4% of matches, one against in 47.4%. FC Cincinnati come 23rd of 30 in the published MLS field for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
Every figure on this page rests on 171 completed FC Cincinnati matches over 5 seasons (2022 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
FC Cincinnati first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 71.3% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 42.7% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 19.9% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.45 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 54.4% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 47.4% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.74 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.71 |
| Matches counted | 171 |
| Seasons covered | 5 (2022 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 66.7% | 39.1% | 58.6% | 37.9% | 1.38 | 87 |
| Away | 76.2% | 46.4% | 50.0% | 57.1% | 1.52 | 84 |
FC Cincinnati score before halftime 58.6% of the time at home against 50.0% away, a gap of 8.6pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
FC Cincinnati against MLS
| Line | FC Cincinnati | MLS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 71.3% | 73.6% | −2.3pp |
| Over 1.5 | 42.7% | 38.6% | +4.1pp |
| Over 2.5 | 19.9% | 15.5% | +4.4pp |
Counted from 171 matches · 5 seasons · 2022 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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