FC Cincinnati make their first return trip of the season, travelling to Toronto, Ontario, Canada after hosting Toronto FC earlier this year and earning a 2-0 victory. This trip to the lakeshores of Lake Ontario and BMO Field kicks off a three-game road swing with visits to Atlanta and Columbus on the horizon.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, and fans can watch the game on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and listen locally in English on ESPN 1530 and 101.5 FM La Mega in Spanish. Let’s look at some important figures that may factor into this road match, all presented by CTI.
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In the Pat Noonan era, FC Cincinnati have never lost to Toronto FC and have earned victories in all but one meeting – earning a 6-0-1 record in 7 games since 2022.
A return to BMO Field also sparks memories of the previous two visits to the lakeside stadium where, in 2023, The Orange and Blue clinched their Supporters’ Shield winning result with a 3-2 victory and in 2024 where they came back three times to win 4-3 thanks to a Sergio Santos goal in added time.
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A goal and assist from Evander on Saturday versus Austin FC brought his MLS season total goal contributions to 9, tied for third most in the league this season. The Brazilian DP and 2024 MLS MVP finalist has scored seven goals and added two assists. With those 9 contributions, he has equaled his first season in MLS, where he scored nine times for Portland in 25 appearances in 2023.
Of those in Major League Soccer this season with nine or more goal contributions, Evander has played the fewest games to reach that total. With nine starts and one substitution appearance, no other player with that total has started fewer than 10 games and appeared in fewer than 11.
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With an 83-minute performance this week, Nick Hagglund would surpass Luciano Acosta for the most minutes played in FC Cincinnati MLS history. With 10795 minutes played in his career for FCC, he would surpass Acosta’s 10877 minutes.
In all, Hagglund has logged 16,920 minutes in MLS with 6,288 coming with Toronto FC prior to joining The Orange and Blue.
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Across his 19-year playing career in Major League Soccer, the Sierra Leone national has logged 31,192 minutes played across 11 MLS sides. At 31,192 minutes, Kei ranks 14th overall in minutes played all-time in MLS and is 10th among outfield players. While breaking into the top 10 ever would be a tall task, should Kamara log just over 1000 minutes played this season, he would vault over Steve Ralston for 13th most.
Of the 13 players with more MLS minutes played than Kamara, FC Cincinnati Director of Player Pathway Jeff Larentowicz is 8th all-time with 35,600 minutes.
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FC Cincinnati have been committed to playing good, clean soccer this season, committing the sixth fewest fouls in MLS with only 129 called against them. In general, though, FCC have played in low referee intervention games, as with only 129 fouls committed, they have only drawn 115 fouls for themselves – the third lowest total in the league this season. That said, officials have been strict when it comes to handing out cautions, as with only those 129 fouls committed, FCC have been carded the 20th most in MLS this season, with 22 yellow cards being shown FCC’s way this year.
