Martinez Batista and New York City FC host Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati (17-9-5, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (12-11-8, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Harrison, New Jersey; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE NYCFC -124, FC Cincinnati +277, Draw +303; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista leads New York City FC into a matchup with Cincinnati fresh off of a two-goal outing against the New York Red Bulls.

NYCFC is 11-5-8 in Eastern Conference play. NYCFC is fourth in the Eastern Conference giving up 44 goals.

Cincinnati is 12-7-4 against conference opponents. Luciano Acosta leads the ninth-ranked scoring team in the MLS with 12 goals. Cincinnati has scored 53.

The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martinez Batista has 14 goals and three assists for NYCFC. Monsef Bakrar has two goals over the last 10 games.

Acosta has 12 goals and 16 assists for Cincinnati. Luca Orellano has scored five goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 1-3-6, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 6.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

Cincinnati: 3-5-2, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Birk Risa (injured).

Cincinnati: Isaiah Foster (injured), Nick Hagglund (injured), Matt Miazga (injured), Alec Kann (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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