D.C. United SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

D.C. United SC

4 – 2

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FC Cincinnati

Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Bill Hamid 34' Y

Overview

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D.C. United SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Audi Field.

D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

D.C. United SC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-25 D.C. United SC 4–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC 2020-10-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC 2020-08-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-10-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	4–2	W
18 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	2–3	L
15 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	3–1	W
22 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	1–2	L

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	2–4	L
18 Sep	New York City FC	H	1–2	L
15 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	0–4	L
12 Sep	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
05 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–1	L
27 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC		FC Cincinnati
#14	Position	#8
33	Points	46
34	Played	34
7 / 12 / 15	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
39	Scored	67
61	Conceded	75
-22	GD	-8
0.97	PPG	1.35
21%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

3/4

16-30

6/6

31-45

5/9

46-60

5/10

61-75

3/8

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

6/3

16-30

5/11

31-45

10/11

46-60

8/13

61-75

6/7

76+

17/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	16 G	1 A
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	17 G	2 A
Evander	14 G	13 A
Tom Barlow	10 G	4 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: FC Cincinnati gets underway.
5' Donovan Pines is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
7' GOAL! Paul Arriola scores on 7.
12' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Allan Cruz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
21' GOAL! Steven Birnbaum scores on 21.
26' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronald Matarrita, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
34' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
39' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
41' GOAL! Paul Arriola fires home to make it 3-0!
46' Yordy Reyna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Arriola on 46 minute.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
65' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Ola Kamara is replaced by Nigel Robertha.
70' FC Cincinnati make a change. Nick Hagglund trudges off to be replaced by Tyler Blackett on 70 minutes.
74' Against the run of play, Nigel Robertha has scored! This game has turned on its head.
78' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Griffin Yow on, Kevin Paredes off on 78 minutes.
80' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 80 minute. Yuya Kubo leaves to be changed by Brandon Vazquez.
81' Brandon Vazquez adds to his 3 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
84' Luciano Acosta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
89' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yamil Asad
28
Joseph Mora
21
Jon Kempin
29
Yordy Reyna ↑ 46'
8
Felipe Martins ↑ 46'
22
Griffin Yow ↑ 78'
19
Nigel Robertha ↑ 65'
27
Moses Nyeman
13
Fredric Brillant ↑ 46'

Coach Hernan Losada

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paul Arriola	3
Brenner da Silva	3
Brandon Vazquez	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Pavel Bucha	2
Lucas Rodriguez	2
Gabriel Pirani	2
Martin Rodriguez	1

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

2021-09-25 D.C. United SC 4–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-09-18 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-09-11 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-09-25 D.C. United SC 4–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC L 2021-09-15 Atlanta United FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W 2021-09-05 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.23 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.58 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC55% Draw21% FC Cincinnati24%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

76%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

45%

D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC39% Draw38% FC Cincinnati23%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

2 – 0

5.6%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.5%

3 – 0

2 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.