Sunday , 16 August 2026

D.C. United SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
D.C. United SC
2 – 5
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 9 Oct 2022 · 18:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Junior Moreno
Steven Birnbaum 45' Y
Y 61' Alvaro Barreal

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

6
4
4
D.C. United SC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-09 D.C. United SC 2–5 FC Cincinnati 2022-03-05 FC Cincinnati 0–1 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Oct FC Cincinnati H 2–5 L
01 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 2–3 L
14 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L
11 Sep Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
04 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Oct D.C. United SC A 5–2 W
01 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–3 L
28 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
18 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
10 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 6–0 W
08 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

D.C. United SC FC Cincinnati
#9 Position #6
23 Points 26
18 Played 18
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
26 Scored 45
29 Conceded 44
-3 GD +1
1.28 PPG 1.44
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Audi Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between D.C. United SC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 6' What a strike from Luciano Acosta! The score is 0-1.
  • 8' GOAL! Brenner da Silva scores on 8.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' Kristian Fletcher has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' Magnificent from Brenner da Silva! That is 30 goals in 248 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' GOAL! Ravel Morrison scores on 26.
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Junior Moreno on 30 minutes.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' GOAL! Brenner da Silva fires home to make it 1-4!
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 281 games and scored 384 goals.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Steven Birnbaum. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Yuya Kubo. He replaces Junior Moreno on 46 minute.
  • 47' Kristian Fletcher makes no mistake. The score reads 2-4 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 52' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brandon Vazquez makes no mistake. 2-5!
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell is replaced by Raymon Gaddis.
  • 60' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Theodore Ku-DiPietro is replaced by Nigel Robertha.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Alvaro Barreal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 66' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Ian Murphy. He replaces Nick Hagglund on 70 minute.
  • 75' United States international Chris Odoi-Atsem has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Ravel Morrison as he leaves the pitch. Jackson Hopkins steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 81' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Alvaro Barreal is replaced by Ronald Matarrita.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • With this win, FC Cincinnati is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 3
Paul Arriola 3
Brenner da Silva 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Pavel Bucha 2
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Steven Birnbaum 1

Head to Head

2022-10-09 D.C. United SC 2–5 FC Cincinnati 2022-03-05 FC Cincinnati 0–1 D.C. United SC 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

D.C. United SC Form

2022-10-09 D.C. United SC 2–5 FC Cincinnati L 2022-10-01 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-09-18 D.C. United SC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-09-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2022-09-04 D.C. United SC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-10-09 D.C. United SC 2–5 FC Cincinnati W 2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2022-09-10 FC Cincinnati 6–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.09 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.46 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC34% Draw23% FC Cincinnati43%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
57%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
66%
D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC28% Draw35% FC Cincinnati37%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
1 – 1
6.2%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
5.4%
1 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 3
3.8%
2 – 4
3.4%
0 – 2
3.4%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 15% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 18% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 14% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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