Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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 #7
18 Points 20
15 Played 15
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
21 Scored 36
25 Conceded 37
-4 GD -1
1.20 PPG 1.33
27% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Audi Field will turn into a battlefield for D.C. United SC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 6' Brilliant from the ! Luciano Acosta makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 8' The Brenner da Silva breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 0-2!
  • 13' Roman Celentano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 245 appearances.
  • 18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 24' Goal! Brenner da Silva scores his 30 goal in 245 matches.
  • 26' The Jamaica Ravel Morrison breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 1-3!
  • 30' Junior Moreno has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 37' Against the run of play, Brenner da Silva has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Steven Birnbaum is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' FC Cincinnati make a change. Junior Moreno trudges off to be replaced by Yuya Kubo on 46 minutes.
  • 47' A stunning finish from Kristian Fletcher — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 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' What composure from Brandon Vazquez! The USA international strokes it home. 2-5.
  • 58' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' Raymon Gaddis is replacing Alvas Powell for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 60' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Theodore Ku-DiPietro exits the field as Nigel Robertha enters on 60.
  • 61' Alvaro Barreal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Ian Murphy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Hagglund on 70 minute.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Ravel Morrison as he leaves the pitch. Jackson Hopkins steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' The whistle greets Alvaro Barreal as he departs to be replaced by Ronald Matarrita.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Cincinnati players.

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
Brenner da Silva 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Paul Arriola 3
Gabriel Pirani 2
Pavel Bucha 2
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Kristian Fletcher 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
2.03 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.43 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

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% Draw36% FC Cincinnati36%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.5%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5.4%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 4
3.3%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 15% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 18% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 14% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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