Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#11 Position #9
30 Points 33
26 Played 26
6 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
34 Scored 55
42 Conceded 64
-8 GD -9
1.15 PPG 1.27
23% Win % 31%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — D.C. United SC and FC Cincinnati get this one started.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 6' Luciano Acosta puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • 8' Goal! Brenner da Silva scores his 30 goal in 252 matches.
  • 13' Dominique Badji is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 18' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' A stunning finish from Brenner da Silva — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ravel Morrison makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 30' A moment of madness from Junior Moreno on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kristian Fletcher suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' The deadlock is broken! Brenner da Silva gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Junior Moreno departs to be replaced by Yuya Kubo.
  • 47' Kristian Fletcher is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' GOAL! Brandon Vazquez fires home to make it 2-5!
  • 58' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Raymon Gaddis comes on to replace Alvas Powell.
  • 60' The whistle greets Theodore Ku-DiPietro as he departs to be replaced by Nigel Robertha.
  • 61' Alvaro Barreal was booked on 61.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' FC Cincinnati make a change. Nick Hagglund trudges off to be replaced by Ian Murphy on 70 minutes.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' D.C. United SC make a change. Ravel Morrison trudges off to be replaced by Jackson Hopkins on 76 minutes.
  • 81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 85' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ronald Matarrita is hanging Alvaro Barreal on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' D.C. United SC 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
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Pavel Bucha 2
Gerardo Valenzuela 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
3 / 4
1.98 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.28 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC34% Draw24% FC Cincinnati42%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
58%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
66%
D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC28% Draw37% FC Cincinnati35%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.1%
2 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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