Wednesday , 2 September 2026

D.C. United SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
D.C. United SC
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 24 Jun 2023 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Pedro Santos 10' 1–0
Derrick Williams 17' 2–0
Cristian Dajome 43' 3–0
Andy Najar 64' Y
Y 66' Ian Murphy
YR 79' Ian Murphy

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 22 52
2 Internacional CF Miami 22 42
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 37
4 New England Revolution 22 37
5 Charlotte FC 22 35
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 22 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 26
9 Toronto FC 22 25
10 D.C. United SC 22 25
11 Orlando City SC 22 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 21
14 Montreal Impact FC 22 21
15 Columbus Crew SC 22 20
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 43
17 Houston Dynamo 22 39
18 Los Angeles FC 23 36
19 San Jose Earthquakes 22 34
20 FC Dallas 22 34
21 St. Louis City 22 34
22 Colorado Rapids SC 22 31
23 San Diego FC 22 30
24 Minnesota United FC 22 29
25 Real Salt Lake 21 28
26 Portland Timbers 22 28
27 Seattle Sounders FC 21 26
28 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 26
29 Austin FC 22 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 15

Head-to-Head

6
4
4
D.C. United SC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun FC Cincinnati H 3–0 W
17 Jun Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
10 Jun Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
03 Jun Internacional CF Miami A 2–1 W
31 May Montreal Impact FC H 2–2 D
27 May Toronto FC A 1–2 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun D.C. United SC A 0–3 L
21 Jun Toronto FC H 3–0 W
11 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
03 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
31 May New York City FC A 3–1 W
28 May Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC FC Cincinnati
#10 Position #6
25 Points 31
22 Played 22
5 / 10 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 7 / 7
28 Scored 49
36 Conceded 51
-8 GD -2
1.14 PPG 1.41
23% Win % 36%

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
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

D.C. United SC are 10th (25 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 12 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 1 A
FC Cincinnati
Evander 13 G 7 A
Kevin Denkey 11 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Audi Field that hosts another battle between D.C. United SC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' What a moment for Pedro Santos! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 15' 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.
  • 17' Derrick Williams is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
  • 22' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cristian Dajome makes it 3-0.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' Obinna Nwobodo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 46 appearances.
  • 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.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact 3-4-1-2.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andy Najar on 64.
  • 65' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Andy Najar is replaced by Ruan.
  • 66' Ian Murphy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
  • 71' Taxiarchis Fountas gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Cristian Dajome and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Santiago Arias has done his job and it is now time for Bret Halsey to step up.
  • 77' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Ian Murphy gets a card.
  • 82' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Joey Akpunonu comes on to replace Alvaro Barreal.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Kristian Fletcher. He replaces Brendan Hines-Ike on 87 minute.
  • 3-0 the final result. FC Cincinnati will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC 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

D.C. United SC Form

2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2023-06-17 D.C. United SC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2023-06-10 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-06-03 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2023-05-31 D.C. United SC 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D 2023-05-27 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2023-06-21 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Toronto FC W 2023-06-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati W 2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.08 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati 77% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC45% Draw23% FC Cincinnati32%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
55%
D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC34% Draw38% FC Cincinnati28%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
4%
1 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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