Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2021
FC Cincinnati
0 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sat 31 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Junior Moreno
Joseph-Claude Gyau 36' Y
Y 41' Joseph Mora
R 52' Moses Nyeman
Luciano Acosta 60' Y
Nick Hagglund 64' Y
Y 72' Yordy Reyna

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs D.C. United SC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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

4
4
6
FC Cincinnati 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-07-19 FC Cincinnati 1–4 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
25 Jul Nashville SC A 0–3 L
22 Jul Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
17 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 4–5 L
09 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
04 Jul Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
26 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
22 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
17 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
03 Jul Toronto FC H 7–1 W
27 Jun New York City FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati D.C. United SC
#7 Position #9
20 Points 18
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
36 Scored 21
37 Conceded 25
-1 GD -4
1.33 PPG 1.20
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Cincinnati host D.C. United SC — let the battle begin!
  • 3' Against the run of play, Moses Nyeman has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' Luciano Acosta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joseph Mora made 278 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Junior Moreno on 15 minutes.
  • 20' Kevin Paredes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Steven Birnbaum, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Tony Alfaro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joseph-Claude Gyau on 36.
  • 41' Joseph Mora has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Moses Nyeman on 52 minutes.
  • 55' D.C. United SC make a change. Drew Skundrich trudges off to be replaced by Felipe Martins on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Luciano Acosta was booked on 60.
  • 64' Nick Hagglund is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 69' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Yordy Reyna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 75' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Yamil Asad on, Kevin Paredes off on 75 minutes.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Erik Sorga. He replaces Yordy Reyna on 76 minute.
  • 81' It’s high time Hernan Losada made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Julian Gressel by Chris Odoi-Atsem on 85 minute.
  • 86' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Alvaro Barreal by Brandon Vazquez on 86 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2019-07-19 FC Cincinnati 1–4 D.C. United SC

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-25 Nashville SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2021-07-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-17 Montreal Impact FC 5–4 FC Cincinnati L 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-07-04 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

D.C. United SC Form

2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-07-03 D.C. United SC 7–1 Toronto FC W 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.81 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati41% Draw26% D.C. United SC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
68%
Draw or D.C. United SC
59%
FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati33% Draw42% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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