Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
4
6
FC Cincinnati 16 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
#8 Position #14
46 Points 33
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 12 / 15
67 Scored 39
75 Conceded 61
-8 GD -22
1.35 PPG 0.97
35% Win % 21%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 16 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Cincinnati and D.C. United SC is underway.
  • 3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Moses Nyeman makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 8' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 13' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Moreno.
  • 20' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' It’s high time Jaap Stam made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Joseph-Claude Gyau picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joseph Mora.
  • 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 100% of all matches.
  • 51' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Moses Nyeman on 52.
  • 55' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Drew Skundrich is replaced by Felipe Martins.
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luciano Acosta.
  • 64' Nick Hagglund was booked on 64.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 297 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Yordy Reyna is booked for D.C. United SC — Yellow card on 72.
  • 75' Yamil Asad has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Paredes on 75 minute.
  • 76' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Erik Sorga comes on to replace Yordy Reyna.
  • 81' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ronald Matarrita is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 85' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Julian Gressel has done his job and it is now time for Chris Odoi-Atsem to step up.
  • 86' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 86 minute. Alvaro Barreal leaves to be changed by Brandon Vazquez.
  • The final score is 0-0.

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
Paul Arriola 3
Brenner da Silva 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Pavel Bucha 2
Tom Barlow 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
1.67 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati43% Draw28% D.C. United SC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
70%
Draw or D.C. United SC
57%
FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati33% Draw45% D.C. United SC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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