Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2023
FC Cincinnati
2 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sat 6 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Luciano Acosta 59' 1–0
Alvaro Barreal 73' 2–0
2–1 90' Taxiarchis Fountas
Y 21' Jacob Greene
Luciano Acosta 39' Y
Y 60' Christian Benteke
Yerson Mosquera 70' Y
Brenner da Silva 90' Y
Yuya Kubo 90' Y
Roman Celentano 90' Y
Y 90' Lewis O'Brien

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
4
6
FC Cincinnati 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
29 Apr New England Revolution A 1–1 D
22 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
16 Apr St. Louis City A 1–5 L
08 Apr Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
01 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
29 Apr Charlotte FC H 3–0 W
22 Apr Orlando City SC A 3–1 W
15 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
08 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 0–2 L
02 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati D.C. United SC
#6 Position #9
26 Points 23
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
45 Scored 26
44 Conceded 29
+1 GD -3
1.44 PPG 1.28
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Cincinnati and D.C. United SC is underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Chris Durkin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Cristian Dajome has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luciano Acosta.
  • 44' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' Argentina international Yamil Asad has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' Luciano Acosta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christian Benteke on 60.
  • 64' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Ruan exits the field as Cristian Dajome enters on 64.
  • 65' Brenner da Silva is replacing Sergio Santos for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 70' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alvaro Barreal makes it 2-0.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Raymon Gaddis. He replaces Alvaro Barreal on 79 minute.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Alvas Powell is withdrawn and Ian Murphy gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Mateusz Klich is replaced by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Brenner da Silva on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Taxiarchis Fountas has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • FC Cincinnati celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

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
Taxiarchis Fountas 1

Head to Head

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 2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-29 New England Revolution 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati L 2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2023-04-01 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W

D.C. United SC Form

2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-04-29 D.C. United SC 3–0 Charlotte FC W 2023-04-22 Orlando City SC 1–3 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-15 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-08 D.C. United SC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.22 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati50% Draw22% D.C. United SC28%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
73%
Draw or D.C. United SC
50%
FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati38% Draw38% D.C. United SC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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