Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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
#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' Three points are at stake. FC Cincinnati host D.C. United SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Cristian Dajome, a Colombia , has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacob Greene on 21.
  • 26' D.C. United SC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Brandon Vazquez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luciano Acosta on 39.
  • 44' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact 3-5-2.
  • 49' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' Magnificent from Luciano Acosta! That is 84 goals in 297 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Christian Benteke. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Ruan by Cristian Dajome on 64 minute.
  • 65' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 65 minute. Sergio Santos leaves to be changed by Brenner da Silva.
  • 70' Yerson Mosquera is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 73' Alvaro Barreal is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 78' FC Cincinnati have won 381 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 79' Alvaro Barreal makes way for Raymon Gaddis at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 84' 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.
  • 87' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Alvas Powell by Ian Murphy on 87 minute.
  • 88' Theodore Ku-DiPietro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mateusz Klich on 88 minute.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Taxiarchis Fountas makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 90.
  • D.C. United SC will have plenty to reflect on. FC Cincinnati were simply the better side today.

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
Luciano Acosta 3
Paul Arriola 3
Brenner da Silva 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Pavel Bucha 2
Kimito Nono 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
2.03 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati52% Draw23% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
75%
Draw or D.C. United SC
48%
FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati38% Draw41% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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