Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
FC Cincinnati
1 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sat 31 May 2025 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Matti Peltola
Matt Miazga 45' Y
Y 45' Jacob Murrell
Y 69' Brandon Servania
Y 90' Rida Zouhir
Y 90' Dom Badji

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
2025-05-31 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC 2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-03 D.C. United SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-10 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
28 May FC Dallas H 3–3 D
25 May Atlanta United FC A 2–4 L
17 May Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
14 May Toronto FC A 1–0 W
10 May Austin FC H 2–1 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
28 May New England Revolution H 1–1 D
24 May New York Red Bulls H 0–2 L
18 May Nashville SC A 0–0 D
14 May New York City FC H 0–0 D
10 May Toronto FC A 0–2 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Cincinnati launch into their encounter with D.C. United SC.
  • 2' Gabriel Pirani does the damage! The net is bulging and D.C. United SC surge ahead!
  • 7' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 12' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Kevin Denkey adds to his 5 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 19' Sensational shot from Connor Antley. D.C. United SC is back in the lead.
  • 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Boris Enow Takang made 278 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 34' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' Jacob Murrell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 44' That is a card for D.C. United SC. Matti Peltola will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' Matt Miazga was booked on 45.
  • 46' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Gerardo Valenzuela has done his job and it is now time for Kei Kamara to step up.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Brandon Servania on, Matti Peltola off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Matt Miazga is replaced by Brad Smith on 68 minute.
  • 69' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a card on 69.
  • 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 79' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Peglow suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Sergio Santos comes on to replace Kevin Denkey.
  • 85' Rida Zouhir is replacing Boris Enow Takang for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 90' Rida Zouhir is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Troy Lesesne

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

2025-05-31 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC 2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-03 D.C. United SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-10 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-05-31 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2025-05-28 FC Cincinnati 3–3 FC Dallas D 2025-05-25 Atlanta United FC 4–2 FC Cincinnati L 2025-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2025-05-14 Toronto FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-05-10 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Austin FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2025-05-31 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2025-05-28 D.C. United SC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2025-05-24 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York Red Bulls L 2025-05-18 Nashville SC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2025-05-14 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC D 2025-05-10 Toronto FC 2–0 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.05 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati43% Draw24% D.C. United SC33%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
67%
Draw or D.C. United SC
57%
FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati34% Draw39% D.C. United SC27%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
4%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
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.