Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Cincinnati and D.C. United SC get this one started.
  • 2' Goal! Gabriel Pirani scores his 23 goal in 300 matches.
  • 7' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' What composure from Kevin Denkey! The Togo international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 19' Connor Antley has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
  • 24' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Evander scoring 1 goals.
  • 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Troy Lesesne might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a card for Matti Peltola.
  • 45' Matt Miazga picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Gerardo Valenzuela is withdrawn and Kei Kamara gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Rida Zouhir is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 56' The 22-year-old Jacob Murrell has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Matti Peltola by Brandon Servania on 60 minute.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 68' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Matt Miazga departs to be replaced by Brad Smith.
  • 69' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Brandon Servania gets a card.
  • 74' D.C. United SC have won 398 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 79' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Kevin Denkey departs to be replaced by Sergio Santos.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Rida Zouhir. He replaces Boris Enow Takang on 85 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Rida Zouhir. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from D.C. United SC to claim maximum points.

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
Luciano Acosta 3
Paul Arriola 3
Brenner da Silva 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Pavel Bucha 2
Moses Nyeman 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
1.91 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati45% Draw25% D.C. United SC30%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
70%
Draw or D.C. United SC
55%
FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati35% Draw41% D.C. United SC24%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 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
16% ✓

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