Thursday , 5 November 2026

FC Cincinnati vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
2 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 23:00 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
David Doudera 14' 1–0
1–1 38' Kimito Nono
Teenage Hadebe 55' 2–1
Y 54' Kimito Nono
Nick Hagglund 87' Y
Y 88' Tai Baribo
Ayoub Jabbari 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Assistant 1 Logan Brown
  • Assistant 2 Gerard Lebuis (Canada)
9 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 33 74
2 Internacional CF Miami 33 59
3 New England Revolution 33 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 33 55
5 Charlotte FC 33 53
6 Philadelphia Union 33 47
7 FC Cincinnati 33 46
8 Columbus Crew SC 33 44
9 Orlando City SC 33 43
10 New York City FC 33 39
11 Toronto FC 33 39
12 New York Red Bulls 33 39
13 Atlanta United FC 33 33
14 D.C. United SC 33 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 33 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 33 61
17 FC Dallas 33 55
18 San Jose Earthquakes 33 52
19 St. Louis City 33 51
20 Houston Dynamo 33 51
21 Los Angeles FC 33 47
22 Los Angeles Galaxy 33 44
23 Portland Timbers 33 43
24 Colorado Rapids SC 33 43
25 Seattle Sounders FC 33 43
26 Real Salt Lake 33 42
27 Minnesota United FC 33 41
28 San Diego FC 33 38
29 Austin FC 33 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 33 23

Head-to-Head

6
4
6
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
18 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 0–2 L
14 Oct New England Revolution H 2–3 L
10 Oct Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W
26 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–3 L
20 Sep Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
17 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
14 Oct New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
10 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 0–4 L
27 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–3 D
19 Sep Charlotte FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati D.C. United SC
#7 Position #14
46 Points 33
33 Played 33
12 / 10 / 11 W / D / L 7 / 12 / 14
67 Scored 39
73 Conceded 60
-6 GD -21
1.39 PPG 1.00
36% 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 7th (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
6/6
76+
17/8
■ 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+
8/8
■ 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.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Tom Barlow needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
  • 14' What composure from David Doudera! The Czech Republic international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
  • 29' Kimito Nono is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kimito Nono makes it 1-1.
  • 43' Andre Dozzell, a England central midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Tyrell Malacia by Bryan Ramirez on 46 minute.
  • 51' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' Poor challenge from Kimito Nono. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 55' Sensational shot from Teenage Hadebe. FC Cincinnati is back in the lead.
  • 60' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Bartlett, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 67' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Nathan Ordaz on, Jackson Hopkins off on 67 minutes.
  • 69' Alvas Powell is replacing David Doudera for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 74' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 79' The whistle greets Brandon Servania as he departs to be replaced by Matti Peltola.
  • 80' Samuel Gidi is replacing Kevin Denkey for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nick Hagglund on 87.
  • 88' Tai Baribo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ayoub Jabbari.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Kenji Mboma. He replaces Evander on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for FC Cincinnati.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brenner da Silva 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Paul Arriola 3
Pavel Bucha 2
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Kristian Fletcher 1

Head to Head

2026-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2026-10-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–3 New England Revolution L 2026-10-10 Atlanta United FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati W 2026-09-26 Montreal Impact FC 3–1 FC Cincinnati L 2026-09-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Cincinnati D

D.C. United SC Form

2026-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2026-10-17 Orlando City SC 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2026-10-14 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2026-10-10 Internacional CF Miami 4–0 D.C. United SC L 2026-09-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 D.C. United SC D 2026-09-19 D.C. United SC 1–2 Charlotte FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.31 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati56% Draw22% D.C. United SC22%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
77%
Draw or D.C. United SC
44%
FC Cincinnati or D.C. United SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati42% Draw38% D.C. United SC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 20% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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