Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
0 – 0
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Wed 23 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC Nippert Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+6'
Joe Gyau 19' Y
Kendall Waston 47' Y
Y 59' Alejandro Bedoya
Haris Medunjanin 63' Y
Y 79' Kacper Przybylko
Frankie Amaya 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Nippert Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
9
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-23 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-05-01 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-03-30 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
19 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
12 Sep New York City FC A 1–2 L
06 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
02 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
29 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
20 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 4–1 W
12 Sep New England Revolution H 2–1 W
06 Sep New York Red Bulls A 3–0 W
02 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
29 Aug D.C. United SC H 4–1 W

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Philadelphia Union
#9 Position #6
33 Points 39
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
55 Scored 54
64 Conceded 44
-9 GD +10
1.27 PPG 1.44
31% Win % 41%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
  • 5' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 15' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Gyau.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brandon Vazquez, as he is very good at scoring at Nippert Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 44' Philadelphia Union 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.
  • 47' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 47.
  • 52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Ray Gaddis exits the field as Matt Real enters on 56.
  • 57' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Andrew Wooten exits the field as Ilsinho enters on 57.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Haris Medunjanin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 68' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Brandon Vazquez is withdrawn and Yuya Kubo gets his opportunity.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Santos. He replaces Brenden Aaronson on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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 Spencer Richey suffering a number of foals already.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kacper Przybylko on 79.
  • 80' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Nick Hagglund is replaced by Mathieu Deplagne on 80 minute.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Frankie Amaya.
  • 90' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Allan Cruz is withdrawn and Caleb Stanko gets his opportunity.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Damiani 5
Tai Baribo 5
Brandon Vazquez 4
Paxten Aaronson 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Quinn Sullivan 2
Alejandro Bedoya 2
Aaron Boupendza 1

Head to Head

2020-09-23 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-05-01 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-03-30 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Philadelphia Union

FC Cincinnati Form

2020-09-23 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-09-19 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-12 New York City FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2020-09-23 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–4 Philadelphia Union W 2020-09-12 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New England Revolution W 2020-09-06 New York Red Bulls 0–3 Philadelphia Union W 2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2020-08-29 Philadelphia Union 4–1 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.31 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati27% Draw25% Philadelphia Union48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
53%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
73%
FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati20% Draw41% Philadelphia Union39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
4%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 21% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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