Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
3
8
FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 2.7 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
#6 Position #13
26 Points 16
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
45 Scored 25
44 Conceded 33
+1 GD -8
1.44 PPG 0.89
39% Win % 22%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Nippert Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 248 games and scored 361 goals.
  • 34' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 39' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Kendall Waston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' USA international Brenden Aaronson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 47' Kendall Waston is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Ray Gaddis is withdrawn and Matt Real gets his opportunity.
  • 57' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilsinho is hanging Andrew Wooten on the field on 57 minute.
  • 59' Philadelphia Union player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
  • 68' FC Cincinnati make a change. Brandon Vazquez trudges off to be replaced by Yuya Kubo on 68 minutes.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Brenden Aaronson is replaced by Sergio Santos.
  • 77' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kacper Przybylko.
  • 80' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 80 minute. Nick Hagglund leaves to be changed by Mathieu Deplagne.
  • 85' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Allan Cruz has done his job and it is now time for Caleb Stanko to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tai Baribo 5
Brandon Vazquez 4
Luciano Acosta 3
Paxten Aaronson 3
Alejandro Bedoya 2
Bruno Damiani 2
Jose Martinez 1
Jesus Bueno 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
1.71 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union 73% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati39% Draw27% Philadelphia Union34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
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 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
65%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
61%
FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati31% Draw42% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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