FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

FC Cincinnati

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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.

FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

FC Cincinnati 17 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#8	Position	#6
46	Points	50
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 8 / 12
67	Scored	66
75	Conceded	52
-8	GD	+14
1.35	PPG	1.47
35%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 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

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ 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

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Nippert Stadium that hosts another battle between FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Real made 305 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' It’s high time Jaap Stam made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
19' Joe Gyau picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
24' Jurgen Locadia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
29' The 27-year-old Mark McKenzie has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
39' Kendall Waston needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
47' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Kendall Waston gets a Yellow card.
52' 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 Nick Hagglund suffering a number of foals already.
56' Matt Real has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ray Gaddis on 56 minute.
57' Philadelphia Union make a change. Andrew Wooten trudges off to be replaced by Ilsinho on 57 minutes.
59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alejandro Bedoya.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Haris Medunjanin argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
68' Yuya Kubo gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Brandon Vazquez and will look to change the dynamic.
72' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Brenden Aaronson is replaced by Sergio Santos on 72 minute.
77' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
79' Kacper Przybylko picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
80' Nick Hagglund makes way for Mathieu Deplagne at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
85' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
90' Poor challenge from Frankie Amaya. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' Caleb Stanko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Allan Cruz at the 90 minute mark.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tai Baribo	5
Bruno Damiani	5
Brandon Vazquez	4
Luciano Acosta	3
Paxten Aaronson	3
Alejandro Bedoya	2
Quinn Sullivan	2
Marco Fabian	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.14 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.81 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati26% Draw27% Philadelphia Union47%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

53%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

74%

FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati19% Draw44% Philadelphia Union37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 2

8.4%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 3

2 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	22%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

Philadelphia Union Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Clean Sheet