Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
FC Cincinnati
1 – 2
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 10 Oct 2021 · 00:00 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Edgar Castillo 68' Y
Y 80' Matt Freese

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
3
8
FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-07 Philadelphia Union 3–0 FC Cincinnati 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
10 Oct Philadelphia Union H 1–2 L
02 Oct New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
29 Sep Toronto FC A 2–3 L
25 Sep D.C. United SC A 2–4 L
18 Sep New York City FC H 1–2 L
15 Sep Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
03 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W
29 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
25 Sep Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Orlando City SC H 3–1 W
03 Sep New England Revolution H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Philadelphia Union
#7 Position #15
20 Points 7
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
36 Scored 18
37 Conceded 30
-1 GD -12
1.33 PPG 0.47
33% Win % 7%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Cincinnati launch into their encounter with Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Quinn Sullivan is replacing Sergio Santos for the Philadelphia Union side.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 31' Isaac Atanga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuya Kubo at the 31 minute mark.
  • 36' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Caleb Stanko is replaced by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
  • 48' Kacper Przybylko does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
  • 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 56' Magnificent from Paxten Aaronson! That is 19 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' FC Cincinnati 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.
  • 65' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 65 minute. Alvaro Barreal leaves to be changed by Brandon Vazquez.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Matthew Real comes on to replace Jack McGlynn.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Edgar Castillo.
  • 73' Zico Bailey makes way for Chris Duvall at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 78' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Matt Freese is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 80.
  • 82' What composure from Haris Medunjanin! The Bosnia-Herzegovina international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 84' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jesus Bueno is hanging Alejandro Bedoya on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • Another three points for Philadelphia Union.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tyrone Marshall

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-07 Philadelphia Union 3–0 FC Cincinnati 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

2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-10-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-25 D.C. United SC 4–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC L 2021-09-15 Atlanta United FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-09-29 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-09-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-09-19 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-09-03 Philadelphia Union 0–1 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati38% Draw23% Philadelphia Union39%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
61%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
62%
FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati33% Draw39% Philadelphia Union28%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 0
4.3%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
0 – 2
3.8%
0 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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