Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
FC Cincinnati
3 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 6 Aug 2022 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Geoff Cameron 34' Y
Luciano Acosta 53' Y
Luciano Acosta 55' Y
Nick Hagglund 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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
2022-08-06 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2022-06-18 Philadelphia Union 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-07 Philadelphia Union 3–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
31 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 4–4 D
23 Jul Nashville SC H 1–1 D
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
14 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
09 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–3 L
30 Jul Houston Dynamo H 6–0 W
23 Jul Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
16 Jul New England Revolution H 2–1 W
14 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 2–1 W
08 Jul D.C. United SC H 7–0 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Cincinnati is hosting Philadelphia Union for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Kai Wagner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Mikael Uhre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 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' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Jack McGlynn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Geoff Cameron. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' 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 Luciano Acosta suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' Cory Burke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Ian Murphy is replaced by Tyler Blackett on 46 minute.
  • 50' A goal from the USA international Brandon Vazquez! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-0!
  • 53' Luciano Acosta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
  • 55' Magnificent from Brenner da Silva! That is 30 goals in 248 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 55' Luciano Acosta is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Julian Carranza is replaced by Cory Burke on 59 minute.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Nick Hagglund argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 67' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Raymon Gaddis on, Alvas Powell off on 67 minutes.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Alvaro Barreal makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Paxten Aaronson on, Mikael Uhre off on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Junior Moreno by Yuya Kubo on 76 minute.
  • 77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Paxten Aaronson makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 82' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' FC Cincinnati make a change. Luciano Acosta trudges off to be replaced by Haris Medunjanin on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

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

2022-08-06 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2022-06-18 Philadelphia Union 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-07 Philadelphia Union 3–0 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-08-06 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2022-07-31 Internacional CF Miami 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2022-07-23 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC D 2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2022-07-14 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-07-09 FC Cincinnati 1–1 New York Red Bulls D

Philadelphia Union Form

2022-08-06 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2022-07-30 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-07-23 Orlando City SC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2022-07-16 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New England Revolution W 2022-07-14 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2022-07-08 Philadelphia Union 7–0 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.4 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati48% Draw23% Philadelphia Union29%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
71%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
52%
FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati39% Draw37% Philadelphia Union24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.9%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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