FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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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

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FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union has kicked off!
5' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
15' 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.
20' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
25' Alvas Powell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Geoff Cameron.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
44' Kai Wagner is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
46' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy is replaced by Tyler Blackett.
50' Magnificent from Brandon Vazquez! That is 47 goals in 303 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Luciano Acosta gets a Yellow card.
55' Brenner da Silva is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
55' Luciano Acosta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
59' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Julian Carranza has done his job and it is now time for Cory Burke to step up.
64' With 2 assists to his name this season, Luciano Acosta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
66' A moment of madness from Nick Hagglund on 66 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
67' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Alvas Powell exits the field as Raymon Gaddis enters on 67.
71' Alvaro Barreal adds to his 3 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
74' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Mikael Uhre exits the field as Paxten Aaronson enters on 74.
76' Yuya Kubo gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Junior Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
77' What a strike from Paxten Aaronson! The score is 3-1.
82' 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 John Nelson suffering a number of foals already.
85' FC Cincinnati make a change. Luciano Acosta trudges off to be replaced by Haris Medunjanin on 85 minutes.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
It finishes all square. FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

20
Geoff Cameron
2
Alvas Powell ↓ Raymon Gaddis 67'
4
Nick Hagglund
10
Luciano Acosta ↓ Haris Medunjanin 85'
93
Junior Moreno ↓ Yuya Kubo 76'
19
Brandon Vazquez
31
Alvaro Barreal ↓ John Nelson 76'
5
Obinna Nwobodo
9
Brenner da Silva
32
Ian Murphy ↓ Tyler Blackett 46'
18
Roman Celentano

Bench

24
Tyler Blackett ↑ 46'
7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 76'
14
Dominique Badji
6
Haris Medunjanin ↑ 85'
8
Allan Cruz
1
Alec Kann
3
John Nelson ↑ 76'
29
Arquimides Ordonez
28
Raymon Gaddis ↑ 67'

Coach Pat Noonan

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

Head to Head

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

1.82 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

2.02 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati37% Draw24% Philadelphia Union39%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

61%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

63%

FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati28% Draw39% Philadelphia Union33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.9%

2 – 0

3.7%

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	16%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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