FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

FC Cincinnati

3 – 1

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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 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 2.8 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
#9	Position	#6
33	Points	39
26	Played	27
8 / 9 / 9	W / D / L	11 / 6 / 10
55	Scored	54
64	Conceded	44
-9	GD	+10
1.27	PPG	1.44
31%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

4/3

16-30

5/9

31-45

9/9

46-60

5/11

61-75

4/4

76+

13/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

6/4

46-60

9/1

61-75

14/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	14 G	1 A
Evander	13 G	7 A
Tom Barlow	7 G	2 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	16 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	8 G	1 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
5' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' 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.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Jose Andres Martinez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 294 appearances.
25' With 3 assists to his name this season, Kai Wagner is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a Yellow card on 34.
39' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Tyler Blackett comes on to replace Ian Murphy.
50' What a moment for Brandon Vazquez! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
53' Luciano Acosta is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
55' What a strike from Brenner da Silva! The score is 2-0.
55' Controversy at the stadium! Luciano Acosta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
59' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Julian Carranza departs to be replaced by Cory Burke.
64' Mikael Uhre has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
66' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Nick Hagglund gets a Yellow card.
67' FC Cincinnati make a change. Alvas Powell trudges off to be replaced by Raymon Gaddis on 67 minutes.
71' Alvaro Barreal adds to his 3 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
74' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre is replaced by Paxten Aaronson.
76' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Junior Moreno is replaced by Yuya Kubo on 76 minute.
77' Against the run of play, Paxten Aaronson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
85' Haris Medunjanin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luciano Acosta on 85 minute.
90' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Bruno Damiani	5
Tai Baribo	5
Brandon Vazquez	4
Luciano Acosta	3
Paxten Aaronson	3
Alejandro Bedoya	2
Quinn Sullivan	2
Olivier Mbaizo	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

1.99 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

2.22 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati37% Draw23% Philadelphia Union40%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

60%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

63%

FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati29% Draw37% Philadelphia Union34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 3

5.1%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 3

3.4%

2 – 0

3.1%

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	10%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	16%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	18%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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