Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
FC Cincinnati
1 – 0
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 8 Apr 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Luciano Acosta pen 69' 1–0
Y 22' Olivier Mbaizo
Yerson Mosquera 48' Y
Y 70' Andre Blake

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
2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-10-21 Philadelphia Union 1–0 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
01 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
26 Mar Nashville SC A 1–0 W
19 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 3–3 D
12 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
05 Mar Orlando City SC A 0–0 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr FC Cincinnati A 0–1 L
01 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
25 Mar Orlando City SC H 1–2 L
18 Mar Montreal Impact FC A 2–3 L
12 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
05 Mar Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Cincinnati launch into their encounter with Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Matt Miazga has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 33 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' 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 Julian Carranza suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Olivier Mbaizo.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' Yerson Mosquera was booked on 48.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' Mikael Uhre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Jesus Bueno departs to be replaced by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 62' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Marco Angulo is withdrawn and Malik Pinto gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Olivier Mbaizo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' Luciano Acosta puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • 70' Andre Blake was booked on 70.
  • 71' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Jose Andres Martinez has done his job and it is now time for Julian Carranza to step up.
  • 73' FC Cincinnati make a change. Santiago Arias trudges off to be replaced by Raymon Gaddis on 73 minutes.
  • 78' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo is replaced by Jack McGlynn.
  • 84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 289 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 90' The whistle greets Brenner da Silva as he departs to be replaced by Dominique Badji.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tai Baribo 5
Brandon Vazquez 4
Luciano Acosta 3
Paxten Aaronson 3
Bruno Damiani 2
Alejandro Bedoya 2
Haris Medunjanin 1
Quinn Sullivan 1

Head to Head

2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-10-21 Philadelphia Union 1–0 FC Cincinnati 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2023-04-01 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-03-26 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D 2023-03-12 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-03-05 Orlando City SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-25 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2023-03-18 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-03-05 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.29 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati59% Draw21% Philadelphia Union20%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
80%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
41%
FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati43% Draw39% Philadelphia Union18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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