Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Philadelphia Union

5 – 0

Full Time

FC Cincinnati

Wed 9 Sep 2026 · 23:45 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Quinn Sullivan pen 43' 1–0

Bruno Damiani 45+1' 2–0

Bruno Damiani 49' 3–0

Bruno Damiani 61' 4–0

Milan Iloski pen 89' 5–0

R 16' Obinna Nwobodo

Y 40' Evander

Y 88' Brian Anunga

Overview

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Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Subaru Park.

Philadelphia Union 29 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Philadelphia Union 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-09 Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati 2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2025-03-02 Philadelphia Union 4–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-10-19 Philadelphia Union 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-06-19 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	5–0	W
05 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
29 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	3–1	W
22 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–1	D
19 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–2	D
16 Aug	New York City FC	A	3–2	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–5	L
29 Aug	Nashville SC	A	0–4	L
22 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
19 Aug	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
15 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
01 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		FC Cincinnati
#6	Position	#8
45	Points	36
29	Played	28
13 / 6 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
59	Scored	60
46	Conceded	68
+13	GD	-8
1.55	PPG	1.29
45%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

14% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (45 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

7/5

46-60

11/1

61-75

15/3

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

5/3

16-30

5/10

31-45

9/10

46-60

6/12

61-75

5/5

76+

15/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	18 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	11 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	5 A

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	17 G	1 A
Evander	13 G	7 A
Tom Barlow	9 G	3 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: FC Cincinnati gets underway.
16' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
40' Poor challenge from Evander. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
43' What composure from Quinn Sullivan! The USA international strokes it home. 1-0.
46' A goal from the Uruguay international Bruno Damiani! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-0!
46' Tom Barlow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Denkey on 46 minute.
49' Bruno Damiani does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
61' What a strike from Bruno Damiani! The score is 4-0.
66' The crowd applauds Ezekiel Alladoh as he leaves the pitch. Milan Iloski steps in for Philadelphia Union.
88' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Brian Anunga gets a card.
89' The deadlock is broken! Milan Iloski gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
The points are shared — Philadelphia Union 5-0 FC Cincinnati. Honours even.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Damiani	5
Tai Baribo	5
Brandon Vazquez	4
Paxten Aaronson	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Quinn Sullivan	2
Alejandro Bedoya	2
Jose Martinez	1

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-09-09 Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati W 2026-09-05 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-08-29 New York Red Bulls 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2026-08-22 Austin FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2026-08-19 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-08-16 New York City FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union W

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-09-09 Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-08-19 FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-08-15 Orlando City SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.42 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union70% Draw16% FC Cincinnati14%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	69%	31%
± 4.5	50%	50%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

86%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

30%

Philadelphia Union or FC Cincinnati

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union57% Draw30% FC Cincinnati13%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 1

7.4%

2 – 1

6.7%

4 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

5.6%

2 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

5.1%

4 – 0

4.7%

1 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

4 – 2

4.4%

5 – 1

4.3%

5 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	19%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	17%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	7%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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