Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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FC Cincinnati

Wed 1 May 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Auston Trusty 81' Y

Overview

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Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati — MLS .

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

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Nick Uranga
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Guido Gonzalez
Referee

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Philadelphia Union 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-01 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-03-30 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	FC Cincinnati	H	2–0	W
27 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
20 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
14 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–2	L
06 Apr	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
30 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	2–0	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
27 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
19 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	0–3	L
14 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
07 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
30 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alan Koch might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' 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.
35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Carlos Miguel on, Matt Freese off on 41 minutes.
46' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
51' Fafa Picault has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
63' Kacper Przybylko makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Philadelphia Union are in front.
67' The whistle greets Brenden Aaronson as he departs to be replaced by Ilsinho.
70' Magnificent from Fafa Picault! That is 72 goals in 293 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
74' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! David Accam comes on to replace Fafa Picault.
76' FC Cincinnati make a change. Roland Lamah trudges off to be replaced by Kekuta Manneh on 76 minutes.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Auston Trusty.
82' The whistle greets Darren Mattocks as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Ledesma.
87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Philadelphia Union take all three points.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

78
Aurelien Collin
33
Fabinho
2
Warren Creavalle
7
David Accam ↑ 74'
25
Ilsinho ↑ 67'
31
Carlos Miguel ↑ 41'
17
Sergio Santos

Coach Jim Curtin

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

17
Mathieu Deplagne
33
Caleb Stanko ↓ Fatai Alashe 76'
7
Roland Lamah ↓ Kekuta Manneh 76'
16
Eric Alexander
92
Alvas Powell
14
Nick Hagglund
2
Kendall Waston C
15
Allan Cruz
6
Leonardo Bertone
11
Darren Mattocks ↓ Emmanuel Ledesma 82'
18
Spencer Richey

Bench

Coach Alan Koch

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
Brenner da Silva	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.8 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Philadelphia Union to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union71% Draw17% FC Cincinnati12%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

88%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

29%

Philadelphia Union or FC Cincinnati

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union54% Draw34% FC Cincinnati12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.9%

3 – 0

7.5%

1 – 1

1 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

5.5%

4 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

3.3%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	20%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	20%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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

Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

FC Cincinnati Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Clean Sheet