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Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Philadelphia Union
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 31 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Subaru Park.

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

9
3
5
Philadelphia Union 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-09-23 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-05-01 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct FC Cincinnati H 2–0 W
27 Oct Toronto FC A 2–2 D
23 Oct Nashville SC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L
16 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 2–2 D
10 Oct FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
27 Oct Nashville SC H 3–6 L
24 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–5 L
20 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 3–4 L
16 Oct Orlando City SC H 0–1 L
10 Oct Philadelphia Union H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union FC Cincinnati
#6 Position #8
50 Points 46
34 Played 34
14 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 12
66 Scored 67
52 Conceded 75
+14 GD -8
1.47 PPG 1.35
41% Win % 35%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 19 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 13 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 9 G 6 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Subaru Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Olivier Mbaizo does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 36' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' The whistle greets Joseph-Claude Gyau as he departs to be replaced by Chris Duvall.
  • 51' 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 Chris Duvall suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' GOAL! Paxten Aaronson fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 58' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 63' Haris Medunjanin, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 71' The whistle greets Brenner da Silva as he departs to be replaced by Isaac Atanga.
  • 76' Nathan Harriel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Olivier Mbaizo at the 76 minute mark.
  • 80' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Jack McGlynn has done his job and it is now time for Leon Flach to step up.
  • 84' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Yuya Kubo exits the field as Kyle Scott enters on 84.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Jesus Bueno comes on to replace Alejandro Bedoya.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tyrone Marshall

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2020-09-23 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-05-01 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-10-31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-10-27 Toronto FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-10-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Nashville SC W 2021-10-21 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-10-16 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union W

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-10-31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2021-10-27 FC Cincinnati 3–6 Nashville SC L 2021-10-24 Internacional CF Miami 5–1 FC Cincinnati L 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-10-16 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.65 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union71% Draw17% FC Cincinnati12%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
89%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
29%
Philadelphia Union or FC Cincinnati
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union53% Draw35% FC Cincinnati12%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
6.7%
4 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 20% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 21% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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