Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 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

9
3
4
Philadelphia Union 16 games · Avg 2.8 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 #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' Three points are at stake. Philadelphia Union host FC Cincinnati — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' What a moment for Olivier Mbaizo! That strike on 11 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 16' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' Yuya Kubo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 294 games and scored 493 goals.
  • 41' Jack McGlynn has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 294 appearances.
  • 46' FC Cincinnati make a change. Joseph-Claude Gyau trudges off to be replaced by Chris Duvall on 46 minutes.
  • 51' England international Jack Elliott has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' Against the run of play, Paxten Aaronson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 58' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Isaac Atanga. He replaces Brenner da Silva on 71 minute.
  • 76' Philadelphia Union make a change. Olivier Mbaizo trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Harriel on 76 minutes.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Jack McGlynn is replaced by Leon Flach on 80 minute.
  • 84' The whistle greets Yuya Kubo as he departs to be replaced by Kyle Scott.
  • 89' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 89 minute. Alejandro Bedoya leaves to be changed by Jesus Bueno.
  • Full Time. Philadelphia Union beats FC Cincinnati

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
Luciano Acosta 3
Paxten Aaronson 3
Alejandro Bedoya 2
Quinn Sullivan 2
Olivier Mbaizo 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
2.9 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Philadelphia Union to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union72% Draw16% FC Cincinnati12%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
88%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
28%
Philadelphia Union or FC Cincinnati
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union54% Draw33% FC Cincinnati13%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
7.1%
1 – 1
6.6%
4 – 1
5.7%
4 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
5 – 1
3.4%
1 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 20% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 19% 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
33% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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