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

Head-to-Head

8
3
4
Philadelphia Union 15 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
#15 Position #7
7 Points 20
15 Played 15
1 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
18 Scored 36
30 Conceded 37
-12 GD -1
0.47 PPG 1.33
7% Win % 33%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Philadelphia Union welcome FC Cincinnati for this crunch clash at Subaru Park.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 286 games and scored 477 goals.
  • 11' What a strike from Olivier Mbaizo! The score is 1-0.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Isaac Atanga, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 46' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Joseph-Claude Gyau by Chris Duvall on 46 minute.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' Magnificent from Paxten Aaronson! That is 19 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
  • 63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' FC Cincinnati make a change. Brenner da Silva trudges off to be replaced by Isaac Atanga on 71 minutes.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Nathan Harriel on, Olivier Mbaizo off on 76 minutes.
  • 80' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Jack McGlynn is withdrawn and Leon Flach gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 84 minute. Yuya Kubo leaves to be changed by Kyle Scott.
  • 89' Philadelphia Union make a change. Alejandro Bedoya trudges off to be replaced by Jesus Bueno on 89 minutes.
  • 2-0 the final result. FC Cincinnati will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tyrone Marshall

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tai Baribo 5
Brandon Vazquez 4
Luciano Acosta 3
Paxten Aaronson 3
Bruno Damiani 2
Alejandro Bedoya 2
David Accam 1
Alvaro Barreal 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
1 / 4
2.17 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union58% Draw21% FC Cincinnati21%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
79%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
42%
Philadelphia Union or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union39% Draw39% FC Cincinnati22%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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