Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 PLAYOFFS

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FC Cincinnati

Fri 21 Oct 2022 · 00:00 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Alvas Powell

Y 25' Nick Hagglund

Y 58' Matt Miazga

Leon Flach 63' Y

Olivier Mbaizo 67' Y

Olivier Mbaizo 68' Y

Jose Andres Martinez 81' Y

Daniel Gazdag 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Subaru Park.

Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

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

Philadelphia Union 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-21 Philadelphia Union 1–0 FC Cincinnati 2022-08-06 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2022-06-18 Philadelphia Union 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-10 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	FC Cincinnati	H	1–0	W
09 Oct	Toronto FC	H	4–0	W
01 Oct	Charlotte FC	A	0–4	L
17 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	0–0	D
10 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	5–1	W
03 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	2–0	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
15 Oct	New York Red Bulls	A	2–1	W
09 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	5–2	W
01 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–3	L
28 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
18 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W

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' Temperatures are rising at Subaru Park as Philadelphia Union face off against FC Cincinnati in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Philadelphia Union 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.
15' Nick Hagglund has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Alvas Powell was booked on 25.
30' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ayoub Jabbari scoring 1 goals.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
58' The referee calls foul for Matt Miazga. He receives a Yellow card.
59' Against the run of play, Leon Flach has scored! This game has turned on its head.
63' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Leon Flach gets a Yellow card.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Olivier Mbaizo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
68' Olivier Mbaizo was booked on 68.
68' Ronald Matarrita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvas Powell on 68 minute.
73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' Sergio Santos is replacing Ian Murphy for the FC Cincinnati side.
80' The 35-year-old Andre Blake has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
81' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Jose Andres Martinez gets a Yellow card.
86' Jack McGlynn makes way for Matthew Real at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
89' Dominique Badji gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Junior Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

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
David Accam	1

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2022-10-21 Philadelphia Union 1–0 FC Cincinnati W 2022-10-09 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Toronto FC W 2022-10-01 Charlotte FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union L 2022-09-17 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2022-09-10 Philadelphia Union 5–1 Orlando City SC W 2022-09-03 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Philadelphia Union W

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-10-21 Philadelphia Union 1–0 FC Cincinnati L 2022-10-15 New York Red Bulls 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2022-10-09 D.C. United SC 2–5 FC Cincinnati W 2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.47 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union58% Draw21% FC Cincinnati21%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

79%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

42%

Philadelphia Union or FC Cincinnati

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union44% Draw37% FC Cincinnati19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

3 – 1

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

3 – 0

3 – 2

1 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.2%

4 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	20%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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