Major League Soccer WON 5–0
Thu, Sep 10 · 01:30 · Subaru Park
Philadelphia Union Home
VS
FC Cincinnati Away
Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick P. Union or Cincinnati
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.22 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate77%
This price needs82%
Expert analysis

Union Cincinnati Matches Often Avoid Draws

Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati have produced decisive results in nearly all their recent meetings. The home side shows a pattern of grinding out wins after long winless streaks in their current campaign. Cincinnati’s away performances feature enough attacking threat to secure victories on the road. Both teams concede regularly which opens games up rather than shutting them down. Historical meetings between these sides rarely end level because each side prefers direct approaches over possession play. Recent form lists for both clubs include multiple wins and losses with few stalemates. This setup favors outcomes where one team claims all three points.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
5–0 WON

Our pick “P. Union or Cincinnati” at odds 1.22 won — final score 5–0.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Obinna Nwobodo 16'
  3. Evander 40'
  4. Quinn Sullivan Penalty 43'
  5. Alvas Powell ↓ Evander 45'
  6. Tom Barlow ↓ Kevin Denkey 45'
  7. Nick Hagglund ↓ Ender Jesús Echenique Peña 45'
  8. Bruno Damiani assist Cavan Sullivan 45+1'
  9. Second half
  10. Bruno Damiani assist Quinn Sullivan 49'
  11. Bruno Damiani assist Cavan Sullivan 61'
  12. Tah Anunga ↓ Gerardo Valenzuela 62'
  13. Jesus Bueno ↓ Jovan Lukic 65'
  14. Indiana Vassilev ↓ Quinn Sullivan 66'
  15. Milan Iloski ↓ Ezekiel Kwame Alladoh 66'
  16. Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Cavan Sullivan 75'
  17. Samuel Mawuena Gidi ↓ Ayoub Jabbari 75'
  18. Malik Jakupovic ↓ Bruno Damiani 75'
  19. Tah Anunga 87'
  20. Milan Iloski Penalty 89'
This season
Philadelphia Union FC Cincinnati
Over 2.5 goals 30% 41%
Clean sheet 17% 9%
Failed to score 22% 14%
Scored per game 1.6 2.2
Conceded per game 1.7 2.3
Scored home / away 1.3 / 1.8 2.8 / 1.6

Across 23 and 22 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
5 CHA Charlotte 23 10 6 7 36
6 FCC FC Cincinnati 22 8 7 7 31
7 NEW New York City FC 23 7 8 8 29
8 ORL Orlando City SC 23 8 4 11 28
9 PHI Philadelphia Union 23 7 6 10 27
10 NEW New York Red Bulls 23 7 6 10 27
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Philadelphia Union WDDWW
W @ New York City FC 3–2 Aug 16
D vs Inter Miami 2–2 Aug 19
D @ Austin 1–1 Aug 23
W @ New York Red Bulls 3–1 Aug 29
W vs CF Montreal 2–0 Sep 5
FC Cincinnati DWDL
D @ Orlando City SC 1–1 Aug 15
W vs New York City FC 2–1 Aug 19
D vs Seattle Sounders 1–1 Aug 22
L @ Nashville SC 0–4 Aug 30
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Philadelphia Union
Scored 2.2 avg
3 2 1 3 2
Conceded 1.2 avg
2 2 1 1 0
FC Cincinnati
Scored 1.0 avg
1 2 1 0
Conceded 1.8 avg
1 1 1 4
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Philadelphia Union
1 Draws
6 FC Cincinnati
Aug 2025 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union
Mar 2025 Philadelphia Union 4–1 FC Cincinnati Philadelphia Union
Feb 2025 FC Cincinnati 4–1 Philadelphia Union FC Cincinnati
Oct 2024 Philadelphia Union 1–2 FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati
Aug 2024 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union

Over 2.5 goals in 7 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Philadelphia Union 4-4-2
  • 18 A. Blake G
  • 39 F. Westfield D
  • 44 Neil Pierre D
  • 26 N. Harriel D
  • 27 K. Wagner D
  • 6 Cavan Sullivan M
  • 21 D. Jean-Jacques M
  • 4 J. Lukić M
  • 33 Q. Sullivan M
  • 23 E. Alladoh F
  • 9 B. Damiani F
Bench A. Anello, J. Bueno, I. Vassilev, M. Iloski, M. Jakupovic, A. Rick, J. Sery Larsen, B. Bender, A. Bedoya

Ryan Richter

FC Cincinnati 3-5-2
  • 18 R. Celentano G
  • 24 K. Smith D
  • 12 M. Robinson D
  • 88 A. Chirila D
  • 20 P. Bucha M
  • 5 O. Nwobodo M
  • 10 Evander M
  • 22 G. Valenzuela M
  • 66 E. Echenique M
  • 9 K. Denkey F
  • 99 A. Jabbari F
Bench T. Barlow, S. Gidi, N. Hagglund, T. Hadebe, E. Louro, K. Mboma Dem, A. Powell, B. Anunga, Bryan Josías Ramírez León

Pat Noonan

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Philadelphia Union
  • DOUBT A. Anello Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT P. Ndinga Hamstring Injury
  • DOUBT A. Anello Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT P. Ndinga Hamstring Injury
FC Cincinnati
  • DOUBT K. Fletcher Knee Injury
  • DOUBT S. Gidi Injury
  • DOUBT K. Fletcher Knee Injury
  • DOUBT S. Gidi Injury