Major League Soccer WON 2–1
Thu, Oct 22 · 01:00 · TQL Stadium
FC Cincinnati Home
VS
DC United Away
FC Cincinnati vs DC United — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Over 2.5 Goals
Confidence High
Odds 1.36 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Cincinnati Home Attack Eyes Open Game

FC Cincinnati average 2.6 goals scored and 2.1 conceded in their 29 league home games. DC United have produced three or more total goals in 18 of 29 matches this season. Six of the last 10 head-to-head meetings between these sides have gone over 2.5 goals. Cincinnati enter with three defeats in five while United show the same recent pattern of three losses in five. Both teams score and concede at rates that have produced high totals in most fixtures, with Cincinnati at 2.1 goals per game overall and United conceding 1.8 away. J. Martinez and J. Malatini miss for the hosts while G. Segal is absent for United. The game shapes up around Cincinnati pushing forward at TQL Stadium against a DC United side that struggles to keep clean sheets on the road.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 67.9% win rate
Result
2–1 WON

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 1.36 won — final score 2–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. David Douděra 14'
  3. Kimito Nono assist João Gabriel Martins Peglow 38'
  4. Bryan Ramirez ↓ Tyrell Malacia 45'
  5. Second half
  6. Kimito Nono 54'
  7. Teenage Hadebe assist Evander 55'
  8. Nathan Ordaz ↓ Jackson Hopkins 67'
  9. Alvas Powell ↓ David Douděra 69'
  10. Matti Peltola ↓ Brandon Servania 79'
  11. Oscar Avilez ↓ Silvan Hefti 79'
  12. Ayoub Jabbari ↓ Tom Barlow 80'
  13. Samuel Mawuena Gidi ↓ Kevin Denkey 80'
  14. Nick Hagglund 87'
  15. Tai Baribo 88'
  16. Sean Nealis ↓ Kye Rowles 90'
  17. Kenji Mboma Dem ↓ Evander 90'
  18. Ayoub Jabbari 90+5'
This season
FC Cincinnati DC United
Over 2.5 goals 72% 62%
Clean sheet 7% 21%
Failed to score 17% 31%
Scored per game 2.1 1.3
Conceded per game 2.4 1.8
Scored home / away 2.6 / 1.6 1.3 / 1.2

Across 29 and 29 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
8 NEW New York Red Bulls 30 10 6 14 36
9 FCC FC Cincinnati ▲ 29 9 9 11 36
10 TOR Toronto FC 30 8 12 10 36
11 COL Columbus Crew 30 10 5 15 35
12 NEW New York City FC 30 8 10 12 34
13 DCU DC United ▲ 29 7 12 10 33
14 ATL Atlanta United FC 30 8 6 16 30
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
FC Cincinnati DLWLL
D @ Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sep 20
L @ CF Montreal 1–3 Sep 26
W @ Atlanta United FC 3–1 Oct 10
L vs New England Revolution 2–3 Oct 14
L vs Columbus Crew 0–2 Oct 18
DC United DLLWL
D @ Vancouver Whitecaps 3–3 Sep 27
L vs SC Paderborn 07 0–1 Sep 30
L @ Inter Miami 0–4 Oct 10
W vs New York Red Bulls 2–1 Oct 14
L @ Orlando City SC 1–4 Oct 17
Goals trend · last 5 matches
FC Cincinnati
Scored 1.6 avg
2 1 3 2 0
Conceded 2.2 avg
2 3 1 3 2
DC United
Scored 1.2 avg
3 0 0 2 1
Conceded 2.6 avg
3 1 4 1 4
Head-to-head · last meetings
4 FC Cincinnati
2 Draws
4 DC United
May 2025 FC Cincinnati 1–2 DC United DC United
Apr 2025 DC United 0–1 FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati
Jul 2024 DC United 2–3 FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati
Mar 2024 FC Cincinnati 0–0 DC United Draw
Jun 2023 DC United 3–0 FC Cincinnati DC United

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
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
  • 99 A. Jabbari F
  • 9 K. Denkey F
Bench B. Anunga, T. Barlow, T. Hadebe, N. Hagglund, E. Louro, K. Mboma Dem, A. Powell, Bryan Josías Ramírez León

Pat Noonan

DC United 4-3-3
  • 1 S. Johnson G
  • 2 K. Nono D
  • 3 L. Bartlett D
  • 21 A. Dozzell D
  • 6 K. Kurokawa D
  • 23 B. Servania M
  • 4 M. Peltola M
  • 7 Peglow M
  • 11 L. Munteanu F
  • 25 J. Hopkins F
  • 22 N. Ordaz F
Bench Nikola Markovic, S. Nealis, J. Stroud, Gavin Turner, Hosei Kijima, S. Hefti, A. Bono, T. Baribo

R. Weiler

Team news · injuries & suspensions
FC Cincinnati
  • OUT J. Martinez Knee Injury
  • DOUBT J. Malatini Thigh Injury
  • OUT J. Martinez Knee Injury
  • DOUBT J. Malatini Thigh Injury
DC United
  • OUT G. Segal Leg Injury
  • OUT G. Segal Leg Injury