Both these teams are capable of winning this one, Philadelphia Union holding a 16 point edge on Cincinnati in the standings. Game on!
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Major League Soccer
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Cincinnati form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cincinnati have to build on here at Dr. DY Patil Stadium in the Major League Soccer. Cincinnati has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.
The Cincinnati coach Noonan and his pawns return home after a 4-4 draw away versus Inter Miami (placed 11th). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The forward Acosta won the honour of being "man of the match" for Cincinnati with a rating of 8.64/10. Acosta hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Nashville SC.This is expected to be a close game, with Cincinnati perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cincinnati as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Cincinnati has won 1 of these, drawn 8 and lost 6.
An interesting fact: 10 of the most recent 12 league games from this club have had goals from both sides.
Cincinnati have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dr. DY Patil Stadium with 20 goals in 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cincinnati defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Major League Soccer, on their Major League Soccer travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Cincinnati.
The Philadelphia goalkeeper Andre Blake is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 209 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The regulars enjoyed Philadelphia Union's previous match versus Houston Dynamo, a 6-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Philadelphia Union was very dominant against Houston Dynamo, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Gazdag, Carranza, McGlynn, Uhre (2) and Sullivan providing the goals. Gazdag has scored for the away side four fixtures in a row. The talent! Bedoya got a match rating of 9.41 in that game, top player of the team. Bedoya served one assist, hit four key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
Prior to that result Philadelphia won their away game at Orlando City. The scoreline was 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Philadelphia Union in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Philadelphia Union, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
Philadelphia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Philadelphia Union are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent registered meeting featuring both these sides is the Philadelphia Union - Cincinnati 1-1 played previously this season. Previous seven meetings involving these participants: Cincinnati won zero, Philadelphia Union were winners in five and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 13 goals |   D. Gazdag 11 goals |  J. Carranza 8 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| Cincinnati | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 40 |
| 42 | 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 91% |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 73% | 78% |
| 57% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| 39% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 26% | 27% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 65% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 55% | 52% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 43% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 13% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 7.7 | 6.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.3 | 15 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.1 | 12.5 |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 32% | 28% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 40% | 36% |
| 13.1 | 11 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 15 | 13.6 |
| 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the the best goal difference (+25) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union is in the best form (5-1-0) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 45 |
| 2 | New York City | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | New York RB | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 8 | New England | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 25 |
| 13 | Toronto | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | DC United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -17 | 18 |
