Struggling Cincinnati will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Philadelphia Union in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither Cincinnati nor Philadelphia Union as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cincinnati form and stats
1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Cincinnati, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Major League Soccer, have to build on here at Nippert Stadium in the Major League Soccer. Three draws in a row here at Nippert Stadium for Cincinnati, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Cincinnati enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at New York RB's place. The match ended 1-0 with Haris Medunjanin scoring. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at New York City.
Cincinnati are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at New York City awaits in three days.
The lack of attacking qualities in Cincinnati means that they have only scored 2 goals in 5 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Cincinnati are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nippert Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Philadelphia Union playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season. Philadelphia has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
It's the second away game in a row for Philadelphia Union, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Montreal Impact (placed 6th) in the Major League Soccer last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus New England.
A new game in only four days for Philadelphia, the Major League Soccer home match versus Inter Miami. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Philadelphia's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Philadelphia Union have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Cincinnati victory, zero draws and two Philadelphia Union wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Przybyłko 7 goals |  S. Santos Gomes 5 goals | B. Aaronson 3 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| Cincinnati | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 77% | 40% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 93% |
| 62% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 67% |
| 46% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 53% |
| 15% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 53% |
| 46% | 80% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 33% |
| 46% | 80% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | 35 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 88 | 187 |
| 36 | 13 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 35 | 75 |
| 25% | 15% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 35% |
- Cincinnati has the fewest scored goals (8) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have scored more than double the goals of Cincinnati.
- Philadelphia Union is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Toronto | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | New York City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | New England | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | New York RB | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Nashville SC | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | DC United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 9 |