Major League Soccer: DC United are 19 points after Cincinnati, but fully intend to go full force. Get ready!
- DC United have the fewest scored goals (34) in Major League Soccer
DC United and Cincinnati should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
DC United form and stats
With 4 Major League Soccer wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, DC United are certainly not brimming with confidence. DC United has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Rooney and the players.
The club members are hoping that DC United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Montreal Impact (placed 2nd). Goalkeeper Ochoa got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.62 out of ten. Ochoa saved a penalty.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Inter Miami (2-3).It should be noted that a glance at the 12 most recent league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
DC United has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the DC United defense is not exactly impregnable. 29 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cincinnati form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 5 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
Cincinnati have much to prove after their shock defeat (2-3) to Chicago Fire in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters. That defeat stopped this team's string of league matches in a row without losing; eleven games in all! Miazga, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Miazga hit two key passes and won 12 of 19 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Seattle Sounders that ended 1-1.Betting fact: Both sides have scored in 10 of this club's last 12 league matches.
Cincinnati have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 22 goals have been scored. As for defending, Cincinnati rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
DC United have pulled off a streak of 7 consecutive matches without losing (4-3-0) when facing Cincinnati.It's not the first time these two sides get together this season, as the history books show this recent match: Cincinnati - DC United 0-1. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last eight encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 17 goals |  B. Souza da Silva 15 goals |   T. Fountas 12 goals |
DC United missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| DC United | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 34 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 22 | 59 |
| 66 | 29 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 27 | 54 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 94% | 97% |
| 73% | 81% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | 88% |
| 61% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 36% | 44% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 42% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 24% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 69% | 70% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 18% |
| 48% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 15% |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.4 | 12.1 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.5 | 13 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 31% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | 36% |
| 14.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 15.1 | 13.5 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
- DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- DC United have the fewest points (16) at home in Major League Soccer
- DC United have the fewest scored goals (34) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have the most conceded goals (66) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Major League Soccer
- DC United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 42 | 64 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 62 |
| 3 | New York City | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 52 |
| 4 | New York RB | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 45 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 45 |
| 8 | Inter Miami | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -10 | 45 |
| 9 | New England | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 33 | -3 | 41 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 34 | -6 | 41 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -9 | 38 |
| 13 | Toronto | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 62 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | DC United | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 66 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -32 | 27 |
