Three points is the only outcome that will suffice for the Philadelphia Union supporters in this Subaru Park duel with Cincinnati, seeing as they have a healthy lead on the away team in the Major League Soccer table.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cincinnati have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Major League Soccer
It's no vacation for neither Philadelphia nor Cincinnati 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.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Philadelphia Union have collected 27 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 8-3-3. After failing to beat New England here at Subaru Park, Philadelphia Union has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Philadelphia Union travelled for their previous game, a trip to Toronto that ended 2-2. The hometeam coach P. Noonan made a successful contribution in the game against Toronto, bringing on Sergio Santos who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Kai Wagner, defender, was given a rating of 7.84/10 in that game, top of the team. Wagner served one assist, hit four key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Nashville SC.Philadelphia are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won one, drew two and lost zero.
Philadelphia has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. From these home matches, Philadelphia Union have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Cincinnati form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cincinnati so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-9 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Cincinnati have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Toronto game.
The manager T. Marshall was unhappy after their last game, a Major League Soccer match played at their home ground. Cincinnati suffered a 3-6 loss to Nashville SC (placed 2nd). Leading 2-0 was not enough for Cincinnati in their fight with Nashville SC last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 3-6 loss. As you can tell from the result, the match against Nashville SC was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 9 goals, will the fun continue today? The attacker Brandon Vazquez got a match rating of 7.1 in that game. Vazquez scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 1-5 defeat away at Inter Miami before that.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Cincinnati played away with similar odds. This revealed eight games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, one were draw and the home team won as expected six times.
Cincinnati have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Cincinnati are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 18 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met previously this season: Cincinnati - Philadelphia 1-2. Numbers for the former five meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Philadelphia, one draw and zero wins for Cincinnati. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Przybyłko 11 goals |   B. Souza da Silva 8 goals | L. Acosta 7 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 45 | 23 | 9 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 36 |
| 34 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 15 | 43 | 70 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 72% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 75% |
| 47% | 38% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 22% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 56% | 41% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 44% | 31% |
| 56% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 56% | 53% |
| 34% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 19% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 38% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 13.4 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.7 | 12.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 32% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 31% | 27% |
- Cincinnati have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cincinnati have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 25 | 69 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -4 | 42 |
| 6 | New York RB | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | DC United | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 38 |
| 9 | New York City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 37 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 35 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -14 | 31 |
| 13 | Toronto | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 38 | -25 | 23 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 37 | -25 | 19 |