The league standings tells us that 18 points split the pair of contenders in this Major League Soccer game. Philadelphia Union carry both the points- and home advantage.
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals (72) in Major League Soccer
Both participants have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's look for an energetic fixture!
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Philadelphia Union are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Subaru Park. 12 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 17 games. After failing to beat Cincinnati here at Subaru Park, Philadelphia Union has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with nine wins in a row.
The Philadelphia regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Toronto and win 4-0. As mentioned above, Philadelphia Union "killed" Toronto in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Gazdag was absolutely essential when Philadelphia beat Toronto 4-0, scoring three goals. Midfielder Gazdag was the best player on the team with a rating of 10.0 (out of ten) in that game. Gazdag scored three goals, served one assist and hit three key passes.
Heartbreak before that as Philadelphia Union lost 0-4 at Charlotte's place.Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 12 of the 16 most recent league matches with this team has seen three goals or more.
Goals are plentiful at Subaru Park in the league this season as Philadelphia Union has scored 49 goals here in 17 home games. Philadelphia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Subaru Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 17 matches.
Cincinnati form and stats
As the visiting team in Major League Soccer matches, Cincinnati have produced an overall stat of 6-7-4 so far. Cincinnati are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Two away matches in a row for Cincinnati, whose coach Noonan could celebrate last time after the win against New York RB. Cincinnati goalie Celentano was high and low in the New York RB game, contributing six saves towards the victory. The attacker Acosta got a match rating of 7.93 in that game. Acosta scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 5-2 at DC United.Observe! Both sides have scored in 12 of this club's last 14 league games.
The travelling fans enjoy Cincinnati's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 17 league matches away. In the opposite end, Cincinnati have conceded 29 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Philadelphia Union and Cincinnati have duelled earlier this season: Cincinnati - Philadelphia Union 3-1. Head-to-head numbers (for the last eight meetings): Philadelphia won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Cincinnati managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / five.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 22 goals |   B. Vázquez Toledo 19 goals |  B. Souza da Silva 18 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 35 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 72 | 49 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 29 | 66 |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 30 | 57 |
| 91% | 94% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 79% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 47% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 60% |
| 32% | 41% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | 43% |
| 21% | 35% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 26% |
| 47% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 72% | 71% |
| 44% | 47% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 18% | 6% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 14% |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13.6 | 16.4 | 17.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.8 | 13 |
| 5.3 | 7.1 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 40% | 40% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | 36% |
| 12.8 | 11.4 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 14.8 | 13.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
- Philadelphia Union have not yet lost a game at home.
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (19) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most clean sheets (15) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most points (41) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals (49) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals (72) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the the best goal difference (+40) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the the best goal difference (+46) 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 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 46 | 67 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 65 |
| 3 | New York City | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 55 |
| 4 | New York RB | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 53 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Inter Miami | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -9 | 48 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -9 | 48 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | New England | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 34 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 52 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -8 | 42 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -6 | 40 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -9 | 39 |
| 13 | Toronto | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 66 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 37 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | DC United | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -35 | 27 |
