FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union

FC Cincinnati

0 - 1

Philadelphia Union

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:30 Europe/London 📍 TQL Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sergiy Boyko 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

FC Cincinnati 3 · Philadelphia Union 1

Referee Stats

Sergiy Boyko

25 matches · 3.88 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.88
Reds avg	0.28
Penalties avg	0.52
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	44%
Draws	20%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-14).
FC Cincinnati controlled possession (58%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 24

Avg: 1.50 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-2-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 20

Avg: 1.33 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80

PPG

1.61

1.50

1.33

1.20

1.11

59%

O2.5

35%

53%

BTTS

29%

71%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank3rd

Philadelphia Union rank1st

FC Cincinnati points65

Philadelphia Union points66

FC Cincinnati: #3 · 65 pts · GD +12

0 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Philadelphia Union: #1 · 66 pts · GD +22

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

W D W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals6-4

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Philadelphia Union last 5 away

L W L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals7-10

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.541%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home82%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home29%

Philadelphia Union score away59%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first71%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first75%

Philadelphia Union score first41%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 20% · Philadelphia Union 22%

Avg first goal minute: FC Cincinnati 42.1' · Philadelphia Union 32.1'

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home1.50 vs 1.64

FC Cincinnati concede at home1.20 vs 1.36

Philadelphia Union score away1.33 vs 1.36

Philadelphia Union concede away1.11 vs 1.64

FC Cincinnati score 8% below league average, while Philadelphia Union score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 12% below league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

456

336

Passes Accurate

347

234

Passes %

76%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' O. Makhanya

21'

21' D. Marczuk

45+4'

45+4' J. Glesnes

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Damiani

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Iloski

51'

51' N. Harriel

60'

60' O. Makhanya

60'

60' O. Makhanya

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Q. Sullivan

1st substitution · For: F. Westfield

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ T. Baribo

2nd substitution · For: I. Vassilev

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Anunga

1st substitution · For: G. Valenzuela

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. Marczuk

2nd substitution · For: L. Orellano

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ E. Echenique

3rd substitution · For: A. Jabbari

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Damiani

3rd substitution · For: M. Uhre

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Iloski

4th substitution · For: J. Rafanello

85'

85' F. Westfield

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ L. Engel

4th substitution · For: K. Kamara

90+1'

90+1' K. Denkey

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Sergiy Boyko. It was played at TQL Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. O. Makhanya received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 21'. D. Marczuk received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 21'. J. Glesnes received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 45+4'.

Second half: Philadelphia Union took the lead at 49' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to M. Iloski, making the score 0-1. N. Harriel received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 51'. O. Makhanya received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 60'. O. Makhanya received a red card for Philadelphia Union at 60'. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 63', with Q. Sullivan replacing F. Westfield. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 63', with T. Baribo replacing I. Vassilev. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 64', with B. Anunga replacing G. Valenzuela. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 64', with D. Marczuk replacing L. Orellano. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 74', with E. Echenique replacing A. Jabbari. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 74', with B. Damiani replacing M. Uhre. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Iloski replacing J. Rafanello. F. Westfield received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 85'. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 89', with L. Engel replacing K. Kamara. K. Denkey received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90+1'.

FC Cincinnati used 4 substitutions while Philadelphia Union used 4 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 2 yellow cards, while Philadelphia Union got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.