Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati

Philadelphia Union

4 - 1

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Allen Chapman 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Philadelphia Union 1 · FC Cincinnati 3

Referee Stats

Allen Chapman

27 matches · 3.37 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.37
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.44
Over 4.5 cards	30%
Home wins	56%
Draws	15%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (14-7).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Philadelphia Union (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-2

Goals For / Against

38 / 18

Avg: 2.00 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 2.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-2-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 25

Avg: 1.39 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.94

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

2.16

PPG

1.94

2.00

1.39

0.95

1.39

65%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

53%

76%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Philadelphia Union rank1st

FC Cincinnati rank3rd

Philadelphia Union points66

FC Cincinnati points65

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.

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.

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

Philadelphia Union last 5 home

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals10-2

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals8-4

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.541%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Philadelphia Union score at home94%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet at home47%

FC Cincinnati score away82%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Philadelphia Union score first76%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first77%

FC Cincinnati score first65%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first91%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Philadelphia Union 67% · FC Cincinnati 20%

Avg first goal minute: Philadelphia Union 26.8' · FC Cincinnati 26.9'

Vs league average

Philadelphia Union score at home2.00 vs 1.64

Philadelphia Union concede at home0.95 vs 1.36

FC Cincinnati score away1.39 vs 1.36

FC Cincinnati concede away1.39 vs 1.64

Philadelphia Union score 22% above league average, while FC Cincinnati score 2% above league average.

Defensive side: Philadelphia Union are 30% below league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Philadelphia Union goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 7

0-15 6

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

530

479

Passes Accurate

409

368

Passes %

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Baribo

Normal Goal

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

T. Baribo

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Gazdag

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ VAR

T. Baribo

Goal confirmed

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

T. Baribo

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Gazdag

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Y. Kubo

1st substitution · For: C. Baird

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ D. Yedlin

2nd substitution · For: B. Halsey

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ B. Anunga

3rd substitution · For: P. Bucha

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

Evander

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ M. Uhre

1st substitution · For: B. Damiani

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ G. Flores

4th substitution · For: A. Powell

75'

75' O. Nwobodo

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Gazdag

2nd substitution · For: I. Vassilev

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ T. Baribo

3rd substitution · For: Cavan Sullivan

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ L. Engel

5th substitution · For: K. Mboma Dem

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Lukić

4th substitution · For: J. Bueno

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

B. Damiani

Normal Goal · Assist: Q. Sullivan

Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat FC Cincinnati 4-1 on Sunday, 02 March 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Allen Chapman.

First half: Philadelphia Union took an early lead at 6' when T. Baribo scored, making the score 1-0. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 30' when T. Baribo scored, with the assist credited to D. Gazdag, making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 33' for Philadelphia Union (Goal confirmed).

Second half: Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 52' when T. Baribo scored, with the assist credited to D. Gazdag, making the score 4-0. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 58', with Y. Kubo replacing C. Baird. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 58', with D. Yedlin replacing B. Halsey. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 58', with B. Anunga replacing P. Bucha. FC Cincinnati reduced the deficit at 59' when Evander scored, making the score 4-1. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 69', with M. Uhre replacing B. Damiani. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 70', with G. Flores replacing A. Powell. O. Nwobodo received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 75'. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 82', with D. Gazdag replacing I. Vassilev. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 82', with T. Baribo replacing Cavan Sullivan. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 85', with L. Engel replacing K. Mboma Dem. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 89', with J. Lukić replacing J. Bueno. Philadelphia Union added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to Q. Sullivan, making the score 5-1.

Philadelphia Union used 4 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 1 yellow card.