Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati

Philadelphia Union

5 - 0

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:45 Europe/London 📍 Subaru Park 🧑‍⚖️ Joseph Dickerson 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Philadelphia Union 14 · FC Cincinnati 17

Referee Stats

Joseph Dickerson

12 matches · 4.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.08
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.42
Over 4.5 cards	58%
Home wins	75%
Draws	0%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (20-1).
Philadelphia Union controlled possession (66%).
Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (6-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Philadelphia Union (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-3

Goals For / Against

19 / 11

Avg: 1.58 / 0.92

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 35

Avg: 1.50 / 2.92

Points

Avg: 0.67

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

1.58

PPG

0.67

1.58

1.50

0.92

2.92

50%

O2.5

75%

50%

BTTS

75%

42%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Philadelphia Union rank14th

FC Cincinnati rank17th

Philadelphia Union points33

FC Cincinnati points32

Philadelphia Union: #14 · 33 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Cincinnati: #17 · 32 pts · GD -7

14 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Philadelphia Union last 5 home

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals13-4

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.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

L L D L D

Points2/15

Weighted index9

Goals5-15

Record0-2-3

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.

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 25%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Philadelphia Union score at home75%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet at home42%

FC Cincinnati score away75%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Philadelphia Union score first42%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first80%

FC Cincinnati score first50%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Philadelphia Union 40% · FC Cincinnati 33%

Avg first goal minute: Philadelphia Union 19.4' · FC Cincinnati 30.2'

Vs league average

Philadelphia Union score at home1.58 vs 1.83

Philadelphia Union concede at home0.92 vs 1.37

FC Cincinnati score away1.50 vs 1.37

FC Cincinnati concede away2.92 vs 1.83

Philadelphia Union score 13% below league average, while FC Cincinnati score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Philadelphia Union are 33% below league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 60% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Philadelphia Union goal timing (home)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

603

299

Passes Accurate

526

213

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' O. Nwobodo

40'

40' Evander

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Q. Sullivan

Penalty

45+2' ⚽

⚽

45+2' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Damiani

Normal Goal · Assist: Cavan Sullivan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Evander

1st substitution · For: A. Powell

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Denkey

2nd substitution · For: T. Barlow

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Echenique

3rd substitution · For: N. Hagglund

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

B. Damiani

Normal Goal · Assist: Q. Sullivan

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

B. Damiani

Normal Goal · Assist: Cavan Sullivan

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Valenzuela

4th substitution · For: B. Anunga

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Alladoh

1st substitution · For: M. Iloski

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Q. Sullivan

2nd substitution · For: I. Vassilev

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Lukić

3rd substitution · For: J. Bueno

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ VAR

B. Damiani

Goal Disallowed - handball

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ B. Damiani

4th substitution · For: M. Jakupovic

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Cavan Sullivan

5th substitution · For: A. Bedoya

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Jabbari

5th substitution · For: S. Gidi

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ VAR

P. Bucha

Goal Disallowed - offside

87'

87' B. Anunga

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 6-1

M. Iloski

Penalty

Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat FC Cincinnati 5-0 on Thursday, 10 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Joseph Dickerson. It was played at Subaru Park.

First half: O. Nwobodo received a red card for FC Cincinnati at 16'. Evander received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 40'. Philadelphia Union took the lead at 43' when Q. Sullivan scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 45+2' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to Cavan Sullivan, making the score 2-0.

Second half: FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 46', with Evander replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 46', with K. Denkey replacing T. Barlow. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 46', with E. Echenique replacing N. Hagglund. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 49' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to Q. Sullivan, making the score 3-0. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 61' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to Cavan Sullivan, making the score 4-0. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 62', with G. Valenzuela replacing B. Anunga. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 66', with E. Alladoh replacing M. Iloski. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Q. Sullivan replacing I. Vassilev. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 66', with J. Lukić replacing J. Bueno. VAR intervened at 72' for Philadelphia Union (Goal Disallowed - handball). Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 75', with B. Damiani replacing M. Jakupovic. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 75', with Cavan Sullivan replacing A. Bedoya. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 75', with A. Jabbari replacing S. Gidi. VAR intervened at 81' for FC Cincinnati (Goal Disallowed - offside). B. Anunga received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 87'. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 89' when M. Iloski scored (Penalty), making the score 6-1.

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