Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati

Philadelphia Union

1 - 0

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 01:00 Europe/London 📍 Subaru Park 🧑‍⚖️ T. Ford 🔁 MLS Cup - Conference Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

MLS Cup - Conference Semi-finals

MLS Table

Philadelphia Union 1 · FC Cincinnati 9

Referee Stats

T. Ford

20 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	40%
Draws	30%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-15).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Philadelphia Union (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-5-0

Goals For / Against

53 / 10

Avg: 2.79 / 0.53

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-5

Goals For / Against

29 / 31

Avg: 1.53 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.47

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

2.47

PPG

1.47

2.79

1.53

0.53

1.63

53%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

68%

Score 1st

League-position context

Philadelphia Union rank1st

FC Cincinnati rank9th

Philadelphia Union points74

FC Cincinnati points52

Philadelphia Union: #1 · 74 pts · GD +49

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Cincinnati: #9 · 52 pts · GD +8

22 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Philadelphia Union last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals17-3

Record5-0-0

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 W W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals10-6

Record3-1-1

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 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Philadelphia Union score at home95%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet at home47%

FC Cincinnati score away74%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Philadelphia Union score first0%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first0%

FC Cincinnati score first0%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Philadelphia Union 0% · FC Cincinnati 0%

Vs league average

Philadelphia Union score at home2.79 vs 1.75

Philadelphia Union concede at home0.53 vs 1.21

FC Cincinnati score away1.53 vs 1.21

FC Cincinnati concede away1.63 vs 1.75

Philadelphia Union score 59% above league average, while FC Cincinnati score 26% above league average.

Defensive side: Philadelphia Union are 57% below league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 7% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

356

414

Passes Accurate

249

312

Passes %

70%

75%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	8
Draws	3
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (43.8%)
BTTS	7 (43.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

30 Aug 2025 FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 0 - 1 02 Mar 2025 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 4 - 1

2024-2025 Season

20 Oct 2024 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 2 19 Jun 2024 FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 4 - 3

2023-2024 Season

26 Nov 2023 FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 1 - 0 16 Sep 2023 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 2 08 Apr 2023 FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 1 - 0

2022-2023 Season

21 Oct 2022 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 0 06 Aug 2022 FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 3 - 1 18 Jun 2022 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 1

2021-2022 Season

31 Oct 2021 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 0 10 Oct 2021 FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 1 - 2

2020-2021 Season

07 Oct 2020 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 3 - 0 23 Sep 2020 FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 0 - 0

2019-2020 Season

01 May 2019 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 0 30 Mar 2019 FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union 0 - 2