FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati

VS Scheduled Sunday 6 Sep 202602:31

United States 2026 MLS

DC United

Head-to-head overview

14 meetings

FC CincinnatiWins: 4
Draws28.6% of meetings: 4
DC UnitedWins: 6

Goals per match: 2.64
Over 2.5 goals: 57.1%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2025-06-01	2025	FC Cincinnati1–2DC United
2025-04-13	2025	DC United0–1FC Cincinnati
2024-07-04	2024	DC United2–3FC Cincinnati
2024-03-10	2024	FC Cincinnati0–0DC United
2023-06-25	2023	DC United3–0FC Cincinnati
2023-05-07	2023	FC Cincinnati2–1DC United
2022-10-09	2022	DC United2–5FC Cincinnati
2022-03-05	2022	FC Cincinnati0–1DC United
2021-09-26	2021	DC United4–2FC Cincinnati
2021-08-01	2021	FC Cincinnati0–0DC United
2020-10-19	2020	FC Cincinnati1–2DC United
2020-08-22	2020	FC Cincinnati0–0DC United
2019-10-06	2019	DC United0–0FC Cincinnati
2019-07-19	2019	FC Cincinnati1–4DC United

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	CF Montreal3–1FC Cincinnati
2026-09-20	2026	Houston Dynamo2–2FC Cincinnati
2026-09-14	2026	FC Cincinnati3–3Charlotte
2026-09-13	2026	FC Cincinnati3–3Charlotte
2026-09-10	2026	Philadelphia Union5–0FC Cincinnati
2026-08-30	2026	Nashville SC4–0FC Cincinnati
2026-08-23	2026	FC Cincinnati1–1Seattle Sounders
2026-08-20	2026	FC Cincinnati2–1New York City

DC United

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	Vancouver Whitecaps3–3DC United
2026-09-20	2026	DC United1–2Charlotte
2026-09-14	2026	DC United0–0Atlanta Utd
2026-09-13	2026	DC United0–0Atlanta Utd
2026-09-10	2026	DC United2–1Columbus Crew
2026-08-30	2026	DC United0–0Los Angeles FC
2026-08-23	2026	Charlotte3–1DC United
2026-08-20	2026	DC United0–3New England Revolution

FC Cincinnati DC United

Wins

12%

Over 2.5 goals

88%

62%

Both teams scored

75%

50%

Clean sheets

0%

38%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

FC Cincinnati

Home · MLS

Home			Away		1st goal
19	FC Cincinnati		Nashville SC	1
19	FC Cincinnati	4–3	Vancouver Whitecaps	2	9′ Home
19	FC Cincinnati		FC Dallas	3
19	FC Cincinnati	4–2	San Jose Earthquakes	4	26′ Away
19	FC Cincinnati		St. Louis City	5
19	FC Cincinnati	3–5	Inter Miami	6	—
19	FC Cincinnati		New England Revolution	7
19	FC Cincinnati	3–3	Charlotte	8	2′ Home
19	FC Cincinnati	3–3	Charlotte	8	—
19	FC Cincinnati		Houston Dynamo	9
19	FC Cincinnati	3–3	Chicago Fire	10	—
19	FC Cincinnati		Los Angeles FC	11
19	FC Cincinnati		Colorado Rapids	12
19	FC Cincinnati		Los Angeles Galaxy	13
19	FC Cincinnati	6–2	Orlando City	14	16′ Away
19	FC Cincinnati	2–1	New York City	15	11′ Home
19	FC Cincinnati		Philadelphia Union	16
19	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Seattle Sounders	17	24′ Home
19	FC Cincinnati	2–0	New York Red Bulls	18	40′ Home
19 · FC Cincinnati
19	FC Cincinnati		Portland Timbers	20
19	FC Cincinnati		Real Salt Lake	21
19	FC Cincinnati		DC United	22
19	FC Cincinnati		San Diego FC	23
19	FC Cincinnati		Austin FC	24
19	FC Cincinnati		Columbus Crew	25
19	FC Cincinnati		Minnesota United	26
19	FC Cincinnati	0–1	Toronto FC	27	85′ Away
19	FC Cincinnati	2–0	Atlanta Utd	28	80′ Home
19	FC Cincinnati	4–3	CF Montreal	29	6′ Away
19	FC Cincinnati		Sporting Kansas City	30

DC United

Away · MLS

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Nashville SC	2–2	DC United	22	25′ Away
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	3–3	DC United	22	16′ Away
3	FC Dallas		DC United	22
4	San Jose Earthquakes		DC United	22
5	St. Louis City		DC United	22
6	Inter Miami		DC United	22
7	New England Revolution	1–0	DC United	22	35′ Home
8	Charlotte	3–1	DC United	22	55′ Away
9	Houston Dynamo	1–1	DC United	22	40′ Home
10	Chicago Fire	1–2	DC United	22	81′ Home
11	Los Angeles FC		DC United	22
12	Colorado Rapids		DC United	22
13	Los Angeles Galaxy		DC United	22
14	Orlando City		DC United	22
15	New York City	0–2	DC United	22	29′ Away
16	Philadelphia Union	0–0	DC United	22	–
17	Seattle Sounders		DC United	22
18	New York Red Bulls	4–4	DC United	22	15′ Home
19	FC Cincinnati		DC United	22
20	Portland Timbers		DC United	22
21	Real Salt Lake		DC United	22
22 · DC United
23	San Diego FC		DC United	22
24	Austin FC	1–0	DC United	22	82′ Home
25	Columbus Crew		DC United	22
26	Minnesota United		DC United	22
27	Toronto FC		DC United	22
28	Atlanta Utd	0–0	DC United	22	–
29	CF Montreal	1–1	DC United	22	50′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City		DC United	22

FC Cincinnati Home DC United Away

Wins

54%

17%

Over 1.5

92%

67%

Over 2.5

69%

42%

Over 3.5

62%

33%

Both teams scored

77%

58%

Clean sheets

15%

25%

Scores first

N/A

33%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

MLS · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

FC Cincinnati

27 matches

Goals & results	Home13 matches	Away14 matches	Overall27 matches
Points / match	1.92	0.64	1.26
Draws	30.8%	42.9%	37.0%
Goals scored / match	2.85	1.50	2.15
Goals conceded / match	2.08	2.86	2.48
Total goals / match	4.92	4.36	4.63
Failed to score	7.7%	21.4%	14.8%
Under 2.5 goals	30.8%	21.4%	25.9%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 10/13 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

DC United

27 matches

Goals & results	Home15 matches	Away12 matches	Overall27 matches
Points / match	1.20	1.08	1.15
Draws	40.0%	58.3%	48.1%
Goals scored / match	1.20	1.33	1.26
Goals conceded / match	1.67	1.42	1.56
Total goals / match	2.87	2.75	2.81
Failed to score	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%
Under 2.5 goals	33.3%	58.3%	44.4%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 4	50%
Scores first → wins	1 of 4	25%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 6	17%

Scoring order known: 12/12 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	1
16–30	4	2
31–45	1	3
46–60	3	2
61–75	3	4
76–90	5	5

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	FC Cincinnati	Draw	DC United	How it works
Strength (Elo)	56.6%	20.5%	23.0%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	29.1%	17.6%	43.8%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

2.28–2.83 Model expected goals

79.0% Probability of over 2.5 goals

75.9% Both teams to score

2-2 Most likely score, at 6.3%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

2-26.3%

2-35.9%

1-25.5%

1-35.2%

3-24.8%

3-34.5%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	FC Cincinnati	DC United	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1503	1411	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-31	-16	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1528	1493	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
FC Cincinnati	1.11	1.22	1.17	1.33
DC United	0.63	0.95	0.58	1.16

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
FC Cincinnati	0%	18%	15%	12%	55%
DC United	12%	10%	22%	25%	30%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.90 FC Cincinnati at home, 10 matches

1.12 DC United away, 8 matches

7d Days of rest for FC Cincinnati

7d Days of rest for DC United

— Manager of FC Cincinnati

Kevin Flanagan Manager of DC United, since 09/07/25

2 Matches for FC Cincinnati in the last 14 days

2 Matches for DC United in the last 14 days

27 Points for FC Cincinnati behind the leaders, and 5 above the relegation zone

30 Points for DC United behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone

3.09 League goals per match

25.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents FC Cincinnati, the right bar represents DC United.

On the ball

20 matches

5.0

corners

5.26

10.33

fouls

13.05

2.15

yellow cards

2.57

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
FC Cincinnati	LDDDLLDWDW	1.10	1.70–2.50	1L
DC United	DLDDWDLLDD	0.90	1.00–1.50	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
FC Cincinnati	6	4	8	0	3
DC United	7	6	6	0	3

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

FC Cincinnati

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

DC United

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.