📊 Form Guide

FC Cincinatti

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FC Cincinatti enter this game following on from a 3-3 MLS draw versus FC Dallas.

In that game, FC Cincinatti managed 63% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For FC Cincinatti, the scorers were Pavel Bucha (30'), Kévin Denkey (42') and Gerardo Valenzuela (86'). FC Dallas had 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Petar Musa (50'), Anderson Julio (68') and Sebastien Ibeagha (92') scored for FC Dallas.

Pat Noonan's FC Cincinatti have scored 6 times over their past six outings. The comparative number of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 7.

D.C. United

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In their previous game, D.C. United drew 1-1 in the MLS match with New Eng. Revolution.

In that match, D.C. United managed 52% possession and 20 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for D.C. United was Gabriel Pirani (91'). New England Revolution got 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Ilay Feingold (45') scored for New Eng. Revolution.

The trend of at least one team not managing to score in games involving D.C. United has been apparent recently. Examining their last 6 outings shows that this has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, their opponents have managed a goal total of 7 while D.C. United have scored 3.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their past head-to-head meetings going back to 09/10/2022 shows us that FC Cincinatti have won 4 of these and D.C. United 1, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

In all, 19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them for Cincinatti and 8 coming from Black-and-Red. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The previous league game between the two was MLS match day 11 on 12/04/2025 when it finished D.C. United 0-1 FC Cincinatti.

That day, D.C. United managed 58% possession and 15 shots at goal with 2 on target.

For their opponents, FC Cincinatti had 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Gerardo Valenzuela (28') was the scorer.

The referee was Ismir Pekmic.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Cincinatti

It seems likely that FC Cincinatti could opt for a 5-3-2 formation this time, utilising Roman Celentano, Matt Miazga, Miles Robinson, T. Lingani Hadebe, DeAndre Yedlin, Lukas Engel, Evander Ferreira, Brian Anunga, Pavel Bucha, Gerardo Valenzuela and Kevin Denkey.

📰 Team News: D.C. United

D.C. United boss Troy Lesesne has some current player fitness concerns. Christian Benteke (Ankle injury), Dominique Badji (Hamstring injury), Lukas MacNaughton (Muscle injury) and Jackson Hopkins (unknown injury) can’t be considered.

We reckon that Black-and-Red appear most likely to play in a 3-4-3 system, settling for Luis Barraza, Aaron Herrera, Kye Rowles, Lucas Bartlett, Conner Antley, Matti Peltola, Boris Enow, David Schnegg, Gabriel Pirani, Jacob Murrell and Peglow.

💭 Prediction

It’s looking like D.C. United will need to play some great football to be putting goals past a FC Cincinatti lineup who should control this match, should everything go as we’re expecting.

We’re going for a comprehensive 3-0 win for FC Cincinatti when the full-time whistle blows.

Victor Martins, 23:05 31/05/2025