Cincinnati vs DC United – Match preview
Cincinnati-:-
DC UnitedTQL Stadium
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
54%
27%
CincinnatiDraw 19%DC United
Bookmaker implied
55%
22%
CincinnatiDraw 23%DC United
2.5 – 1.8
Expected score
80%
Over 2.5 goals
76%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026CincinnatiDC United
- 19
- League position
- 26
- LLWLD
- Last 5
- LWLDL
- 0.80
- Points per game (L5)
- 0.80
- 8
- Goals scored (L5)
- 7
- 11
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 14
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 0
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 0
Head to Head
4
Cincinnati wins
2
Draws
4
DC United wins
Last 10 meetings
2.9
Goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
60%
Over 2.5 goals
31 May 2025
Last meeting
Cincinnati in the last 5 meetings
LWWDL
Injuries & Suspensions
Cincinnati
- Miles RobinsonCalled Up To National Team
- Teenage HadebeCalled Up To National Team
DC United
- Gabriel SegalAnkle Injury
- Kye RowlesHamstring Injury
Confirmed Line-ups
Cincinnati
- 18Roman CelentanoGoalkeeper
- 24Kyle SmithDefender
- 12Miles RobinsonDefender
- 88Andrei ChirilăDefender
- 20Pavel BuchaMidfielder
- 5Obinna NwobodoMidfielder
- 10EvanderMidfielder
- 22Gerardo ValenzuelaMidfielder
- 66Ender EcheniqueMidfielder
- 99Ayoub JabbariAttacker
- 9Kévin DenkeyAttacker
Substitutes
- 2Alvas Powell
- 4Nick Hagglund
- 13Evan Louro
- 15Teenage Hadebe
- 16Tom Barlow
- 17Kenji Mboma Dem
- 27Tah Anunga
- 29Bryan Ramírez
DC United
- 1Sean JohnsonGoalkeeper
- 2K. NonoDefender
- 3Lucas BartlettDefender
- 21Andre DozzellDefender
- 6Keisuke KurokawaDefender
- 23Brandon ServaniaMidfielder
- 4Matti PeltolaMidfielder
- 7PeglowMidfielder
- 11Louis MunteanuAttacker
- 25Jackson HopkinsAttacker
- 22Nathan OrdazAttacker
Substitutes
- 5Silvan Hefti
- 8Jared Stroud
- 9Tai Baribo
- 13Sean Nealis
- 26Alex Bono
- 27Nikola Marković
- 48Gavin Turner
- 77Hosei Kijima
Key Players
Major League Soccer, this seasonCincinnati
Top scorer
Kévin Denkey
17 goals
Most assists
Evander
10 assists
Best rated
Evander
7.81
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman CelentanoGoalkeeper | 25 (25) | 2250 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.70 | |
| Pavel BuchaMidfielder | 27 (25) | 2247 | 6 | 4 | – | 6.99 | ×3 |
| Kévin DenkeyAttacker | 27 (25) | 2199 | 17 | 4 | – | 7.20 | ×3 |
| EvanderAttacker | 27 (25) | 2077 | 13 | 10 | – | 7.81 | ×5 |
| Samuel GidiMidfielder | 28 (23) | 2047 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.76 | ×5 |
| Bryan RamírezMidfielder | 25 (17) | 1659 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.01 | ×8 |
| Ender EcheniqueMidfielder | 26 (19) | 1658 | 1 | 6 | – | 6.87 | |
| Gerardo ValenzuelaMidfielder | 25 (19) | 1652 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.91 | ×2 |
| Miles RobinsonDefender | 20 (19) | 1553 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.73 | ×2 |
| Kenji Mboma DemAttacker | 24 (17) | 1403 | 5 | 1 | – | 6.92 | |
| Tom BarlowAttacker | 29 (12) | 1230 | 9 | 3 | – | 6.88 | ×4 |
| Kyle SmithDefender | 23 (12) | 1183 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.43 | ×2 |
| Nick HagglundDefender | 18 (12) | 1178 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.64 | |
| Obinna NwobodoMidfielder | 23 (16) | 1162 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.67 | ×6 |
| Matt MiazgaDefender | 14 (12) | 973 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.45 | ×6 |
DC United
Top scorer
Tai Baribo
16 goals
Most assists
Keisuke Kurokawa
6 assists
Best rated
Tai Baribo
7.14
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean JohnsonGoalkeeper | 29 (29) | 2610 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.79 | |
| Keisuke KurokawaDefender | 29 (29) | 2598 | 0 | 6 | – | 6.73 | ×5 |
| Lucas BartlettDefender | 27 (27) | 2405 | 4 | 0 | – | 6.81 | ×6 |
| Silvan HeftiDefender | 26 (25) | 2165 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.70 | ×5 |
| PeglowMidfielder | 26 (25) | 2135 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.96 | ×7 |
| Kye RowlesDefender | 23 (23) | 2060 | 2 | 0 | – | 6.90 | ×4 |
| Brandon ServaniaMidfielder | 28 (24) | 2019 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.70 | ×2 |
| Matti PeltolaMidfielder | 27 (19) | 1912 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.83 | |
| Tai BariboAttacker | 23 (22) | 1902 | 16 | 1 | – | 7.14 | ×4 |
| Jackson HopkinsMidfielder | 29 (25) | 1878 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.71 | ×6 |
| Louis MunteanuAttacker | 21 (16) | 1469 | 6 | 3 | – | 7.00 | ×2 |
| Andre DozzellMidfielder | 14 (14) | 1224 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.71 | ×3 |
| K. NonoMidfielder | 11 (11) | 943 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.98 | ×2 |
| Jared StroudMidfielder | 21 (5) | 586 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.59 | ×4 |
| Gabriel PiraniAttacker | 7 (6) | 473 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.37 |
Referee
Timothy Ford
Referee · United States
- Cards per game
- 5.05
- Yellow cards per game
- 4.55
- Red cards per game
- 0.50
- Fouls per game
- 23.4
- Penalties per game
- 0.48
- Home wins
- 55%
Averages across 21 completed matches officiated by Timothy Ford in our database.