Match Report
Cincinnati (9th, 32 pts) visited Philadelphia Union (7th, 33 pts) with 1 points between them. The last five rounds placed Cincinnati no better than 18th for form, against 9th in the standings. Per game in the league, Philadelphia Union were scoring 1.84 and conceding 1.56, Cincinnati 2.17 and 2.46, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Philadelphia Union's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Philadelphia Union, 4 by Cincinnati, 0 drawn, at 4.67 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
Subaru Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,500. On the scoreboard, Philadelphia Union led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Philadelphia Union: Quinn Sullivan (43'), Bruno Damiani (45'), Bruno Damiani (49'), Bruno Damiani (61'), Milan Iloski (89')
Key stats
Possession: Philadelphia Union 67% · Cincinnati 33% · Total shots: 20-1 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 7-1