United States - MLSAudi FieldData current as of October 20, 2026

DC United vs FC Cincinnati: match statistics

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DC United vs FC Cincinnati: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

DC United plays FC Cincinnati in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026. Venue: Audi Field.

Recent form

DC United has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. FC Cincinnati has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

DC United scores 1.28 goals per game and allows 1.76. FC Cincinnati scores 2.07 and allows 2.41. Games in this league average 3.25 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 62% of DC United's games and 76% of FC Cincinnati's. The Over 2.5 rates are 62% and 72%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 64% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

FC Cincinnati has the higher season xG average, 1.73 to 1.44 per game. DC United takes 13.0 shots per game, while FC Cincinnati takes 15.1.

First-half and second-half trends

DC United leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 0.72 goals per game after halftime. FC Cincinnati leads at halftime in 21% and scores 1.21 after halftime.

When the teams score

DC United's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). For FC Cincinnati, it is minutes 76-90+ (21 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.25 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 64% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(4.20)
(4.30)
(1.65)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
1.28Goals scored / game2.07
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
1.76Goals allowed / game2.41
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
38%Average possession51%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
4.41Shots on target / game6.03
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.97Shots per game15.07
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
4.41Shots on target6.03
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
9.8%Shot conversion13.7%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
38%Possession51%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
1.44xG for1.73
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
1.69xG against1.67
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

Shooting quality

DC United: BalancedFC Cincinnati: Attacking
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
Accuracy (shots on target)34%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

DC United
LDLWL
Season result split
24% W41% D34% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-12-10
1.14 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-5-5
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 1.95BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
FC Cincinnati
DLWLL
Season result split
31% W31% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-11
1.24 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-6-7
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 2.29Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

FC Cincinnati is 62% better for: goals scored per game.

1.28 goals / game - DC United · 2.07 goals / game - FC Cincinnati

DC United is 37% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.76 goals / game - DC United · 2.41 goals / game - FC Cincinnati

DC United scoring profile: very strong

DC United scores in 69% of games (20 of 29 games), while FC Cincinnati keeps a clean sheet in 7% (2 of 29 games).

FC Cincinnati scoring profile: very strong

FC Cincinnati scores in 83% of games (24 of 29 games), while DC United keeps a clean sheet in 21% (6 of 29 games).

37Goals scored (season)60
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
51Goals conceded (season)70
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
3.03Average goals per game4.48
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
7Goals scored (last 5)8
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
14Goals conceded (last 5)11
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal83%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
38%2 goals62%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
14%3 goals38%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
7%4 goals17%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal93%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
48%2 goals69%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
31%3 goals45%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
17%4 goals21%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time52%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
10%BTTS in both halves38%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
21%Scored in both halves45%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS66%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
80%BTTS - last 580%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time62%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time34%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time93%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time69%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time52%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

DC United is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / game - DC United · 1 pts / game - FC Cincinnati

DC United - half-time state
31% leading31% draw38% trailing
FC Cincinnati - half-time state
21% leading38% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per game (1st half)1
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.86
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)1.07
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
1.24Average goals (1st half)1.93
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
59%Clean sheet before half-time31%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
59%No goal before half-time34%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

After half-time (2nd half)

1.1Points per game (2nd half)1.34
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
0.72Goals scored (2nd half)1.21
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
1.07Goals conceded (2nd half)1.34
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
1.79Average goals (2nd half)2.55
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
34%Clean sheet after half-time17%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati
52%No goal after half-time38%
DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

DC United - second-half results

24% W38% D38% L
36
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding77%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 24%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

FC Cincinnati - second-half results

38% W21% D41% L
29
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

DC United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.80
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game1.41.4
Average goals per game2.22.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
FC Cincinnati - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.201.40
Goals scored / game0.21.4
Goals allowed / game1.01.2
Average goals per game1.22.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-4+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

DC United
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
7
8
16-30
6
9
31-45
6
8
46-60
4
11
61-75
11
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

FC Cincinnati
ScoredConceded
6
4
0-15
6
14
16-30
13
13
31-45
8
17
46-60
6
8
61-75
21
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (21 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.76
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
116%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
69%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

DC United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

FC Cincinnati

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.74
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
147%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
131%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

DC UnitedLigaFC Cincinnati
Average goals per game▼ 3.033.25▲ 4.48
Both teams scored▼ 62%64%▲ 76%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 62%64%▲ 72%
Clean sheets• 21%20%▼ 7%
Goal before half-time▼ 69%78%▲ 83%
Goal after half-time▼ 79%82%▲ 93%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.25
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / game
1.41
Away goals / game
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

FAQ

When do DC United and FC Cincinnati play?

DC United face FC Cincinnati on October 24, 2026 in MLS at Audi Field. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before DC United vs FC Cincinnati?

DC United score 1.28 goals per game on average and FC Cincinnati 2.07. The MLS average is 3.25 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 62% of DC United's matches and 76% of FC Cincinnati's.

What form are DC United and FC Cincinnati in?

Over the last 5 games DC United have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and FC Cincinnati 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for DC United vs FC Cincinnati?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for DC United vs FC Cincinnati: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.