Match

FC Cincinnati vs DC United: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 17Kick-off on May 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM (UTC)TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

FC Cincinnati
1-2
DC United

Full time

What was the result of FC Cincinnati vs DC United?

DC United won 1-2 on May 31, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 2′Gabriel PiraniDC United
  • 15′K. DenkeyFC Cincinnati
  • 19′C. AntleyDC United

Official lineup for FC Cincinnati vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Cincinnati

3-4-2-1
  1. 9K. Denkey
  1. 10Evander
  2. 22G. Valenzuela
  1. 29L. Engel
  2. 27B. Anunga
  3. 20P. Bucha
  4. 91D. Yedlin
  1. 16T. Hadebe
  2. 21M. Miazga
  3. 12M. Robinson
  1. 18R. Celentano

DC United

3-4-3
  1. 7Peglow
  2. 17J. Murrell
  3. 10Gabriel Pirani
  1. 28D. Schnegg
  2. 6B. Enow
  3. 4M. Peltola
  4. 12C. Antley
  1. 15K. Rowles
  2. 3L. Bartlett
  3. 22A. Herrera
  1. 13L. Barraza
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Cincinnati have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; DC United have 3, 5 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 28, 2025FC Dallas(home)3-3Major League Soccer
May 25, 2025Atlanta United FC(away)2-4Major League Soccer
May 17, 2025Columbus Crew(away)1-1Major League Soccer
May 14, 2025Toronto FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
May 10, 2025Austin(home)2-1Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 28, 2025New England Revolution(home)1-1Major League Soccer
May 24, 2025New York Red Bulls(home)0-2Major League Soccer
May 21, 2025Charlotte(home)2-2US Open Cup
May 18, 2025Nashville SC(away)0-0Major League Soccer
May 14, 2025New York City FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 FC Cincinnati wins, 1 draw, 1 DC United win.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 12, 2025DC United 0-1 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Jul 3, 2024DC United 2-3 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Mar 10, 2024FC Cincinnati 0-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Jun 24, 2023DC United 3-0 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
May 6, 2023FC Cincinnati 2-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Oct 9, 2022DC United 2-5 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs FC Cincinnati on Apr 12, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

FC Cincinnati score 1.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 0.8 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Cincinnati1.51.449/158/15
DC United0.81.747/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

FC Cincinnati sit 9th in Major League Soccer (36 points from 27 matches) and DC United sit 12th (30 points from 27 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9FC Cincinnati27999586536
12DC United276129344630

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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