Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 14′FC Cincinnati, VAR review:Card upgrade
- 16′FC Cincinnati, red card:
- 40′FC Cincinnati, yellow card:
- 43′Philadelphia Union, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 45+1′Philadelphia Union, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 46′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 46′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 49′Philadelphia Union, goal:3–0assist
- 61′Philadelphia Union, goal:4–0assist
- 62′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 65′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 66′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 66′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 72′Philadelphia Union, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed
- 75′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 75′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 75′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 82′FC Cincinnati, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed
- 87′FC Cincinnati, yellow card:
- 89′Philadelphia Union, penalty goal:5–0Penalty
- Full-time5 – 0
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Damiani hat-trick sinks 10-man Cincinnati as Union run riot
Philadelphia Union thrashed FC Cincinnati 5-0 at Subaru Park in a Major League Soccer Regular Season fixture that was effectively decided before half-time. The visitors were reduced to ten men after just 16 minutes when Obinna Nwobodo was sent off, and the hosts made the numerical advantage count almost immediately.
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Quinn Sullivan converted a penalty in first-half stoppage time approaching, putting Philadelphia 1-0 up in the 43rd minute, before Bruno Damiani added a second in added time, finishing from a Cavan Sullivan assist to make it 2-0 at the break. Damiani completed his rout in the second half, scoring again in the 49th minute with Quinn Sullivan turning provider, then adding a third in the 61st minute, this time set up by Cavan Sullivan once more.
Milan Iloski rounded off the scoring from the penalty spot in the 89th minute to make it 5-0. Philadelphia dominated possession with 67 percent of the ball and produced 20 shots to Cincinnati's solitary effort, six of them on target against none for the visitors, underlining the one-sided nature of the contest once Nwobodo departed.
Bruno Damiani scored a hat-trick, striking in first-half stoppage time and twice more after the break, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 9.18.
Philadelphia's 20 shots to Cincinnati's single effort reflected the visitors' inability to threaten after playing over 70 minutes with ten men.
Philadelphia Union beat FC Cincinnati 5–0 (half-time 2–0).
Philadelphia Union met FC Cincinnati in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 24). Kick-off was Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 23:45 UTC at Subaru Park. Referee: Joe Dickerson. Attendance: 17,784.
Team pages: Philadelphia Union · FC Cincinnati · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 16' Red card: Obinna Nwobodo
- 43' Goal (penalty): Quinn Sullivan — 1–0
- 45+1' Goal: Bruno Damiani (assist: Cavan Sullivan) — 2–0
- 49' Goal: Bruno Damiani (assist: Quinn Sullivan) — 3–0
- 61' Goal: Bruno Damiani (assist: Cavan Sullivan) — 4–0
- 89' Goal (penalty): Milan Iloski — 5–0
Starting line-ups
Philadelphia Union (4-2-2-2)
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Philadelphia Union 51%, the draw 23%, FC Cincinnati 26%. It finished Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus FC Cincinnati's hot finishing due to cool give Philadelphia Union the lean. The draw at 23% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Philadelphia Union in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1591 to 1621. Sides this close won 43.1% of 15,963 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.2%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,145 games vs 44.9% across all 100,021 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. FC Cincinnati scored +0.62 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 28.8% of 1,492 games, vs 29.2% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 51%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 23% and FC Cincinnati at 26%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,158. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 1.7 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Philadelphia Union are unbeaten in their last 8 league games at home (4 wins, 4 draws), a run going back to April 2026. Rolling home runs look imposing but sides on a 6+ run won 56.2% of 13,589 games vs 54.5% class-expected — and in our walked test the rating already carried it, as it did for the season-long record. Last five: Philadelphia Union W-D-D-W-W, FC Cincinnati L-D-W-D-L — Philadelphia Union are clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2203 games when clearly hotter and 42.8% of 4029 when clearly colder. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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