FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

FC Cincinnati7th in MLS

FINAL1 – 0

Philadelphia Union6th in MLS

MLS · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET

Table of Contents

How the bets settled

ResultFC Cincinnati winFinished 1-0

Total goalsUnder 3.51 goal, 2.5 under

Both teams to scoreNoFC Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia Union 0

Match report

FC Cincinnati beat Philadelphia Union 1-0, with A. Jabbari scoring in the 70th minute.

The match stats were tilted toward Philadelphia: xG 1.08 to 1.02, shots 15 to 7, shots on target 6 to 2, big chances 4 to 1 and corners 12 to 3. Cincinnati had 51% possession and completed 79% of passes to Philadelphia’s 75%.

Before the match, Cincinnati’s form read DWWLL and Philadelphia’s DLDWW. Both teams to score had landed in 75% of Cincinnati’s matches and 69% of Philadelphia’s, with over 2.5 goals at 72% and 69%, while both teams to score yes was priced at -250. This match finished 1-0, so both teams to score did not land and over 2.5 did not land.

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Goals

70′ A. Jabbari FC Cincinnati

Match stats	FC Cincinnati	Philadelphia Union
Expected goals (xG)	1.02	1.08
Ball possession	51%	49%
Total shots	7	15
Shots on target	2	6
Big chances	1	4
Corner kicks	3	12
Passes	79% (341/429)	75% (304/406)

How the key matchups went

Mboma: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Wagner: 0 fouls committed, 4 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Ramirez Leon: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Westfield: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Barlow: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Pierre: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Harriel: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
Denkey: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Pierre: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Harriel: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
Alladoh: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Smith: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Hagglund: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Hadebe: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Damiani: 3 shots, 2 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Smith: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Hagglund: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Hadebe: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.

Box score

FC Cincinnati

Philadelphia Union

FC Cincinnati

Player	MIN	G	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	SV	RAT
Barlow T.	64	0	0	0	0.00	0	5/7	1	3	0	0	5.9
Hagglund N.	90	0	0	0	0.00	0	46/55	0	0	0	0	7.5
Gidi S.	45	0	1	0	0.04	0	9/13	1	1	0	0	6.3
Mboma K.	64	0	1	0	0.05	1	17/21	1	1	0	0	6.3
Nwobodo O.	90	0	0	0	0.00	1	48/59	2	1	1	0	6.7
Smith K.	90	0	0	0	0.00	0	33/50	0	0	1	0	5.9
Hadebe T.	80	0	0	0	0.00	0	52/63	0	0	0	0	7.2
Celentano R.	90	0	0	0	0.00	0	17/28	0	0	0	6	8.7
Bucha P.	90	0	1	0	0.02	0	28/30	2	1	0	0	6.6
Ramirez Leon B. J.	90	0	0	0	0.00	2	40/46	2	1	0	0	7.3
Denkey K.	88	0	0	0	0.00	0	12/15	0	1	1	0	5.8
Evander	45	0	2	1	0.05	2	18/20	0	0	0	0	6.9
Jabbari A.	26	1	1	1	0.83	0	5/5	1	1	0	0	7.3
Powell A.	10	0	0	0	0.00	0	2/5	1	0	1	0	–
Echenique E.	26	0	1	0	0.03	0	5/7	0	1	0	0	6.9
Anunga T.	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	4/5	0	0	0	0	–

Philadelphia Union

Player	MIN	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	SV	RAT
Harriel N.	90	2	1	0.10	0	26/30	1	1	4	0	7.1
Wagner K.	90	0	0	0.00	4	44/58	4	0	1	0	8.2
Sullivan Q.	90	3	1	0.29	2	27/36	0	0	1	0	6.6
Pierre N.	90	1	1	0.14	1	26/37	1	0	0	0	6.5
Westfield F.	90	1	1	0.06	0	28/36	0	0	1	0	5.9
Lukic J.	89	0	0	0.00	1	35/49	3	0	0	0	6.8
Blake A.	90	0	0	0.00	0	18/25	0	0	1	1	6.3
Vassilev I.	74	0	0	0.00	0	19/22	1	0	1	0	6.1
Alladoh E.	60	1	0	0.05	1	9/14	1	1	0	0	6.3
Bender B.	60	2	0	0.07	2	16/22	2	0	0	0	7.0
Damiani B.	90	3	2	0.31	1	24/38	3	1	0	0	6.9
Bueno J.	30	0	0	0.00	0	12/15	2	0	2	0	6.6
Jakupovic M.	1	0	0	0.00	0	0/1	0	0	0	0	–
Anello A.	16	1	0	0.04	0	5/6	0	0	0	0	6.6
Sullivan C.	30	1	0	0.02	1	15/17	1	1	0	0	6.6

StatsBench picks

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FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union pre-game preview

FC Cincinnati hosts Philadelphia Union on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET in MLS. FC Cincinnati is priced shortest on the three-way moneyline at +135, with Philadelphia +188 and the draw +289, and the total is 3.5. The last meeting went to Philadelphia 5-0 on September 9, 2026. Cincinnati’s recent league form is DWWLL, while Philadelphia’s is DLDWW.

Cincinnati has scored 2.06 and conceded 2.28 per match, with both teams scoring in 75% and over 2.5 goals in 72%, and only 9% clean sheets. Philadelphia scores 1.94 and concedes 1.56, with both teams scoring in 69% and over 2.5 in 69%. Philadelphia is without Jesús Bueno, Cavan Sullivan and Milan Iloski; Cincinnati is without Tyrell Malacia, Julian Malatini and Miles Robinson. Among props, Tom Barlow over 0.5 shots on target is -200 and cleared in 8 of his last 10, while Neil Pierre over 0.5 fouls is -200 and cleared in 8 of his last 10.

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Confirmed lineups

The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.

FC Cincinnati 3-1-4-2Philadelphia Union 4-4-2

18 Celentano

24 Smith

4 Hagglund (C)

15 Hadebe

5 Nwobodo

17 Mboma

20 Bucha

11 Gidi

29 Ramirez Leon

16 Barlow

9 Denkey

18 Blake

39 Westfield

44 Pierre

26 Harriel

27 Wagner

33 Sullivan

19 Vassilev

4 Lukic

16 Bender

23 Alladoh

9 Damiani

FC Cincinnati missing: T. Malacia (ankle), J. Malatini (thigh), M. Robinson (leg)

Philadelphia Union missing: A. Bedoya (eye), M. Iloski (muscle), D. Jean Jacques (yellow cards), J. Sery Larsen (concussion)

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Form and head to head

FC Cincinnati15th in the tableDWWLL11W 10D 11L · 1.34 points a match

5meetings

2 wins0 draws3 wins

Philadelphia Union12th in the tableDLDWW13W 8D 11L · 1.47 points a match

80%Over 1.54/5

80%Over 2.54/5

60%Over 3.53/5

60%Both scored3/5

Sep 2026PHI 5-0 CIN
Aug 2025CIN 0-1 PHI
Mar 2025PHI 4-1 CIN
Oct 2024PHI 1-2 CIN
Jun 2024CIN 4-3 PHI

Clean sheets and goal trends

FC Cincinnati

Clean sheet3/32

16%

Failed to score5/32

75%

Both scored24/32

72%

Over 2.523/32

Philadelphia Union

22%

Clean sheet7/32

19%

Failed to score6/32

69%

Both scored22/32

69%

Over 2.522/32

Recent results

Cincinnati	DWWLL	D 2-2 at MIA · W 2-0 at DCU · W 2-1 vs DCU · L 0-2 vs COL · L 2-3 vs NER
Philadelphia Union	DLDWW	D 0-0 at NSH · L 1-2 vs NER · D 2-2 vs CHL · W 3-1 at CHI · W 2-1 vs RSL

Last five MLS results, most recent first.

Season numbers

	Cincinnati	Philadelphia Union
Table	15 (43 pts)	12 (47 pts)
Record (W-D-L)	11-10-11	13-8-11
Home / away record	8-3-4 (38-30) home	6-3-7 (34-32) away
Goals scored per match	2.06	1.94
Goals conceded per match	2.28	1.56
Shots / on target per match	11.53 / 5.53	13.28 / 5.34
Both teams scored	75%	69%
Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals	94% / 72% / 63%	81% / 69% / 47%
Clean sheets	9%	22%
Failed to score	16%	19%
Yellow cards per match	2.00	2.31
Corners per match	4.84	5.97

This season, 32 and 32 matches.

Referee

Allen Chapman averages 3.3 yellow cards and 18.2 fouls per match over 22 matches this season (league average 4.0 and 24.0), lighter with cards than most.

Injury report

FC Cincinnati

Tyrell Malacia (D): Out, Leg Injury
Julian Malatini (D): Out, Leg Injury
Miles Robinson (D): Out, Leg Injury

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski (F): Out, Hamstring Injury
Alejandro Bedoya (M): Out, Eye Injury
Japhet Sery (D): Out, Concussion
Geiner Martínez (D): Day-To-Day, Knee Injury

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Line movement chart

Total 3.5 → 3.5

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#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	PHI	8-1	.889	-
2	DET	6-2	.750	1.5
3	BOS	6-2	.750	1.5
4	ATL	5-4	.556	3
5	TOR	4-4	.500	3.5
6	CLE	4-4	.500	3.5
7	NY	4-4	.500	3.5
8	WSH	4-4	.500	3.5
9	MIA	3-5	.375	4.5
10	CHA	3-6	.333	5
11	IND	3-6	.333	5
12	ORL	2-5	.286	5
13	BKN	2-6	.250	5.5
14	CHI	1-7	.125	6.5
15	MIL	1-7	.125	6.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	POR	6-1	.857	-
2	LAL	7-2	.778	-
3	HOU	7-2	.778	-
4	OKC	6-2	.750	0.5
5	SA	6-2	.750	0.5
6	MEM	6-2	.750	0.5
7	MIN	6-3	.667	1
8	GS	5-3	.625	1.5
9	DEN	4-3	.571	2
10	NO	4-4	.500	2.5
11	DAL	4-4	.500	2.5
12	PHX	1-5	.167	4.5
13	LAC	1-7	.125	5.5
14	UTAH	1-7	.125	5.5
15	SAC	1-7	.125	5.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	BUF	6-1	.857	W3
2	DEN	6-2	.750	W4
3	PIT	6-2	.750	W4
4	JAX	5-2	.714	W1
5	KC	5-2	.714	L2
6	CIN	5-2	.714	W3
7	NE	5-3	.625	W1
8	CLE	5-3	.625	L1
9	LV	4-4	.500	W1
10	BAL	4-4	.500	L3
11	HOU	2-5	.286	L1
12	NYJ	2-6	.250	L3
13	IND	2-6	.250	L4
14	MIA	1-6	.143	L1
15	TEN	1-7	.125	L2
16	LAC	0-7	.000	L7

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	SF	6-1	.857	L1
2	MIN	6-1	.857	L1
3	NYG	4-2-1	.643	W1
4	CAR	3-4	.429	L2
5	CHI	6-2	.750	W3
6	DET	5-2	.714	W3
7	GB	5-3	.625	W1
8	SEA	4-4	.500	L1
9	LAR	4-4	.500	W2
10	TB	3-5	.375	W2
11	ATL	3-5	.375	L1
12	ARI	3-5	.375	W1
13	DAL	3-5	.375	L1
14	WSH	2-4-1	.357	W1
15	NO	2-5	.286	L1
16	PHI	2-6	.250	L6

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	CAR	12-3-0	26	L1
2	BOS	11-4-0	23	W2
3	MTL	9-3-0	21	L1
4	OTT	10-6-0	21	W1
5	TB	9-3-0	20	W1
6	NJ	10-5-0	20	W2
7	FLA	9-5-0	20	W1
8	TOR	8-7-0	18	L1
9	BUF	7-5-0	17	L1
10	NYR	8-7-0	17	W1
11	DET	7-6-0	17	L1
12	WSH	8-6-0	16	L2
13	NYI	7-5-0	16	L1
14	CBJ	6-7-0	12	W1
15	PIT	5-8-0	12	L3
16	PHI	4-9-0	12	L1

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	EDM	11-2-0	25	L1
2	MIN	11-3-0	25	W2
3	VGK	10-5-0	22	W1
4	UTA	10-6-0	20	W1
5	DAL	9-5-0	19	W2
6	SEA	9-5-0	19	W1
7	COL	9-6-0	19	L1
8	NSH	6-4-0	17	W2
9	STL	7-7-0	15	L1
10	ANA	7-7-0	15	W2
11	CGY	7-8-0	15	L1
12	SJ	7-9-0	15	L3
13	WPG	5-8-0	13	W1
14	LA	5-7-0	12	W1
15	CHI	4-11-0	9	L4
16	VAN	3-13-0	7	L3

#	Team	Record
1	MIA	8-0
2	UGA	7-1
3	UTAH	8-0
4	ND	7-1
5	UCLA	8-0
6	IU	8-1
7	BYU	7-1
8	UK	7-1
9	ALA	6-2
10	TEX	6-2
11	OSU	6-2
12	MISS	6-2
13	TTU	7-1
14	WAKE	7-1
15	LSU	6-2
16	TENN	6-2
17	HOU	6-2
18	USC	7-2
19	MIZ	6-2
20	BOIS	7-1
21	IOWA	6-2
22	UNM	7-1
23	SC	5-3
24	ARIZ	6-2
25	FLA	5-3

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	ARS	8-0-1	24	+9
2	MCI	7-0-2	21	+10
3	BHA	6-1-2	19	+17
4	CHE	5-1-3	16	+4
5	LIV	4-3-2	15	+2
6	BRE	3-5-1	14	+7
7	EVE	3-4-2	13	0
8	BOU	3-3-3	12	+1
9	TOT	3-3-3	12	0
10	AVL	3-3-3	12	-3
11	Hull City	2-5-2	11	+1
12	LEE	2-5-2	11	+1
13	NEW	3-2-4	11	-3
14	IPS	3-2-4	11	-4
15	FUL	2-3-4	9	-2
16	Coventry	3-0-6	9	-7
17	MUN	1-4-4	7	-5
18	CRY	2-1-6	7	-12
19	NFO	1-3-5	6	-6
20	SUN	1-2-6	5	-10

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	BAR	10-0-1	30	+34
2	ATM	9-1-1	28	+14
3	RMA	9-0-2	27	+18
4	BET	7-2-2	23	+3
5	RSO	6-1-4	19	0
6	SEV	5-2-4	17	-2
7	ATH	4-3-3	15	+4
8	DEP	3-5-3	14	+1
9	VIL	3-3-5	12	0
10	CEL	2-6-3	12	0
11	ALA	3-3-5	12	-2
12	RAY	3-3-4	12	-5
13	GET	3-3-5	12	-8
14	ESY	3-2-6	11	-1
15	OSA	3-2-6	11	-11
16	RAC	3-2-6	11	-14
17	ELC	2-4-5	10	-4
18	LVT	2-4-5	10	-5
19	VAL	2-3-6	9	-9
20	MAL	0-5-6	5	-13

How the bets settled

Match report

Goals

How the key matchups went

Box score

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StatsBench picks

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union pre-game preview

Confirmed lineups

Form and head to head

Clean sheets and goal trends

Recent results

Season numbers

Referee

Injury report

Line movement chart

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