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Cincinnati v Philadelphia Union : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 31st Aug, 00:30 BST, TQL Stadium, Ohio

Cincinnati are in Major League Soccer action on Sunday morning, as Pat Noonan aims to beat Bradley Wellmen and his Philadelphia Union side at the TQL Stadium. Statistics power the algorithmic predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Cincinnati and Philadelphia will score a minimum of 2 between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 74%. Bookies have it available at 1.14.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cincinnati
44%
5/6-
Draw
26%
3/1-
Philadelphia
30%
13/5-
Draw 1-1
12%
7/1-
Cincinnati 1-0
10%
10/1-
Cincinnati 2-1
9%
15/2-
Philadelphia 1-0
8%
14/1-
Cincinnati 2-0
8%
10/1-
Philadelphia 2-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
18/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1-
Philadelphia 2-0
5%
22/1-
Cincinnati 3-1
4%
12/1-
Cincinnati 3-0
4%
16/1-
Philadelphia 3-1
3%
25/1-
Cincinnati 3-2
3%
18/1-
Philadelphia 3-2
2%
25/1-
Philadelphia 3-0
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
8/15-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
7/5-
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/4-
No 1st Goal
4%
18/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
8/15-
BTTS - No
46%
11/8-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
11/5-
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
5/1-
Home/draw
70%
2/7-
Away/draw
56%
10/11-
Home/away
74%
2/9-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
9/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
5/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
3/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
2/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
18/1-
Home DNB
62%
2/5-
Away DNB
48%
7/4-
Cincinnati win to nil
24%
11/4-
Philadelphia win to nil
16%
7/1-
Cincinnati / Cincinnati
29%
15/8-
Cincinnati / Philadelphia
3%
25/1-
Cincinnati / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Cincinnati
15%
9/2-
Draw / Philadelphia
9%
8/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Philadelphia / Cincinnati
4%
18/1-
Philadelphia / Philadelphia
14%
5/1-
Philadelphia / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win form
Cincinnati 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Philadelphia 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Cincinnati have beaten Philadelphia in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Cincinnati since 2019
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Goals: Scored
10
8
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
CIN
4
D
1
PHI
2
League games at Philadelphia since 2019
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Goals: Scored
16
6
Games: Scored
8 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
0 / 8
CIN
1
D
2
PHI
5
Goal Statistics

Philadelphia Union's defensive record is to be admired, Bradley Wellmen's men having conceded 1 or less in 12 consecutive Major League Soccer matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Cincinnati makes sense in this context.

Cincinnati 1st Philadelphia 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Cincinnati will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Philadelphia will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Cincinnati have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
Philadelphia’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
Cincinnati
PG (predicted goals)
Philadelphia
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
7%
better
CIN
PHI
view stats
Games scored22
20
Failed to score3
5
Scored first17
14
Goals scored39
43
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.3
2
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
CIN
PHI
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
16
Clean sheets9
9
Conceded first7
9
Goals conceded31
24
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+5%

Cincinnati v Philadelphia Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Cincinnati Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
271685
R CelentanoEvanderEvanderD Yedlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Celentano GLK27
2
-
L Engel DEF274
4
-
D Yedlin DEF274
5
-
P Bucha MID2633
2
-
Evander MID25168
4
-
T Anunga MID231
2
1
K Denkey FWD23131
4
-
L Orellano FWD2225
3
-
M Robinson  DEF211
3
-
G Valenzuela MID205
1
-
A Powell DEF19
2
-
M Miazga DEF181
3
-
S Santos FWD1812
-
T Hadebe DEF17
3
-
B Smith  DEF16
-
G Melgarejo DEF15
4
1
K Kamara FWD15
2
-
O Nwobodo MID13
4
-
N Hagglund DEF11
-
Y Kubo MID101
1
-
K. Mboma Dem FWD3
-
S Jimenez MID2
-
E Peña FWD2
-
S. Chirila FWD2
-
Philadelphia Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
241598
J LukicT BariboK WagnerJ Glesnes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Lukic MID2621
6
1
B Damiani FWD264
4
-
K Wagner DEF2519
5
-
I Vassilev FWD2532
2
-
O. Makhanya DEF241
5
1
J Glesnes DEF2411
8
-
D Jacques MID2423
4
-
Q Sullivan MID2327
3
-
T Baribo FWD23152
4
-
M Uhre FWD2244
2
-
F. Westfield DEF2013
4
1
A Bedoya MID2011
4
-
N Harriel DEF192
5
-
C Donovan FWD18
-
A Blake GLK17
-
J Bueno MID151
3
-
A. Rick GLK11
1
-
J Rafanello MID11
-
C. Sullivan MID9
1
-
O Mbaizo DEF7
2
-
I Glavinovich DEF41
1
-
M. Anderson Adedeji FWD31
-
S. Olivas FWD3
1
-
M Iloski FWD2
-
E Davis FWD1
-