DC United vs FC Cincinnati

12 April 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Ismir Pekmic

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Gerardo Valenzuela 28’

Match summary

FC Cincinnati won 1-0 away at DC United. FC Cincinnati led 1-0 at half-time.

Gerardo Valenzuela put FC Cincinnati ahead in the 28th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: DC United created 0.85 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, FC Cincinnati 0.75 from 11.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

14 Shots 11

2 Shots on target 5

10 Corners 4

459 Passes 350

78.4% Pass accuracy 79.1%

16 Tackles 14

8 Fouls 16

3 Yellow cards 1

5 Offsides 3

Key events

DC United FC Cincinnati

Kick-off

1’

Lukas EngelShot on target

8’

Gerardo ValenzuelaShot on target

11’

Luca OrellanoShot on target

Christian BentekeShot on target

22’

Lukas MacNaughton

24’

28’

Gerardo ValenzuelaRight foot shot

0-1

Jared StroudShot on target

37’

Kye Rowles

41’

43’

Luca OrellanoShot on target

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

50’

Lukas Engel

62’

Sergio SantosGerardo Valenzuela

David Schnegg

69’

Gabriel PiraniJared Stroud

73’

Jacob MurrellHosei Kijima

81’

84’

Matt MiazgaGilberto Flores

84’

Bradley SmithLukas Engel

Dominique BadjiLukas MacNaughton

86’

Randall LealJoão Peglow

86’

Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

DC United 0.85 xGFC Cincinnati 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

FC Cincinnati attacking DC United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

DC United 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

FC Cincinnati 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Luis Barraza	90′	4	1	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Lucas Bartlett	90′	2	2	–	6	3	42	1	–	–	–
Lukas MacNaughton Taken off	86′	–	1	–	5	4	45	4	–	–	–
Kye Rowles	90′	2	2	–	2	–	57	1	–	–	–
Aaron Herrera	90′	3	1	–	10	4	67	–	–	–	–
David Schnegg	90′	3	–	–	5	1	38	–	–	–	–
Dominique Badji Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	1	1	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Brandon Servania	90′	–	–	61	–	0.04	1	2	4	1	2	–
Hosei Kijima Taken off	81′	–	–	35	2	0.21	1	1	3	–	–	–
Jared Stroud Taken off	73′	–	–	21	1	0.13	2	–	4	1	1	–
João Peglow Taken off	86′	–	–	38	2	0.19	2	–	6	–	1	–
Gabriel Pirani Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	15	–	0.02	–	–	2	–	1	–
Randall Leal Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Christian Benteke	90′	–	–	7	1	0.52	0.03	–	8	3	9	–
Jacob Murrell Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	1	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Celentano	90′	2	0	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Miles Robinson	90′	3	3	–	7	2	49	1	–	–	–
Nick Hagglund	90′	–	–	–	3	3	43	1	–	–	–
Gilberto Flores Taken off	84′	1	1	–	4	3	42	–	–	–	–
Lukas Engel Taken off	84′	–	2	–	–	–	31	3	–	–	–
Matt Miazga Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–	–
Bradley Smith Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


DeAndre Yedlin	90′	–	–	27	1	0.05	1	–	2	1	–	–
Pavel Bucha	90′	–	–	31	2	0.09	3	2	3	1	–	–
Tah Anunga	90′	–	–	38	–	0.03	2	1	4	3	–	–
Luca Orellano	90′	–	–	28	2	0.33	–	–	4	1	1	–
Gerardo Valenzuela Taken off	62′	1	–	20	1	0.02	1	–	2	1	1	–

Forwards2 players


Kévin Denkey	90′	–	–	1	–	0.13	0.02	1	6	3	15	–
Sergio Santos Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.04	1	3	–	8	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

DC United W D L L L

FC Cincinnati W L D W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: DC United 2-3 FC Cincinnati, 03 Jul 24 Next meeting: FC Cincinnati 1-2 DC United, 31 May 25 All DC United vs FC Cincinnati meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.