Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati

2 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Allen Chapman

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Tai Baribo 6’, 30’, 52’
Bruno Damiani 90+3’

Evander 58’

Match summary

Philadelphia Union won comfortably, 4-1 at home to FC Cincinnati. Philadelphia Union led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Tai Baribo put Philadelphia Union ahead in the 6th minute and Baribo made it 2-0 in the 30th minute. In the second half, Baribo made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, Evander pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 58th minute, and Bruno Damiani made it 4-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Philadelphia Union created 3.20 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to FC Cincinnati's 1.36 from 7.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%

14 Shots 7

7 Shots on target 2

7 Corners 2

530 Passes 479

77.2% Pass accuracy 76.8%

29 Tackles 18

7 Fouls 9

0 Yellow cards 1

3 Offsides 6

Key events

Philadelphia Union FC Cincinnati

Kick-off

Tai BariboRight foot shot

1-0

6’

Tai BariboRight foot shot

2-0

30’

Tai BariboVAR: Goal ruled out

33’

Mikael UhreShot on target

45’

Half-time2-0

Second half underway

Tai BariboRight foot shot

3-0

52’

58’

EvanderLeft foot shot

3-1

58’

Bret HalseyDeAndre Yedlin

58’

Pavel BuchaTah Anunga

58’

Corey BairdYuya Kubo

Tai BariboShot on target

64’

Bruno DamianiMikael Uhre

69’

Bruno DamianiShot on target

69’

70’

Alvas PowellGilberto Flores

75’

Obinna Nwobodo

78’

Alvas PowellShot on target

Cavan SullivanTai Baribo

82’

Indiana VassilevDániel Gazdag

82’

85’

Kenji Mboma DemLukas Engel

Jesus BuenoJovan Lukić

89’

Bruno DamianiLeft foot shot

4-1

90+3’

Full-time4-1

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.

Philadelphia Union 3.20 xGFC Cincinnati 1.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

FC Cincinnati attacking Philadelphia Union attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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

Lineups

Philadelphia Union 4-2-2-2 Starting XI

FC Cincinnati 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Andre Blake	90′	2	1	35	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Frankie Westfield	90′	3	2	–	6	2	49	–	–	–	–
Jakob Glesnes	90′	1	1	–	4	2	49	1	–	–	–
Olwethu Makhanya	90′	1	2	–	3	1	53	1	–	–	–
Kai Wagner	90′	6	5	–	10	1	50	1	–	1	–

Midfielders7 players


Jovan Lukić Taken off	89′	–	–	74	1	0.06	2	3	4	1	–	–
Danley Jean Jacques	90′	–	–	51	–	0.20	5	5	5	1	–	–
Dániel Gazdag Taken off	82′	–	2	36	2	0.24	2	–	4	–	2	–
Quinn Sullivan	90′	–	1	43	3	0.35	3	–	12	1	1	–
Cavan Sullivan Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	6	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–
Indiana Vassilev Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	9	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–
Jesus Bueno Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	3	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Tai Baribo Taken off	82′	3	–	4	4	1.96	0.03	–	3	1	33	–
Mikael Uhre Taken off	69′	–	–	2	1	0.06	0.02	–	4	–	29	–
Bruno Damiani Came on as a substitute	21′	1	–	2	2	0.58	0.46	1	3	–	10	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Celentano	90′	3	4	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Gilberto Flores Taken off	70′	1	1	–	5	3	40	–	–	–	–
Miles Robinson	90′	–	1	–	6	6	91	–	–	–	–
Teenage Hadebe	90′	–	2	–	2	2	69	2	–	–	–
Lukas Engel Taken off	85′	1	2	–	4	2	36	–	–	–	–
Alvas Powell Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	2	1	12	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


DeAndre Yedlin Taken off	58′	–	–	17	–	0.00	–	–	3	2	1	–
Obinna Nwobodo	90′	–	–	46	1	0.01	5	1	7	1	2	–
Tah Anunga Taken off	58′	–	–	21	–	0.00	2	–	2	1	–	–
Evander	90′	1	–	47	1	0.41	1	–	4	1	1	–
Pavel Bucha Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	12	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–
Bret Halsey Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	11	1	0.00	3	1	5	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Yuya Kubo Taken off	58′	–	–	1	–	0.04	0.01	–	2	–	17	–
Kévin Denkey	90′	–	–	1	–	0.81	0.04	1	2	1	23	–
Corey Baird Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	1	–	0.12	0.01	–	–	–	10	–
Kenji Mboma Dem Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	5	–

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

Philadelphia Union D L L L W

FC Cincinnati L L L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Philadelphia Union 1-2 FC Cincinnati, 19 Oct 24 Next meeting: FC Cincinnati 0-1 Philadelphia Union, 30 Aug 25 All Philadelphia Union 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.