FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union Prediction: Expect the best display from both clubs

FC Cincinnati will welcome the Philadelphia Union to the TQL Stadium for a crucial single-leg playoff match. It's the sort of game that neither of these sides will want to lose if they hope to progress to the next round of the playoffs.

FC Cincinnati is coming from an impressive playoff-round match against New York Red Bulls. They won the first game 3-0 in the TQL Stadium and won the return leg from a penalty shootout after ending the game in a draw.

Philadelphia Union also saw off a challenge from New England Revolution in the previous round, beating them 3-1 and 1-0 on both legs.

FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union will have only one chance to progress in this round and it promises to be a very exciting encounter.

FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati come into this game full of confidence to progress to the next round after beating New York Red Bulls in the previous round. They were not at their best at the end of the season, as they won 3 of their last 5 games, drawing 1 and losing 1. They were crowned champions at the end of the season, as they clinched the top spot with 69 points from 20 wins, 9 draws, and 5 defeats.

Cincinnati started their playoff game against New York Red Bulls at home and they won 3-0. Alvaro Barreal scored a brace in both halves and Luciano Acosta also found the back of the net in that win. And in the return leg at the Red Bull Arena, they held the Red Bulls to a 1-1 draw at full-time. Aaron-Salem Boupendza scored the equalizing goal for Cincinnati after they trailed on the brink of halftime. FC Cincinnati went on to win the game 7-8 on penalties.

Next up for Cincinnati is Philadelphia Union and both clubs will be playing their 4th game this year. Their last meeting ended 2-2 at the Subaru park.

Philadelphia Union

The Union are one of the highly-rated teams to make it to the playoff finals like they did last year, but they would have to go through the league champions in this round.

 Philadelphia Union was 5th on the log at the end of the season. They had 55 points from 15 wins, 10 draws, and 9 defeats in 34 matches. They had a terrible experience towards the end of the season, winning only 1 of their last 8 league games of the season. They eventually lost on the final day against New England Revolution by 2 goals to 1.

Philadelphia’s playoff journey was excellent as they won New England Revolution in both legs of the playoffs. The first game at the Subaru Park ended in a 3-1 win for Philadelphia Union. Daniel Gazdag, Mikael Uhre, and Nathan Harriel scored in the first win over New England Revolution. And in the return leg, they won again, but by a single goal, this time scored by Chris Donovan in the 79th minute.

Philadelphia Union will face FC Cincinnati for the fourth time this year. Their first meeting was in the preseason and Philadelphia Union won 3-1 after extra time. Then they lost their first league meeting by 1-0 and then played a 2-2 draw in the reverse league match.

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati have played 14 matches against each other. Philadelphia Union won 7 matches, FC Cincinnati won 3 matches and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

FC Cincinnati:

No losses in 4 matches.

More than 2.5 goals in 5/7 matches.

Philadelphia Union:

Both Teams scored in 5/7 matches.

First to score in 6/7 matches.

Less than 10.5 corners in 5/5 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

These are two top teams meeting against each other and we can’t expect this to be a straightforward victory for either side.

By analysis, Philadelphia Union has conceded a goal in their last 3 meetings in a row. They also scored first in 8 of their last 10 meetings. And then both teams scored in 5 out of their last 7 matches against each other.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.73 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.60 Odds
• FT Draw at 3.80 Odds