MLS · Matchday 31 Match report

DC United 0-2 FC Cincinnati: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

DC United

0-2Full time

FC Cincinnati

Saturday 24 October 2026, 23:30 UTC Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

Our picks against the result

8 of 13 right

Result FC Cincinnati win36% 0-2
Double chance FC Cincinnati or draw (X2)68% 0-2
Both teams to score Yes67% No
Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.565% 2 goals
More corners FC Cincinnati50% DC United (8-3)
Yellow cards Around average 3 yellow cards · league 3.9
Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 3.5 Over54% 4.5 Under65% 5.5 Under80%
Corners Above average 11 corners · league 10.1
Corners 11 corners 8.5 Over71% 9.5 Over61% 10.5 Over51%

Match stats

DC United FC Cincinnati

0 Goals 2
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
8 Corners 3

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

DC United vs FC Cincinnati is the Matchday 31 fixture at Audi Field on Saturday 24 October 2026, and in MLS our model calls an FC Cincinnati win, with Cincinnati win or draw in the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model goes with an away win mainly because it rates FC Cincinnati clearly the stronger side, with an attacking rating of 90 against DC United's 3, and its goal model points the same direction. The clearest argument the other way is Audi Field, where DC United play at home and their recent expected-goals numbers are better than their results suggest. What restores the call is the shape of both teams' recent play: Cincinnati sit above the league average for shots and big chances created, while DC United have been conceding big chances clearly above that mark. It is a narrow call, but one that holds.

Both teams to score: Our goal model takes a strong view that both teams score. DC United are creating big chances above the league average, Cincinnati's shooting numbers are up there too, and neither defence has looked tight.

Form guide

DC United

L 1-2 at FC Cincinnati (A) MLS · 21 Oct
L 1-4 at Orlando City (A) MLS · 17 Oct
W 2-1 vs Red Bull New York (H) MLS · 14 Oct
L 0-4 at Inter Miami CF (A) MLS · 10 Oct
D 3-3 at Vancouver Whitecaps (A) MLS · 27 Sep

FC Cincinnati

W 2-1 vs DC United (H) MLS · 21 Oct
L 0-2 vs Columbus Crew (H) MLS · 18 Oct
L 2-3 vs New England Revolution (H) MLS · 14 Oct
W 3-1 at Atlanta United (A) MLS · 10 Oct
L 1-3 at CF Montréal (A) MLS · 26 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

DC UnitedFC Cincinnati

Attack 3 90 1.3 goals per match this season2.1 goals per match this season

Defence 7 14 1.8 conceded per match this season2.4 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's MLS clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.