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Major League Soccer
Apr 9, 2023 at 12.30am UK
Nippert Stadium
Philadelphia Union
Cincinnati
1 - 0
Philadelphia
Acosta (69' pen.)
Mosquera (48')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Mbaizo (21'), Blake (69')

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The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between FC Cincinnati and Philadelphia Union, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Cincinnati 1-0 Inter Miami
Sunday, April 2 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Philadelphia 0-0 Kansas
Sunday, April 2 at 1.40am in Major League Soccer

We said: FC Cincinnati 1-0 Philadelphia Union

FC Cincinnati have excelled so far this season, particularly in defence, and with home advantage, we back them to score another 1-0 victory against a Philadelphia Union side who are yet to hit their stride and face a fast turnaround from a tough continental outing.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 43.06%. A win for Philadelphia Union had a probability of 30.93% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.91%) and 2-0 (7.55%). The likeliest Philadelphia Union win was 0-1 (8.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-0 win for FC Cincinnati in this match.

Result
FC CincinnatiDrawPhiladelphia Union
43.06% (0.060000000000002 0.06) 26.01% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02) 30.93% (-0.041 -0.04)
Both teams to score 52.85% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.65% (0.068000000000005 0.07)51.35% (-0.07 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.83% (0.059999999999999 0.06)73.17% (-0.060999999999993 -0.06)
FC Cincinnati Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.31% (0.060000000000002 0.06)23.69% (-0.061 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.19% (0.087000000000003 0.09)57.81% (-0.089000000000006 -0.09)
Philadelphia Union Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.26% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)30.74% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33% (0.010000000000005 0.01)67% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    FC Cincinnati 43.05%
    Philadelphia Union 30.93%
    Draw 26.01%
FC CincinnatiDrawPhiladelphia Union
1-0 @ 10.48% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 8.91% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-0 @ 7.55% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.28% (0.012 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.63% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.52% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.54% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.31% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 0.91% (0.004 0)
Other @ 1.94%
Total : 43.05%
1-1 @ 12.37% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
0-0 @ 7.28% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.25% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
3-3 @ 0.99% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.01%
0-1 @ 8.59% (-0.023 -0.02)
1-2 @ 7.3% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-2 @ 5.07% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.87% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 2.07% (0.0029999999999997 0)
0-3 @ 1.99% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 30.93%

Head to Head
Oct 21, 2022 1am
Conference Semi-Finals
Philadelphia
1-0
Cincinnati
Flach (59')

Hagglund (25')
Aug 7, 2022 12.30am
Cincinnati
3-1
Philadelphia
Vazquez (50'), Brenner (55'), Barreal (71')
Cameron (34'), Acosta (54'), Hagglund (66')
Aaronson (77')
Jun 19, 2022 12.30am
Philadelphia
1-1
Cincinnati
Bedoya (17')
Burke (64')
Vazquez (39')
Medunjanin (55'), Nwobodo (57'), Hagglund (62'), Nelson (68')
Oct 31, 2021 11.30pm
Oct 10, 2021 1am
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Tables

Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1FC CincinnatiCincinnati139312114730
2Nashville SCNashville147431991025
3New England RevolutionNew England137331914524
4Atlanta UnitedAtlanta146442824422
5Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia136342014621
6DC United145451916319
7Orlando City135441616019
8Columbus Crew135352517818
9Charlotte FCCharlotte FC145361925-618
10New York City FCNY City134451516-116
11New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls143741012-216
12Chicago Fire133641821-315
13Inter MiamiInter Miami135081417-315
14CF MontrealMontreal135081222-1015
15Toronto142751318-513

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles1274123101325
2St Louis City1372426131323
3Seattle SoundersSeattle147252013723
4Dallas146531613323
5San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes135351718-118
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd135351214-218
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver134541814417
8Portland TimbersPortland144461820-216
9Austin FCAustin134451318-516
10Houston DynamoHouston124351111015
11Real Salt LakeSalt Lake134361322-915
12Colorado RapidsColorado142661221-912
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas14248921-1210
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy132381023-139

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