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FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union prediction and preview

31 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · TQL Stadium, Cincinnati

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.36Market probability 70%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

FC Cincinnati host Philadelphia Union in the Major League Soccer (USA) on 31 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.36, which the bookmaker market rated at about 70% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, FC Cincinnati had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 17 and conceding 22. Philadelphia Union had won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 28 scored and 11 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of FC Cincinnati's last 10 and 6 of Philadelphia Union's last 10; 8 and 8 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home FC Cincinnati averaged 2.56 goals scored and 1.88 conceded across 16 matches; away from home Philadelphia Union averaged 2.31 scored and 2.00 conceded across 13.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.95 goals from FC Cincinnati and 2.52 from Philadelphia Union. From that it rates a home win at 30%, a draw at 20% and an away win at 50%, against 40%, 24% and 36% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 79%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between FC Cincinnati (green) and Philadelphia Union (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form47% – 53%
Attack50% – 50%
Defence43% – 57%
Head-to-head40% – 60%
Goals37% – 63%
Overall strength44% – 55%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
FC CincinnatiDWWLL1.702.2070%80%
Philadelphia UnionDLDWW2.801.1060%80%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals77%1.20
Double Chance 1276%1.25
BTTS Yes70%1.36
BTTS 1st Half - No69%1.36
Over 9.5 Corners54%1.73
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals54%1.73
Over 3.5 Goals50%1.91
Under 3.5 Goals50%1.80

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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