CHESTER. Philadelphia Union had a surprising win over Cincinnati with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Aaronson (53′) and a goal from O. Mbaizo (11′).

The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester on Sunday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The referee was Fotis Bazakos with the help of Brian Dunn and Cory Richardson. The 4th official was Alan Kelly. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Philadelphia Union was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Cincinnati that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Philadelphia Union was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Philadelphia Union won the match​.

Philadelphia Union shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Cincinnati shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Philadelphia Union didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Philadelphia Union will have 43 points like Portland Timbers to move up in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Cincinnati will stay with 19 points to stay in the 27th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will play away against New York City on the 7th of November with a 9-5 head to head in favor of New York City (1 draw).

Cincinnati will host Atlanta United on the 7th of November with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Atlanta United (2 draws).

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Pat Noonan decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake (7.1), Olivier Mbaizo (7.4), Jakob Glesnes (7.0), Jack Elliott (7.4), Kai Wagner (7.5), Alejandro Bedoya (7.4), José Martínez (7.7), Jack McGlynn (7.6), Dániel Gazdag (6.9), Kacper Przybyłko (6.5) and Paxten Aaronson (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jesus Bueno, Matthew Freese, Quinn Sullivan, Anthony Fontana, Matheus Davó, Stuart Findlay, Leon Flach (6.4), Cory Burke (6.8) and Nathan Harriel (7.0).

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 5 changes: O. Mbaizo for N. Harriel (76′), K. Przybylko for C. Burke (80′), J. McGlynn for L. Flach (80′), A. Bedoya for J. Bueno (90′) and D. Gazdag for Q. Sullivan (90′).

Best player: José Martínez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was José Martínez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 72 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Cincinnati – Formation

Cincinnati started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the other side, Tyrone Everton Marshall played with: Kenneth Vermeer (7.2), Joseph-Claude Gyau (6.4), Geoff Cameron (7.0), Tyler Blackett (6.9), Zico Bailey (6.6), Yuya Kubo (6.6), Haris Medunjanin (6.8), Caleb Stanko (6.8), Álvaro Barreal (7.1), Brandon Vazquez (6.8) and Brenner (6.6).

They had on the bench: Kamohelo Mokotjo, Kyle Scott (6.5), Chris Duvall (6.4), Isaac Atanga (6.4), Arquimides Ordonez, Przemysław Tytoń, Allan Cruz, Florian Valot and Calvin Harris (6.8).

Substitutions

Cincinnati made 4 changes: J. Gyau for C. Duvall (46′), Brenner for I. Atanga (71′), A. Barreal for C. Harris (71′) and Y. Kubo for K. Scott (84′).

Best player: Kenneth Vermeer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was the goalkeeper: Kenneth Vermeer. His rating is 7.22. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Dallas – Austin – 2-1
• Minnesota United – Sporting KC – 2-1
• Houston Dynamo – Colorado Rapids – 0-1
• Orlando City – Nashville SC – 1-1
• Philadelphia Union – Cincinnati – 2-0