On Saturday Mar 5th, Cincinnati FC hosts DC United in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Cincinnati FC recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Austin. Cecilio Domínguez struck first for Austin in the 2nd minute, then Alexander Ring added another in the 14th minute on a feed from Nick Lima At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cincinnati FC couldn’t manage to score, and Austin took the shutout win. Cincinnati FC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed DC United, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Charlotte. Michael Steveen Estrada Martinez scored the first goal for DC United in the 37th minute on a penalty, then Michael Steveen Estrada Martinez added another in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Charlotte couldn’t muster any offence and DC United ran away with the shutout win. DC United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season DC United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ola Williams Kamara has been the most prolific scorer on DC United in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Cincinnati FC’s most prolific scorer has been Brandon Vazquez. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.