DC United vs FC Cincinnati: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

DC United host FC Cincinnati at Audi Field on Saturday, October 24 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

Availability is clean on both sides heading into this one, with no injury or suspension concerns reported for either DC United or FC Cincinnati. Tai Baribo leads the home attack with 16 goals from 56 shots, while Jackson Hopkins has created 21 chances in behind him. For the visitors, Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey arrives in red-hot form with 17 goals and 33 shots on target, while Evander da Silva Ferreira pulls the strings from midfield with 78 chances created.

DC United sit 13th in the Eastern Conference with 33 points from 29 games, already out of the playoff picture, while FC Cincinnati are ninth on 36 points and still scrapping for a postseason spot. The hosts have shown they can score, beating New York Red Bulls 2-1 at Audi Field on October 15, but they have also shipped 4 goals at both Orlando City and Inter Miami since. Cincinnati have their own defensive gaps, drawing 3-3 with Charlotte and 2-2 with Houston earlier this fall, and that points to goals at both ends again here.

US viewers can watch DC United vs FC Cincinnati on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

DC United head into this one 13th in the Eastern Conference with 33 points from 29 games, already out of postseason contention, while FC Cincinnati sit ninth on 36 points, still fighting for a place in the playoff picture.

Eastern Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Tai Baribo (DC United): 16 goals from 56 shots this season, with 24 of them on target, underline his billing as DC United’s most reliable source of goals.
• Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati): 17 goals and 27 chances created make him the most complete attacking threat on either team.
• Evander da Silva Ferreira (FC Cincinnati): 13 goals and 78 chances created, the most of any player in this match, make him the creative engine behind Cincinnati’s push for the playoffs.

Recent Form

DC United: L D L W L

• 2026-10-18: Orlando City 4-1 DC United (L, away)
• 2026-10-15: DC United 2-1 New York Red Bulls (W, home)
• 2026-10-11: Inter Miami 4-0 DC United (L, away)
• 2026-09-27: Vancouver Whitecaps 3-3 DC United (D, away)
• 2026-09-20: DC United 1-2 Charlotte FC (L, home)

DC United’s last 5 league games have gone L D L W L, highlighted by a 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls on October 15 sandwiched between 4-0 and 4-1 defeats to Inter Miami and Orlando City.

FC Cincinnati: D D L W L

• 2026-10-15: FC Cincinnati 2-3 New England Revolution (L, home)
• 2026-10-11: Atlanta United 1-3 FC Cincinnati (W, away)
• 2026-09-27: CF Montreal 3-1 FC Cincinnati (L, away)
• 2026-09-20: Houston Dynamo 2-2 FC Cincinnati (D, away)
• 2026-09-13: FC Cincinnati 3-3 Charlotte FC (D, home)

FC Cincinnati’s form reads D D L W L, with back-to-back draws against Charlotte and Houston since mid-September before a 3-1 away win at Atlanta United on October 11.

DC United vs FC Cincinnati Prediction

FC Cincinnati are ninth in the East on 36 points and need results like this to keep their playoff hopes alive, while DC United’s 13th-place standing on 33 points leaves little to play for beyond pride at Audi Field. Expect goals at both ends, but Cincinnati’s firepower up top — led by Denkey’s 17 goals — edges it on the road: DC United 1-2 FC Cincinnati.