Overview
- Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. EDT at TQL Stadium in a meeting of the Eastern Conference’s top two teams.
- FC Cincinnati clinches an MLS Cup Playoffs berth with a win plus a New York Red Bulls loss or draw against Columbus.
- Philadelphia won the March matchup 4-1, when Tai Baribo recorded a hat trick.
- Baribo and Cincinnati’s Evander are tied on 16 regular-season goals, setting up a headline scoring duel.
- Injury reports list Cincinnati’s Paul Walters, Luca Orellano, Obinna Nwobodo, and Miles Robinson as not expected, with Philadelphia’s Indiana Vassilev and Andre Blake also not expected.