{"id":261281,"date":"2026-08-07T22:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/261281\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:40:09","slug":"preview-fc-cincinnati-2-philadelphia-union-ii-square-off-in-saturday-afternoon-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/261281\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | FC Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia Union II square off in Saturday afternoon showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

FC Cincinnati 2 travel to Chester, Pa. this Saturday, August 8, to take on Philadelphia Union II. The match will kick off at 12 p.m. ET from Subaru Park and air live on OneFootball<\/a> platforms and on MLSNEXTPro.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FC CINCINNATI 2 at PHILADELPHIA UNION II \u2013 SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026 \u2013 12 P.M. ET \u2013 SUBARU PARK<\/p>\n

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FC Cincinnati 2\/Matchup Notes
The matchup \u2013 The Orange and Blue and Union II are set for their second match of the season after Union II took three points in the first meeting, a 1-0 win against FCC 2 at Subaru Park in the second week of the MLS NEXT Pro season.<\/p>\n

Recent meetings have been close, but Union II have held the edge in regular season and postseason play. Union II have won four consecutive matches against the Orange and Blue, but each match has been decided by just one goal.<\/p>\n

The two sides will close out a three match regular season series on August 30 at Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium.<\/p>\n

Scouting Philadelphia Union II \u00a0\u00a0
Record: 7-10-4 (27 points)\u00a0
Standings: 12th Eastern Conference\u00a0
Last Result: 1-1 draw \u2013 SOL \u2013 at New York City FC II | 4-0 loss at Chattanooga FC | 2-0 loss at Columbus Crew 2
Head Coach: Chris Harmon\u00a0
Leading Scorer: 5 \u2013 Edward Davis, Stas Korzeniowski<\/p>\n

It has been a difficult season for Philadelphia Union II, by their standards. The perennial Eastern Conference contenders sit 12th in the table, a position that would mark their lowest ever finish to an MLS NEXT Pro campaign. But there is plenty of time for Union II to make a run, and they have the roster to do it.<\/p>\n

The availability of first team forward Stas Korzeniowski will have a significant impact on Saturday\u2019s match. Korzeniowski, who made his first MLS NEXT Pro appearance since May 17th this past Saturday against New York City FC II, has five goals in just 409 league minutes this season. Korzeniowski shares a co-lead in goals scored for Union II with Edward Davis, who is the more likely forward to feature this weekend.<\/p>\n

Davis leads the team in scoring chances and shots on target, with 37 and 18, respectively. Davis has already matched his goal scoring total from a season ago and a strong second half of the year could see him test his single-season career high when he found the back of the net 13 times in 2024.<\/p>\n

Malik Jakupovic, much like Korzeniowski, is a ruthlessly efficient goalscorer for Union II. The 17-year-old forward scored eight goals a season ago in just 417 minutes but has not quite found the same efficiency in 2026. Jakupovic is a more consistent starter in the Union II eleven this year, having made 15 appearances \u2013 all starts \u2013 and scoring three goals with one assist.<\/p>\n

Despite the scoring threat that Union II possess, they have struggled to find the back of the net. Union II have scored the fourth fewest goals this season and have been held scoreless in eight matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FC Cincinnati 2 travel to Chester, Pa. this Saturday, August 8, to take on Philadelphia Union II. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261282,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5522,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-261281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-fc-cincinnati-2","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}