Saturday’s MLS action brings us Columbus Crew facing off with FC Cincinatti.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Columbus Crew v FC Cincinatti are shown below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Columbus Crew
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Columbus Crew will be looking for a repeat result of a 2-0 MLS success versus Atlanta United.
In that match, Columbus Crew managed 58% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Columbus Crew, the goals were scored by Sekou Bangoura (24') and Diego Rossi (45'). Atlanta United got 16 shots at goal with 2 on target.
Over their prior 6 games, Laurent Courtois's Columbus Crew have found the net 8 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.33.
FC Cincinatti
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FC Cincinatti head into the match following a 6-2 MLS win vs Orlando City in their most recent game.
In that game, FC Cincinatti managed 55% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 11 of them on target. For FC Cincinatti, the scorers were Kenji Mboma Dem (42', 52'), Evander (45', 58'), Kévin Denkey (77') and Tom Barlow (91'). Orlando City got 19 attempts on goal with 9 on target. Martín Ojeda (16', 48') scored for Orlando City.
The stats tell the story, and FC Cincinatti have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 14 goals overall. At the back, FC Cincinatti just haven’t been too solid at all. Previous results aside, we must now wait to see if the trend will be sustained here in this match.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head meetings dating back to 14/09/2024, both clubs have shared the honours with Columbus Crew winning 2 of those games, FC Cincinatti 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
A combined total of 16 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 10 of them from The Crew and 6 coming from Cincinatti. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.
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Prediction
We feel that FC Cincinatti should get enough chances to score against this Columbus Crew side, but that is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.
We think that it’s going to be a narrow 2-1 win for Columbus Crew by the conclusion of the game. Definitely a tough call.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game on the full-time result market, the win for Columbus Crew is available for 1.68, a wager on a draw is 4.33 and selecting the win for FC Cincinatti gets 4. Those are the best of the returns offered right now.
Lucas Pereira,
16:02 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Columbus Crew
Formed: 1994
Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field (20,371)
Captain: Sean Zawadzki
Chairman: Issa Tall
Manager: Laurent Courtois
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference), US Open Cup (Semi-finals)