Saturday’s MLS action brings us FC Cincinatti coming up against Columbus Crew.
Our tips, poll and stats for FC Cincinatti v Columbus Crew can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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FC Cincinatti
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FC Cincinatti will be looking for a repeat result of a 2-1 MLS triumph vs Chicago Fire.
In that game, FC Cincinatti had 47% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For FC Cincinatti, the scorers were Evander (19') and Kévin Denkey (50'). At the other end, Chicago Fire had 15 shots at goal with 5 on target. Philip Zinckernagel (55') was the scorer for Chicago Fire.
It has not been often in recent games that FC Cincinatti have shown defensive steel. The reality is that FC Cincinatti have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 8 goals during that time. Such a trend might not be carried forward into this game, however.
Columbus Crew
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In the game prior to this, Columbus Crew drew 1-1 in the MLS match with Seattle Sounders FC.
In that game, Columbus Crew had 57% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Columbus Crew was Diego Rossi (27'). Seattle Sounders got 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Paul Rothrock (43') scored for Seattle Sounders FC.
In their previous half-dozen outings, Columbus Crew have helped themselves to a tally of 10 goals. Columbus Crew have also scored on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, they have had 10 goals go against them.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 20/05/2023, neither club has come out on top overall with FC Cincinatti winning 2 of those games, Columbus Crew 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.
18 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them from Cincinatti and 10 netted by The Crew. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The last league match between these sides was MLS match day 20 on 18/05/2025 when the final score was Columbus Crew 1-1 FC Cincinatti.
That day, Columbus Crew managed 68% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Their only player to score was Diego Rossi (54').
On the other side, FC Cincinatti got 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Kévin Denkey (6') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Rubiel Vazquez.
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Team News: FC Cincinatti
We are thinking that FC Cincinatti will possibly use a 3-4-1-2 formation for this game, beginning the first half with Roman Celentano, Alvas Powell, Matthew Miazga, Lukas Engel, DeAndre Yedlin, Brian Anunga, Pavel Bucha, Luca Orellano, Evander, Kei Kamara and Kévin Denkey.
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Team News: Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew boss Wilfried Nancy has to currently contend with reduced team options. Patrick Schulte (Injury to abdominal muscles), Nicholas Hagen (Contracture) and Rudy Camacho (Hamstring injury) will miss out on this game.
We’re of the thinking that The Crew seem likely to utilise a 4-4-2 system using Evan Bush, Mohamed Farsi, Steven Moreira, Yevgen Cheberko, Lassi Lappalainen, Dylan Chambost, Sean Zawadzki, Darlington Nagbe, Amar Sejdic, Diego Rossi and Dániel Gazdag.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Columbus Crew will likely create enough chances to put a goal past this FC Cincinatti side, although it probably won’t be as many as they’ll concede.
We think that it’s going to be a narrow 2-1 winning score for FC Cincinatti at the end of this one. Hopefully this is a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the win-draw-win market, staking on FC Cincinatti can be had for 2.15, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.9 & putting your money on a win for Columbus Crew gets 2.9. They’re the best market prices offered at the current time.
Andre Moura,
05:01 10/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Cincinatti
Formed: 2015
Stadium: TQL Stadium (26,000)
Captain: Miles Robinson
Chairman: Jeff Berding
Manager: Pat Noonan
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference)