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FC Cincinatti vs Columbus Crew Live Stream, Predictions
There is MLS action on Saturday when FC Cincinatti will play Columbus Crew.
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๐ Form Guide
FC Cincinatti
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FC Cincinatti will be looking for another win after a 3-0 MLS victory vs Montreal Impact.
In that match, FC Cincinatti managed 46% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 on target. For FC Cincinatti, the scorers were Luciano Acosta (26') and Brandon Vazquez (65'). For their opponents, CF Montrรฉal got 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. Joel Waterman (2' Own goal) scored for Montreal Impact.
Their most recent results highlight the fact that not much more can be done by the FC Cincinatti backline. FC Cincinatti have been mean at the back, with the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their last 6 clashes standing at 3. Letโs find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
Columbus Crew
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Columbus Crew will come into the match following on from a 2-0 MLS win over Los Angeles Galaxy in their previous game.
In that match, Columbus Crew had 52% possession and 10 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Columbus Crew, the goals were scored by Lucas Zelarayรกn (25') and Malte Amundsen (43'). LA Galaxy got 9 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Wilfried Nancy's Columbus Crew have slotted home a total of 11 times in the course of their latest six matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period equals 6.
๐ฅ Head to head
A glance at their prior head to head meetings dating back to 06/09/2020 tells us that FC Cincinatti have won 1 of these games and Columbus Crew 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.
21 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 for Cincinatti and 13 coming from The Crew. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.
The last league encounter featuring these sides was MLS match day 38 on 27/08/2022 when the final score was FC Cincinatti 2-2 Columbus Crew.
On that occasion, FC Cincinatti had 35% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Goals were scored by Brandon Vazquez (36') and Matt Miazga (77').
Columbus Crew had 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Derrick Etienne (74') and Steven Moreira (96') scored.
The referee was Kevin Stott.
๐๏ธ Team News: FC Cincinatti
The FC Cincinatti boss Pat Noonan does not have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game with a fully healthy squad to choose from.
We are thinking that FC Cincinatti look set to opt for a 3-4-1-2 system, handing starts to Roman Celentano, Nick Hagglund, Matt Miazga, Yerson Mosquera, Raymon Gaddis, Alvaro Barreal, Obinna Nwobodo, Junior Moreno, Luciano Acosta, Brandon Vazquez and Dominique Badji.
๐ Team News: Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew manager Wilfried Nancy has not got a full squad to pick from. Kevin Molino (Knee Surgery), Josh Williams (Ankle Injury), Eloy Room (Knee Injury) and Luis Dรญaz (Back Injury) will not be playing here.
From our viewpoint, The Crew will likely make use of a 3-4-3 lineup with a starting lineup of Patrick Schulte, Steven Moreira, Philip Quinton, Gustavo Vallecilla, Mohamed Farsi, Aidan Morris, Darlington Nagbe, Malte Amundsen, Alexandru Matan, Juan Hernandez and Lucas Zelarayan.
๐ก Prediction
It looks to us that FC Cincinatti can and should convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
Conversely, Columbus Crew could well find it tough to score themselves but we do fancy them hitting back at some stage here, too.
Weโre therefore anticipating a pretty comfortable 3-1 winning margin for FC Cincinatti after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 11:24 16/05/2023

โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
FC Cincinatti
Formed: 2018
Stadium: TQL Stadium (26,000)
Captain: Luciano Acosta
Chairman: Carl H. Lindner III
Manager: Pat Noonan
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference), Open Cup (Round of 16)
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34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 66 | WDWDD |
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34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 58 | WDWWD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 57 | WWWDD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 57 | LLWLD |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
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34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56 | DWDWL |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
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34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 42 | LDDDL |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
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34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 37 | DDLWW |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 36 | WWLLL |
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34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -22 | 34 | LDLWD |
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34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -34 | 30 | LLDLD |
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34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 23 | LLLDL |
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