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FC Cincinatti

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FC Cincinatti, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 MLS success over Columbus Crew.

In that match, FC Cincinatti managed 46% possession and 8 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For FC Cincinatti, the goalscorers were Kevin Kelsy (74') and Luciano Acosta (76'). For their opponents, Columbus Crew had 15 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Max Arfsten (89') was the scorer for Columbus Crew.

FC Cincinatti have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets lately, but they’ve also managed to score goals themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, FC Cincinatti have conceded in 5 of them while also scoring in 6 of those matches. However, it remains to be seen if that pattern might persist in this upcoming match.

Atlanta United

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After a losing effort in their last game against D.C. United in MLS competition, Atlanta United and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Atlanta United managed 63% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada (16'). D.C. United got 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Christian Benteke (19', 44', 55') and Matti Peltola (48' Own goal) scored for D.C. United.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games involving Atlanta United, at least three goals have been struck. The overall average goals scored per game in that time is 3, with the average number of goals for Atlanta United standing at 1.5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 07/11/2021 shows that FC Cincinatti have won 2 of these games and Atlanta United 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.

In all, 17 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 9 of them from Cincinatti and 8 belonging to The Five Stripes. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league match between these sides was MLS match day 12 on 20/04/2024 when it finished Atlanta United 1-2 FC Cincinatti.

In that match, Atlanta United had 56% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer was Thiago Almada (59').

On the other side, FC Cincinatti had 12 shots at goal with 0 of them on target. Luca Orellano (62') and Luciano Acosta (64') scored.

The match was refereed by Armando Villareal.

📰 Team News: FC Cincinatti

The FC Cincinatti boss Pat Noonan doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match with a fully injury-free group available for selection.

It seems likely that FC Cincinatti look set to use a 3-4-3 system featuring Roman Celentano, Ian Murphy, Matthew Miazga, Miles Robinson, Luca Orellano, Pavel Bucha, Obinna Nwobodo, Yamil Asad, Luciano Acosta, Yuya Kubo and Gerardo Valenzuela.

🗞️ Team News: Atlanta United

Due to a completely injury-free squad available to choose from, the Atlanta United manager Gonzalo Pineda has zero fitness concerns at all ahead of this game.

There’s a good chance that The Five Stripes could decide to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation using Brad Guzan, Brooks Lennon, Luis Abram, Noah Cobb, Caleb Wiley, Bartosz Slisz, Tristan Muyumba, Saba Lobzhanidze, Thiago Almada, Edwin Mosquera and Georgios Giakoumakis.

⚡ Prediction

In our view, Atlanta United should have enough to put a goal past this FC Cincinatti outfit, however that might not quite be enough to avoid a loss.

We’re tipping a close game with a 2-1 advantage for FC Cincinatti by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s see what eventuates.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 23:09 15/05/2024