FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Prediction

On Monday 28th October 2024, FC Cincinnati host New York City in the first leg of their MLS Eastern Conference Playoff battle.

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Key Stats

• FC Cincinnati have failed to win in four of their last five games
• New York City FC have only lost one of their last five matches
• Cincinnati have conceded twelve in six
• New York City FC have scored twelve in five matches

FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

The first round of the MLS Playoff takes place this Monday as FC Cincinnati takes on New York City FC. A lot is at stake in this game so it is sure to be a close run fixture.

FC Cincinnati Preview

FC Cincinnati Predicted Lineup - Roman Celentaro; Teenage Hadebe, Miles Robinson, Chidozie Awaziem; Luca Orellano, Pavel Bucha, Obinna Nwobodo, DeAndre Yedlin; Luciano Acosta; Nicholas Gioacchini, Yuya Kubo

Cincinnati finished the Eastern Conference in third place having picked up 59 points in 34 games.

They scored an impressive 58 goals - the fifth most in the conference. They have also conceded 48 goals. This is the third least in the league.

New York City FC Preview

New York City FC Predicted Lineup - Matt Freese; Kevin O’Toole, Birk Risa, Thiago Martins, Tayvon Gray; Keaton Parks, James Sands; Santiago Rodriguez, Maximiliano Moralez, Hannes Wolf; Alonso Martinez

New York City FC on the other hand finished 6th in the division. They picked up 50 points in 34 matches.

They have had a very similar scoring and conceding record to FC Cincinnati. They have scored 54 goals and conceded 49.

Head To Head Stats: FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC

These two teams have faced one another twelve times in their histories.

New York City FC hold the advantage and have won seven of those games to FC Cincinnati’s three wins. There have also been two draws.

2nd October 2024 - New York City FC 3-2 FC Cincinnati - MLS

23rd March 2024 - FC Cincinnati 1-0 New York City FC - MLS

26th August 2023 - FC Cincinnati 3-0 New York City FC - MLS

31st May 2023 - New York City FC 1-3 FC Cincinnati - MLS

7th September 2022 - New York City FC 1-1 FC Cincinnati - MLS

Betting Tips For FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC

This will be a very close fixture. As it so often is between these two teams. However we can’t help but feel that New York City FC hold a slight advantage especially when it comes to head to heads.

However, this will be a close and goal rich game. Expect plenty of goals between these two teams with both eager for victory.

That being said our team of professional tipping experts are backing odds of 17/4 for a New York City FC Win and Both Teams To Score in this game. These odds mean that £10 has the potential to return up to £52.50 making it our best value pick.

(Odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC

FC Cincinnati 2-3 New York City FC

This will be a close game between two teams that will be eager to win and score a lot of goals. New York City probably has a slight edge though and will come away with a victory.

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