Major League Soccer: New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 9 match between New York City FC and FC Cincinnati and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

New York City FC enjoy home advantage, when visitors FC Cincinnati swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

New York City FC approach the next Major League Soccer round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 11 points this season so far. With seven games behind them, FC Cincinnati amassed seven points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.

Team form: New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati

New York City FC Form

A draw is the best New York City FC can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-3 defeat against Inter Miami CF. A1-1 draw with St. Louis City followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Vancouver Whitecaps. New York City FC managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored 18 and conceded 14 goals.

FC Cincinnati Form

In has been a bit of everything for FC Cincinnati in their previous three matches, as they first beat CF Montreal by 4-3. This was followed by a disappointing 4-2 defeat against Red Bull New York, before an encounter with Toronto FC produced a 1-1 draw. FC Cincinnati claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for New York City FC and FC Cincinnati

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between New York City FC and FC Cincinnati. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati

Nicolas Fernandez found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Kyle Smith just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular betting markets: New York City FC vs FC Cincinnati

Full-time result

New York City FC won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. FC Cincinnati won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run. FC Cincinnati conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. New York City FC have beaten FC Cincinnati in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

New York City FC scored first in six of their last ten home games. FC Cincinnati got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive FC Cincinnati games. FC Cincinnati should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Thursday, as New York City FC only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. FC Cincinnati claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. New York City FC have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with FC Cincinnati.

Total goals

New York City FC saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for FC Cincinnati, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches. FC Cincinnati conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.