Major League Soccer: FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 15 match between FC Cincinnati and Orlando City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both FC Cincinnati and Orlando City need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Major League Soccer table. The match takes place at TQL Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Ranked as number 9 in the Major League Soccer standings, FC Cincinnati, have so far collected 17 points this season, while Orlando City collected 14 points. This puts them up as number 10 after 14 rounds.

Team form: FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City

FC Cincinnati Form

FC Cincinnati failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Charlotte FC in a 2-2 match, before coming up short against Inter Miami CF in a 3-5 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 3-3 draw against San Diego FC. FC Cincinnati won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Major League Soccer, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 14 and conceded 12 goals.

Orlando City Form

Orlando City recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 3-4 and 4-3 against Inter Miami CF and Philadelphia Union, respectively. Last time out, Atlanta United ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Orlando City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 20 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for FC Cincinnati and Orlando City

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that FC Cincinnati and Orlando City played across all tournaments.

Players on top: FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City

Martin Ojeda scored seven goals in six Major League Soccer games for Orlando City. This took his total for the season up to nine goals scored in Major League Soccer. Evander Ferreira is the man to point out for the home side, scoring six times in six Major League Soccer outings.

Popular betting markets: FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City

Full-time result

FC Cincinnati claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Orlando City won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Orlando City failed to keep a clean sheet in their 31 last matches. Orlando City have not lost to FC Cincinnati in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

FC Cincinnati scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Orlando City scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive FC Cincinnati games Orlando City managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, FC Cincinnati were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Orlando City have scored in 3 consecutive league meetings with FC Cincinnati.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of FC Cincinnati’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Orlando City, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches. FC Cincinnati scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches.