Major League Soccer: FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 30 match between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew 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.

FC Cincinnati approach round 30 as number 9 in the Major League Soccer table with 36 points on their account so far. With 27 rounds behind them, Columbus Crew have amassed 29 points, placing them as number 13 in the standings.

Form: FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

FC Cincinnati Form

FC Cincinnati hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Houston Dynamo FC resulted in a 2-2 draw, followed by a 3-1 defeat against CF Montreal, before beating Atlanta United by 1-3. FC Cincinnati managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Major League Soccer, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 20 goals and conceded 12 times.

Columbus Crew Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Columbus Crew. They first took out CF Montreal by 0-2 before downing Inter Miami CF by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Orlando City, who ran out 3-2 winners. Columbus Crew 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 13 goals to ten.

Betting stats and facts for FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew

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 Columbus Crew played across all tournaments.

Players in form: FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

It has been a superb season for Kevin Denkey so far as he managed to score impressive 16 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target five times in his last six games, and FC Cincinnati rely on his abilities against Columbus Crew. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Sunday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

FC Cincinnati claimed seven wins, drew two and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Columbus Crew won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away. FC Cincinnati did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

FC Cincinnati scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Columbus Crew scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games FC Cincinnati played. Columbus Crew managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. FC Cincinnati have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Columbus Crew.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Cincinnati, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Columbus Crew, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. FC Cincinnati’s last 6 matches had more than three goals.