Major League Soccer: Atlanta United vs FC Cincinnati – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 28 match between Atlanta United and FC Cincinnati and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

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

The Atlanta United go into the game in rank 14 in the Eastern Conference, while the FC Cincinnati rank 10 in the Eastern Conference.

Form: Atlanta United vs FC Cincinnati

Atlanta United Form

Atlanta United go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against DC United. They went on to beat Portland Timbers 0-1, before sharing the spoils with New York City FC in a 2-2 draw. Atlanta United only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Major League Soccer matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

FC Cincinnati Form

FC Cincinnati were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 3-3 against Charlotte FC, followed by another draw. This time it ended 2-2 against Houston Dynamo FC, before going down in a 3-1 defeat against CF Montreal. FC Cincinnati are winless in their last six away games in the Major League Soccer, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 17 goals while scoring five themselves.

Betting facts for Atlanta United and FC Cincinnati

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

In-form players: Atlanta United vs FC Cincinnati

It’s been a great season for Kevin Denkey so far with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt FC Cincinnati want him to continue this productive spell against Atlanta Unitedthis coming Sunday.

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Full-time result

Atlanta United claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Cincinnati won one, drew five and lost four of their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, FC Cincinnati failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 16 matches.

Both teams to score

Atlanta United scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. FC Cincinnati scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Atlanta United probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as FC Cincinnati managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Atlanta United have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with FC Cincinnati.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atlanta United, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. In the last ten games for FC Cincinnati, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves. FC Cincinnati’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.