FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew prediction: USA: MLS – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-10-27 22:45.
[p]FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew will face each other in the 1/8-finals of the MLS Play Offs. The match is the 1st leg of the series.[/p]
[p]FC Cincinnati played thirty-four matches in the regular season, with twenty wins, five draws, and nine losses. In home matches, FC Cincinnati played seventeen times, winning nine, drawing three, and losing five. The total score for all matches is 52:40, and for home matches, it is 27:19. In the last competitive match, FC Cincinnati defeated CF Montreal with a score of three to zero. Key players for FC Cincinnati include Evander, Ender Echenique, and Nick Hagglund, all selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament. Absences for FC Cincinnati are Bradley Smith (muscle injury), Matt Miazga (leg injury), Lukas Engel (leg injury), Luca Orellano (leg injury), and Ayoub Jabbari (leg injury).[/p]
[p]Columbus Crew played thirty-four matches in the regular season, with fourteen wins, twelve draws, and eight losses. In away matches, Columbus Crew played seventeen times, winning five, drawing seven, and losing five. The total score for all matches is 55:51, and for away matches, it is 26:31. In the last competitive match, Columbus Crew won against New York Red Bulls with a score of three to one. Key players for Columbus Crew are Lassi Lappalainen and Taha Habroune, both selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament, and Maximilian Arfsten, who did not miss any minute in last five matches. Absences for Columbus Crew are Diego Rossi (thigh injury) and Mohamed Farsi (pelvis injury).[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew in the MLS, FC Cincinnati won one, Columbus Crew won two, and two matches ended in a draw. The most recent match took place in July 2025, with Columbus Crew winning against FC Cincinnati with a score of four to two.[/p]
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[p]The offence of Columbus Crew is good and is better than offence of FC Cincinnati. Columbus Crew has scored fifty-five goals (shared 12th to 13th position in the competition) so far. FC Cincinnati has scored fifty-two goals (shared 14th to 15th position in the competition) so far. The defence of FC Cincinnati is outstanding and is better than the defence of Columbus Crew. FC Cincinnati has conceded forty goals (shared 6th to 7th position in the competition) so far. Columbus Crew has conceded fifty-one goals (shared 17th to 18th position in the competition) so far.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats[/p]
[p] – FC Cincinnati are in the Top 3 teams for the most wins in the league this season, winning 20 out of 34 matches. [/p]
[p] – Columbus Crew are in the Top 3 teams for the lowest number of yellow cards received in the league this season. In 34 matches they have received 47 yellow cards (the league average is 67.0) at an average of 1.4 per match. [/p]
[p] – Columbus Crew are in the Top 3 teams for ball possession in the league this season. In average, they have had 44.7% possession in a match.[/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – FC Cincinnati failed to win 5 out of the last 6 home league matches against Columbus Crew.[/p]
[p] – Columbus Crew have scored in 6 of their last 7 away league matches against FC Cincinnati.[/p]
[p] – Columbus Crew failed to win 6 out of the last 7 away league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips, Prediction[/p]
[p] – 9 of the last 10 H2H league matches saw 2 or more goals scored.[/p]
[p] – 9 of the last 10 H2H league matches saw Columbus Crew score at least one goal in the 2nd half.[/p]
[p] – Only 1 of the last 10 H2H league matches saw FC Cincinnati score 3 or more goals.[/p]
[p] – Score prediction: At most 5 goals in total (under 5.5).[/p]
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