Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th July 2026

Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati will be desperate for points, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards? Columbus Crew were defeated by 2-1 in their last encounter with FC Cincinnati, but did win the reverse match 4-0, though.

While Columbus Crew find themselves as number 10 table with 16 points after 15 matches, FC Cincinnati fought their way to 20 points. This puts them up as number 7 in the Eastern conference.

Columbus Crew are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with FC Cincinnati and odds favour them to pull it off.

Columbus Crew step into their next home match on Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 15 goals against. That is an average of 1.5 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

FC Cincinnati average 2.9 goals per game, scoring 29 times, while conceding 26. That makes an average of 2.6 per game, with clean sheet in one as well in their previous ten matches.

Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati Prediction

Columbus Crew Form

Columbus Crew recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 3-2 against Red Bull New York, before drawing 1-1 with Philadelphia Union. They won their most recent game 2-0 against Atlanta United. Columbus Crew won three of their previous six matches at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in the Major League Soccer. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to six against.

FC Cincinnati Form

FC Cincinnati have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 3-5 against Inter Miami CF, before picking up a 3-3 draw against San Diego FC. Their latest match brought a 6-2 win in their encounter with Orlando City. FC Cincinnati only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by 16 goals to 15.

Bookmakers have Columbus Crew down as rather big favourites for the win against FC Cincinnati. While it might prove a bit more troublesome than odds suggest, we find it equally tempting to side with the hosts.

Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati Team News

Columbus Crew have an almost full squad available against FC Cincinnati at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field with only one player possibly missing. Brais Mendez gets a day off from the Columbus Crew squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati H2H

Columbus Crew lost to 2-1 FC Cincinnati in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 4-0 win, which Columbus Crew dished out the match before that. Columbus Crew won four matches and FC Cincinnati won four Matches of the latest ten encounters. FC Cincinnati came out 2-1 winners in the most recent meeting, though, and the bookies best betting odds on another away win at full-time are at 3/1.

Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Columbus Crew welcome FC Cincinnati as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/11 with the bookies this coming Sunday.

Columbus Crew vs FC Cincinnati Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Max Arfsten, who is performing well for Columbus Crew. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Major League Soccer outings. He'll be out to add more goals against FC Cincinnati.The visitors will be looking to Evander Ferreira to find the net once again, after managing seven Major League Soccer goals for FC Cincinnati in recent matches.

Columbus Crew won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. They drew three and lost two as well, while FC Cincinnati won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four. Columbus Crew should feel good about scoring this coming Sunday, since FC Cincinnati managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Columbus Crew managed an average of 1.9 goals, with FC Cincinnati averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Columbus Crew, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for FC Cincinnati. They performed an average of three goals in these.