FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th August 2026
Both FC Cincinnati and New York City FC need points to escape their current position at the wrong end of the Major League Soccer table. The match takes place at TQL Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer. Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time FC Cincinnati played against New York City FC. It finished 4-4 in a great match between the pair.
While FC Cincinnati find themselves as number 6 table with 27 points after 19 matches, New York City FC fought their way to 26 points. This puts them up as number 7 in the Eastern conference.
Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for New York City FC in their upcoming Major League Soccer clash will see them swap positions with FC Cincinnati. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at TQL Stadium.
FC Cincinnati arrive at their next Major League Soccer match, averaging a fabulous 2.9 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 29, while also conceding 22 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.2 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring one times.
New York City FC scored 14 goals, conceded 12 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Prediction
FC Cincinnati Form
In has been a bit of everything for FC Cincinnati in their previous three matches, where they first beat Club Universidad Nacional by 2-0. This was followed by a disappointing 1-2 defeat against Atlas, before an encounter with Orlando City produced a 1-1 draw. FC Cincinnati won four of their last six Major League Soccer matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded 15 and scored 22 goals.
New York City FC Form
In their last three matches, New York City FC won 2-0 win against Santos Laguna, lost 2-1 against Cruz Azul and lost 2-3 against Philadelphia Union. New York City FC claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and five scored.
We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against New York City FC could turn out a bit slippery for FC Cincinnati. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter this coming Thursday.
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FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Stats
- In 6 of the last 7 FC Cincinnati home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 5.5
- FC Cincinnati have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Major League Soccer and the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 5 of the last 7 FC Cincinnati matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 6 of the last 7 FC Cincinnati home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC Cincinnati home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 6.5
- In 11 of the last 12 New York City FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 New York City FC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 New York City FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 New York City FC away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 New York City FC away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Team News
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC H2H
Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 4-4 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Thursday. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. FC Cincinnati came out on top in four games, whereas New York City FC ran away with three points four times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 6/7 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 23/10.
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Results
In the last ten matches between FC Cincinnati and New York City FC over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/9 with bookies.
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Betting Tips
Nicolas Fernandez look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Thursday, having hit the target four times in recent Major League Soccer matches for New York City FC. His total for the season says 13 goals scored in this Major League Soccer campaign. With four goals lately for FC Cincinnati in the Major League Soccer, Evander Ferreira is also a player worth mentioning.
FC Cincinnati claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. New York City FC won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for FC Cincinnati on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for New York City FC in their last 10 league games away from home.
FC Cincinnati managed an average of 1.5 goals in the past ten encounters against New York City FC, who scored 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Cincinnati, who scored an average of 2.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for New York City FC, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.