The pressure is on Orlando City to turn their fortunes around in this game after the last defeat against Toronto FC on home soil. Orlando City have struggled to enjoy consistent form since the start of the season and they are eager to turn things around. FC Cincinnati on the other hand, have recorded 2 straight wins in their last 2 games, so going up against Orlando City seems like a challenge they can handle at the moment.
Orlando City will take on FC Cincinnati for the very first time this season and the game will be played at the Exploria Stadium.
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Orlando City are far behind their objectives for this season after putting up consistent underwhelming performances. In just their last 5 games, they were defeated twice and the other 3 games ended in 2 wins and 1 draw. And looking at their overall form, the table shows they have just 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in 9 games. That leaves them in 13th place on the eastern conference table with 9 points.
Orlando City lost their last match at home against Toronto FC by 2 goals to 1. Duncan McGuire scored the first goal in the 37th minute to put Orlando in the lead and they held on until the dying minutes of the match when they conceded twice in the 87th and 90th minute, bringing the game to a disappointing defeat for Orlando City. According to stats, Orlando City had 49% possession, 3 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also created just 1 big chance throughout the game.
FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati are gradually building things back and they hope to continue for as long as they can. After back-to-back wins in the last 2 games, Cincinnati are back playing confidently and they intend to do the same against Orlando City. In their last 5 games, Cincinnati had 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. And overall their stats shows they had 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, and this places them in 2nd place on the eastern conference table with 18 points.
FC Cincinnati defeated Colorado Rapids 2-1 last week. Luciano Acosta scored the first goal in the 42nd minute and Corey Baird scored the second in the 64th minute and the Rapids pulled one goal back in the 72nd minutes. But FC Cincinnati were strong enough to hold onto the lead until the end. According to stats, Cincinnati had 59% possession, 9 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also managed 5 big chances, missed 4 and hit the woodwork once.
Head to Head
According to h2h, both clubs have played 11 games against each other in the past. Orlando City won 4 games while Cincinnati won 2 and 5 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Orlando City were unlucky to lose the game against Toronto and they must be feeling frustrated. But they need to get back up if they hope to challenge Cincinnati. Cincinnati are in high spirits and they want to win, so it's a big game for both clubs.
According to reports, there were less than 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 7 meetings between Orlando City and Cincinnati. 7 of the last 9 meetings also ended with less than 4.5 cards and the last 8 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners.
- Under 10.5 Corners at 1.62 Odds
- Cincinnati to Win or Draw at 1.66 Odds
- Under 10 Corners at 1.90 Odds
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