DC United vs FC Cincinnati Prediction: FC Cincinnati’s dominance continues

DC United’s woes continued in their last game as they lost their third game in a row against Real Salt Lake at home a few days ago. Now they have a chance to grab a positive result when they take on FC Cincinnati in this match.

FC Cincinnati on the other hand are in very fine form as the record shows. They extended their unbeaten streak to 14 games in all competitions after beating Toronto FC 3-0 in their last game. This team are becoming formidable and there is a growing confidence that they might continue their good run of form in this game.

Cincinnati FC are at the very top of the MLS table with 43 points, while DC United are 16th with 23 points.

DC United (LLLWD)

DC United have lost their last 3 matches in a row and they are likely going to get a similar result against such a strong team unless there is a change. Their last 5 games ended in 3 defeats, 1 win and 1 draw and they lost their last game 2-1 against Real Salt Lake at home.

DC United are playing at home once again a few days after losing to Real Salt Lake on home soil. Their home record this season has been average this season as they had 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in their last 9 home games. In their last 5 home games they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Their last home game was a few days ago against Real Salt Lake and they lost 2-1 at full time.

In the encounter against Real Salt Lake, DC United had to fight with just 10 men from the 26th minute but ended up losing 2-1 at full time. Pablo Ruiz gave Real Salt Lake the lead in the 41st minute and in the 51st minute Daniel Musovski scored the second goal. DC United were able to pull one goal back in the 53rd minute through Christopher Durkin, but they could not draw level and they lost the game 2-1 at full time. According to statistics, DC United had 38% possession, 2 shots on target and 4 corner kicks.

Team streak: losses (3), without a clean sheet (6), more than 2.5 goals (6/7), both teams scoring (5/6).

FC Cincinnati (WDWWW)

FC Cincinnati are currently the best team in the league and they fully deserve the results they are getting. They are unbeaten in their last 14 matches in all competitions and in their last 5 matches they recorded 4 wins and 1 draw. Their last game ended in a 3-0 win over Toronto FC at home.

FC Cincinnati also have a very good record away from home in the MLS this season. In 8 away games they had 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. In their last 5 away games they recorded 3 wins and 2 draws and they played a 1-1 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps in their last away game.

FC Cincinnati once again showed their qualities in their game against Toronto FC last week as they won 3-0 at full time. Santiago Arias got the first goal in the 35th minute and in the 54th minute Luciano Acosta scored the second goal. The third goal came in the 63rd minute through Dominique Badji and FC Cincinnati cruised to a 3-0 win at full time. According to statistics, FC Cincinnati had 36% possession, 7 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

Team streak: no losses (14), first to score (10/10), more than 4.5 cards (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (9/10).

Head to Head

DC United and FC Cincinnati have faced each other 10 times before this match. DC United won 4 games, while FC Cincinnati won 2 matches and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• FC Cincinnati are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings

Eastern Conference Table

Pos Team           P   W   D   L   Goals   PTS

1.     Cincinnati   18 13   4   1   30:16   43

13.   DC United   19   6   5   8   26:26   23 

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, DC United have scored 26 goals and conceded 26 goals in 18 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.4 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 1.8 big chances per game and take a total of 12.8 shots per game with 4.1 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.3 corners per game and take up 50.0% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, FC Cincinnati have scored 30 goals and conceded 16 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.7 goals per game and have a 14% conversion rate. They also create 2.3 big chances per game and take a total of 12.2 shots per game with 4.7 shots on target per game. They take an average of 3.7 corners per game and take up 46.3% possession on average. On the defense, they have 9 clean sheets and they conceded 0.9 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.77 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.63 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.72 Odds