FC Cincinnati vs Orlando City SC Prediction: The leaders will maintain their perfect home record.

FC Cincinnati will face Orlando City in this match at the TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati still maintains their top spot and it's looking more likely that they will remain there until the end of the season. Orlando City are also at the top end of the MLS table and they are also looking ambitious, which is why this clash promises to be exciting. FC Cincinnati are coming off a win over Atlanta United, while Orlando City only managed to pick up a point after playing a draw with Charlotte FC at home. Who will pick up a vital 3 points from this game to continue their bid for top spot finish?

FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati are a definition of resilience and they are dominating the MLS this year with such brilliance. They have recovered brilliantly from a 3-match losing streak that saw them crash out of the Leagues Cup against Nashville SC, lose to Columbus Crew and crash out of the US Open Cup against Columbus Crew again. Since then, they have had back-to-back wins in their last 2 games. They defeated New York City FC 3-0 and then beat Atlanta United 2-1 in their last game.

In the game against Atlanta United, FC Cincinnati had to come from behind to win the game, after going behind in the 10th minute as Edwin Mosquera scored for Atlanta United. FC Cincinnati fought hard and got their opening goal in the 75th minute through Luciano Acosta and then they went on to win the game with the 2nd goal scored by Brandon Vazquez in the 80th minute. Both goals secured all 3 points for FC Cincinnati in that game.

FC Cincinnati have lost once in their last 5 MLS games so far, winning the remaining 4 games and they are currently unbeaten at home this season.

According to the table, FC Cincinnati are in top spot with 57 points from 26 matches. They have recorded 17 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats and their goal ratio is 44:29.

Streaks: more than 2.5 goals (9/10), both teams scoring (8/10).

Orlando City

Orlando City SC are considered one of the best teams, no doubt. They are currently 4th on the table after collecting 44 points from 26 matches this season. They have won 12 matches, drawn 8 and lost 6 matches. Orlando City will be going up against the leaders who are currently unbeaten at home this season.

Orlando City are also in very fine form at the moment as they are unbeaten in their last 4 MLS games in a row. They had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Charlotte FC in their last game. The game started goalless in the first half and it took 81 minutes for the game to finally open up with Enzo Copetti scoring for Charlotte FC from the penalty spot. But Orlando City showed their resilience with a response coming 7 minutes later, as Martin Ojeda scored the equalizer to help Orlando City claim a point at the end of the game. Analysis of Orlando City’s performance showed they had lesser possession (34%), lesser shots on target (4), and lesser corner kicks (3).

Orlando City have a good away record in their last 5 away matches in the MLS. In those games, they recorded 2 draws, 1 defeat and 2 wins.

Streaks: Without a clean sheet (7), more than 2.5 goals (8/9), both teams scoring (6/6), first to concede (6/7), more than 4.5 cards (9/10), less than 10.5 corners (7/8).

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati and Orlando City SC have played 10 matches against each other prior to this game. Orlando City has recorded 3 wins, while FC Cincinnati have won 2 matches and 5 matches ended in a draw.

Their last encounter ended in a 0-0 draw with Orlando City playing at home back in March this year. And their last encounter at the TQL Stadium ended in a 1-0 win for FC Cincinnati.

Streaks

• FC Cincinnati have not lost in the last 4 matches against Orlando City SC
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 7/8 matches
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 7/7 matches

Expert Betting Tips

According to Analysis, FC Cincinnati have scored 44 goals and conceded 29 goals in the MLS. They average 1.7 goals per game and their conversion rate is 14%, while conceding an average of 1.1 goals per game and they have 10 clean sheets. They also average 4.5 corners per game.

While Orlando City have scored 40 goals and conceded 31 goals in the MLS. They average 1.5 goals per game and their conversion rate is 13%, while conceding an average of 1.2 goals per game and they have 7 clean sheets. They also average 5.2 corners per game.

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.87 Odds
• First Half 1-2 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Home Win FT at 1.90 Odds