New York Red Bulls vs FC Cincinnati Prediction: The Red Bulls will advance

New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati face each other in the playoffs after the season ended last sunday. New York Red Bulls 6th place on the MLS table with 53 points while FC Cincinnati ended 10th with 49 points. These two teams have played out a draw in their last 2 matches against each other. That is the 3rd time they have played out a draw in 5 matches. Facing in the first round of the playoffs means, only one can progress here. 

New York Red Bulls - WLLWL

New York Red Bulls fought hard to claim a final day 2-0 win against Charlotte FC. Before that, they lost two games on a bounce against New York City FC and Columbus Crew. Against Charlotte FC, Elias Manoel opened the scoring in the 8th minute and then he doubled his tally in the 55th minute. The Red Bulls registered 8 shots on target but failed to hold onto much of the possession. Midfielder Lewis Morgan was phenomenal for New York Red Bulls this season, scoring 14 goals and 3 assists. The Red Bulls will need their top performer this season to step up once again if they must advance to the next round. Cameron Harper and Zachary Ryan are still unavailable for this match due to injuries.

New York Red Bulls saw less than 10.5 corners in 6/8 matches.

FC Cincinnati -WLDWW

FC Cincinnati managed to pick up a win on the final day of the season to ensure their place in the playoffs. At the end of the campaign they ended at 10th position with 49 points. Luciano Acosta, Brenner and Brandon Vasquez were all instrumental for FC Cincinnati this season. Luciano Acosta scored 10 goals and made 13 assists, Brenner had 18 goals and 6 assists and Brandon Vasquez had 18 goals and 8 assists. With such stats in the ranks, FC Cincinnati can challenge any team. Hopefully they can step up in this game.

FC Cincinnati are without a clean sheet in 5 games. In ⅚ matches, they have seen more than 2.5 goals scored. And in 5/5 of their matches, both teams have scored. Finally less than 10.5 corners have been played in ⅘ matches. Beckham Sunderland and Kenneth Vermeer will not feature in this game due to injuries.

Head to Head

After 10 meetings between them, New York Red Bulls have won 5 matches, FC Cincinnati have 2 wins and 3 matches ended in a draw. New York Red Bulls have 4 losses against FC Cincinnati and FC Cincinnati have not kept a clean sheet in 3 matches against New York Red Bulls. In their last 6 matches, more than 2.5 goals have been scored. In 6/8 matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown and in 6/7 matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

Expert Betting Tips

With the season well and out of the way, all teams can now turn their attention to the finals and the only way to get there is to win. So neither side can afford any mistakes in this encounter. Both teams will play to win and to do that they need to score.

• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.7 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-1 at 8 Odds