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by Simon Day in Major League Soccer Picks
Cincinnati will be looking to bounce back from their 4-0 humbling in Game Two when they host the Columbus Crew in the deciding game of their MLS playoff series.
That hefty Game Two defeat was largely down to an early red card for Cincinnati forward Yuya Kubo, and aside from that reversal, Pat Noonan's side have been in imperious form over the last two months of the season, winning five of their last seven matches.
In contrast, Columbus will go into Saturday's game in fairly mediocre form, despite last week's victory. The Crew were comfortably outclassed in Game One and have won just two of their last seven MLS fixtures.
During the regular season, Cincinnati finished 11 points clear of the Crew and only missed out on the regular season Eastern Conference title by one point.
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FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew Form
FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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FC Cincinnati against Columbus Crew : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
33 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
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FC Cincinnati against Columbus Crew Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 3 - 5 - 2
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Missing players
M. Miazga
B. Smith
M. Farsi
ForwardW. Abou Ali
Most goals and assists
FC Cincinnati
Columbus Crew
Evander
(20 Goals)
D. Rossi
(17 Goals)
Evander
(14 Assists)
D. Gazdag
(6 Assists)
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M. Arfsten
(6 Assists)
FC Cincinnati - Columbus Crew Key Points
- Cincinnati have won 5 of their last 7 games
- Columbus have won 2 of their last 7 games
- Cincinnati are unbeaten in their last 4 home fixtures
- Columbus have won just 1 of their last 8 road games
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Our FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew Prediction
We're willing to mark last week's shock 4-0 result as a freak result caused by an early red card. As such, we fully expect Cincinnati to bounce back and reach the next round.
Of course, Columbus will inevitably put up a strong fight and as they showed last week, they can be a match for anyone on their day. But given the overall form of the two teams this season, we think the odds of 2.20 on a home win are too good to ignore.
Our prediction for Cincinnati FC vs Columbus Crew is: Cincinnati to win.
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