FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Prediction and Betting Tips | August 5th 2024
FC Cincinnati and New York City FC lock horns at the TQL Stadium in the final Group L game of the Leagues Cup on Monday. While both sides are guaranteed a place in the knockout stages, they will be looking to secure all three points and clinch top spot in the group.
Experienced forward Yamil Asad came up clutch for Cincinnati as he broke the deadlock four minutes after the hour mark to hand them a 1-0 victory over Mexican outfit Querétaro in their Leagues Cup opener on Friday.
This was a much-needed result for Pat Noonan’s men, who had lost their previous three matches, suffering defeats against Charlotte FC, Chicago Bulls and New York Red Bulls in MLS.
Cincinnati have picked up 48 points from 25 MLS matches to sit second in the Eastern Conference standings, five points behind first-placed Inter Miami.
New York City FC, on the other hand, picked up a penalty-shootout victory over Querétaro in the Group L curtain raiser on July 29.
Before that, Nicholas Cushing’s men were on a run of four consecutive games without a win, picking up just three points from a possible 12 in MLS.
New York City FC are currently second in Group L of the Leagues Cup, one point behind Cincinnati at the top of the standings.
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With six wins from the last 13 meetings between the sides, New York City FC boast a slightly superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Cincinnati have picked up one fewer win in that time, while the spoils have been shared on two occasions.
- Noonan’s men are on a four-game winning streak against New York City FC and are unbeaten in their last six meetings since a 2-1 loss in September 2021.
- New York City have failed to win their last six away matches across all competitions, losing three and claiming three draws since a 1-0 victory over New England Revolution on May 26.
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Prediction
The last 10 meetings between Cincinnati and New York City have produced 34 goals and we anticipate another thrilling contest at the TQL Stadium.
While we expect both sides to go all out to clinch top spot in the group, we are backing Cincinnati to extend their recent dominance over the visitors.
Prediction: FC Cincinnati 3-1 New York City FC
FC Cincinnati vs New York City FC Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Cincinnati to win
Tip 2: First to score - Cincinnati (The hosts have opened the scoring in their last seven games against New York City FC)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have been fewer than 11 corner kicks in five of the last seven meetings between the two teams)