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Preview & Prediction: FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC

Currently leading the MLS Eastern Conference rankings and enjoying a stellar campaign thus far is FC Cincinnati. The hosts will try to step it up this week after being held to a 1-1 tie by the Vancouver Whitecaps in their last match. On the other side, Toronto FC has had a difficult start to the season and is now in 13th position in the league table. The Canadian team has everything to prove in this match after last week’s 1-1 draw with Nashville SC.

FC Cincinnati is in great form, having won their last 9 home games and maintaining a record of scoring in every single home game this season. With momentum on their side, they come into this fixture unbeaten in the last 5 games. On the other hand, Toronto has struggled on the road this season, earning only 0.5 points per game. Although they have gone 4 games without losing, they have been firing blanks in front of goal, failing to score in 2 of their last 5 games. Given their history, this fixture is expected to be a close and competitive match with an average of 3 goals scored and BTTS landing in half of the past encounters. With FC Cincinnati’s exceptional form at home, they are expected to secure a victory and continue their impressive run.

Yerson Mosquera will miss this game against Cincinnati because he has too many yellow cards. Nick Hagglund is questionable to play because of a hamstring strain and it seems unlikely that Brenner will return to the club before he moves to Udinese in the summer. The Brazilian hasn’t played in weeks because of an ankle injury. Brandon Vazquez and Matt Miazga will be on the US squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which starts this weekend. During the current international window, Mosquera was named to the Colombian team, Junior Moreno was picked into the Venezuelan team, and Aaron Boupendza, who just joined the team, is with Gabon. Luciano Acosta scored Cincinnati’s only goal in their draw with Vancouver. He has 51 primary assists since joining MLS in 2016, next only to Julian Gressel of the Whitecaps (55). Roman Celentano has the second most clean sheets in MLS this season (eight), one behind Stefan Frei, with five of those shutouts happening at TQL Stadium. Matt Hedges, Shane O’Neill, Victor Vazquez, Adama Diomande, Alonso Coello Camarero, and Michael Bradley have all been out for weeks with injuries to their lower bodies.

Key Insights:

– FC Cincinnati is in great form, having picked up 13 points from the last 5 games, both home and away.
– FC Cincinnati has won the last 9 games they have played at home.
– FC Cincinnati has scored in every single home game this season and has failed to find the net in 0 home games.
– FC Cincinnati has scored 9 times in the last 5 fixtures.
– FC Cincinnati has kept an unbeaten record in the last 9 games.
– FC Cincinnati is unbeaten in the last 5 games coming into this fixture against Toronto, having won 4 and drawn 1.
– BTTS has landed in an intriguing 50% of matches involving Toronto.
– Toronto has scored only 4 times in their last 5 games.
– Toronto has failed to score in 2 of their last 5 games.
– Toronto has fired blanks in 39% of games this season.
– FC Cincinnati and Toronto have met 8 times in the last several seasons, with each team winning 4 times.
– The average number of goals in previous meetings between FC Cincinnati and Toronto is 3.
– FC Cincinnati has averaged 3 Points Per Game at home matches this season, while Toronto has averaged only 0.5 Points Per Game at away matches.

Match Forecast:

– FC Cincinnati will likely steal the ball from Toronto FC frequently.
– Toronto FC will likely create long shot opportunities.
– FC Cincinnati will have trouble keeping possession of the ball.
– Toronto FC will have trouble finishing their scoring chances.
– FC Cincinnati will likely attempt through balls often.
– Toronto FC will likely defend against attacks down the wings poorly.
– FC Cincinnati’s opponents are likely to play aggressively against them.
– Toronto FC will likely play non-aggressively and in their own half.
– FC Cincinnati will likely attack through the middle and down the left.
– Toronto FC will likely attack down the right.
– FC Cincinnati has a consistent first eleven.
– Toronto FC struggles to protect the lead and avoid individual errors.

FC Cincinnati is expected to score due to a mistake made by the opposing team, while Toronto is also anticipated to frequently steal the ball from the opposing team.

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