Cincinnati have struggled for points this season. Could they get something when Orlando City comes to visit?
- Cincinnati have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cincinnati form and stats
With 0 Major League Soccer wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Cincinnati are certainly not brimming with confidence. Three draws in a row here for Cincinnati, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Cincinnati are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 299 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by L. Acosta). Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer not having conceded a league goal in 213 minutes.
Cincinnati manager J. Stam and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus New York RB (placed 9th) in the Major League Soccer. Exon Gustavo Vallecilla was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.13 out of 10. The defender Vallecilla won 9 of 10 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus DC United.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cincinnati have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won zero, drawn seven and lost five.
Cincinnati aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Cincinnati have conceded 9 from these games.
Orlando City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Orlando's last game was the home draw against Inter Miami (1-1). The attacker Nani got a match rating of 7.85 in that game. Nani served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 40 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that, Orlando City secured a home win against Atlanta United with the score 3-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Orlando City playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were two Orlando wins, seven draws and one defeat.
Orlando have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Orlando have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Orlando City - Cincinnati 3-0. Last three meetings between the teams: Cincinnati won zero, Orlando City won two and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Almeida da Cunha 7 goals |   L. Acosta 4 goals |  Á. Barreal 3 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
Orlando City missing players
| Cincinnati | Orlando City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 29 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 59% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 65% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 7 | 6.5 | 13 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2.6 | 3.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 14.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 10.5 | 11.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | 33% |
- Cincinnati have the fewest points (3) at home in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cincinnati have yet to win a game at home.
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orlando City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | New York City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| 6 | DC United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | New York RB | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Atlanta United | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 15 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 13 | Toronto | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -15 | 14 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 13 |