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Columbus Crew v Cincinnati : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th May, 00:00 BST, Lower.com Field, Columbus

Columbus Crew and Cincinnati meet at the Lower.com Field on Sunday morning, with both Wilfried Nancy and Pat Noonan hoping for success in the Major League Soccer. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Major League Soccer performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Columbus and Cincinnati will score a minimum of 2 between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 76%. Bookies have it available at 1.29.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Columbus are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Columbus
50%
1/1
13%
-
Draw
24%
13/5
3%
-
Cincinnati
26%
12/5
21%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
8%
-
Columbus 1-0
10%
7/1
6%
-
Columbus 2-1
10%
8/1
5%
-
Columbus 2-0
9%
9/1
17%
-
Cincinnati 1-0
7%
9/1
5%
-
Cincinnati 2-1
6%
11/1
9%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Columbus 3-1
5%
16/1
11%
-
Columbus 3-0
5%
18/1
17%
-
Cincinnati 2-0
4%
16/1
13%
-
Columbus 3-2
3%
25/1-
Cincinnati 3-1
2%
25/1
13%
-
Columbus 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
-
Cincinnati 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
9/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
9/10-
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/13
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
7/5
9%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
3/4-
BTTS - No
46%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3/1
11%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
11/2
18%
-
Home/draw
74%
3/10
7%
-
Away/draw
50%
4/5
15%
-
Home/away
76%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Home DNB
67%
1/2
13%
-
Away DNB
43%
6/4
25%
-
Columbus win to nil
26%
5/2
13%
-
Cincinnati win to nil
13%
5/1
20%
-
Columbus / Columbus
25%
9/4
13%
-
Columbus / Cincinnati
3%
28/1-
Columbus / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Columbus
16%
4/1
17%
-
Draw / Cincinnati
11%
13/2
15%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Cincinnati / Columbus
4%
22/1
12%
-
Cincinnati / Cincinnati
15%
9/2
16%
-
Cincinnati / Draw
5%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win form
Columbus 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Columbus4 - 2Charlotte
Columbus2 - 1San Jose
Columbus0 - 1Miami
Columbus2 - 1Montreal
Columbus0 - 0NY City
Columbus0 - 0Houston
Columbus4 - 2Chicago
Columbus0 - 1NY Red Bulls
Columbus4 - 0New England
Columbus3 - 2Philadelphia
Columbus2 - 3Miami
Columbus4 - 3Orlando
Columbus0 - 4Seattle
Columbus4 - 2NY City
Columbus1 - 1Charlotte
Columbus4 - 0Toronto
Columbus2 - 0Nashville
Columbus4 - 0Sporting KC
Columbus1 - 2Cincinnati
Columbus0 - 0Montreal
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColumbus2 - 2Philadelphia
HColumbus4 - 2Charlotte
HColumbus2 - 1San Jose
HColumbus0 - 1Miami
AColumbus2 - 1Saint Louis City
HColumbus2 - 1Montreal
AColumbus2 - 1DC United
HColumbus0 - 0NY City
AColumbus1 - 1San Diego
HColumbus0 - 0Houston
AColumbus1 - 0New England
HColumbus4 - 2Chicago
AColumbus2 - 2NY Red Bulls
HColumbus0 - 1NY Red Bulls
AColumbus3 - 2NY Red Bulls
HColumbus4 - 0New England
HColumbus3 - 2Philadelphia
HColumbus2 - 3Miami
AColumbus2 - 2DC United
HColumbus4 - 3Orlando
Cincinnati 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
1
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
NY City1 - 0Cincinnati
Chicago2 - 3Cincinnati
DC United0 - 1Cincinnati
Nashville1 - 2Cincinnati
Charlotte2 - 0Cincinnati
Philadelphia4 - 1Cincinnati
NY City3 - 1Cincinnati
Philadelphia1 - 2Cincinnati
NY City3 - 2Cincinnati
Nashville2 - 2Cincinnati
Minnesota1 - 2Cincinnati
Miami2 - 0Cincinnati
NY Red Bulls3 - 1Cincinnati
DC United2 - 3Cincinnati
Dallas0 - 1Cincinnati
San Jose2 - 4Cincinnati
Toronto3 - 4Cincinnati
Columbus1 - 2Cincinnati
Orlando0 - 1Cincinnati
Atlanta1 - 2Cincinnati
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCincinnati2 - 1Austin
ACincinnati0 - 1NY City
HCincinnati2 - 1Sporting KC
ACincinnati3 - 2Chicago
ACincinnati1 - 0DC United
HCincinnati1 - 0New England
ACincinnati2 - 1Nashville
HCincinnati2 - 2Atlanta
ACincinnati0 - 2Charlotte
HCincinnati2 - 0Toronto
ACincinnati1 - 4Philadelphia
HCincinnati1 - 0NY Red Bulls
HCincinnati0 - 0NY City
ACincinnati1 - 3NY City
HCincinnati1 - 0NY City
ACincinnati2 - 1Philadelphia
HCincinnati1 - 3Orlando
ACincinnati2 - 3NY City
HCincinnati1 - 2LAFC
ACincinnati2 - 2Nashville
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Columbus since 2019
Columbus
Cincinnati
Goals: Scored
14
6
Games: Scored
6 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
0 / 6
COL
4
D
1
CIN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Columbus
1 - 2Cincinnati
Columbus3 - 0
Columbus2 - 0
Columbus3 - 2
Columbus3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Cincinnati since 2019
Cincinnati
Columbus
Goals: Scored
12
17
Games: Scored
6 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
3 / 9
COL
2
D
5
CIN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cincinnati
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Cincinnati3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Cincinnati2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 4Columbus
1 - 3Columbus
Goal Statistics
Columbus 1st Cincinnati 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Columbus will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Cincinnati will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Columbus’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+12
Cincinnati have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
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Columbus
PG (predicted goals)
Cincinnati
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
COL
CIN
4%
better
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Games scored9
10
Failed to score3
2
Scored first5
7
Goals scored20
17
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
14
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
COL
CIN
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
8
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first5
5
Goals conceded12
14
Avg. goals conceded1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+1%

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Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12634
D RossiD RossiM ArfstenS Zawadzki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Rossi MID1262
1
-
A Jackson MID1221
-
D Chambost MID1212
1
-
S Zawadzki MID122
4
-
J Russell-Rowe FWD1241
2
-
P Schulte GLK11
2
-
D Nagbe MID11
-
M Arfsten FWD1133
3
-
M Amundsen DEF101
2
1
Y Cheberko DEF10
1
-
M Farsi MID102
1
-
S Moreira DEF912
1
-
A Herrera DEF61
-
D Jones DEF51
-
T Habroune MID4
-
L Lappalainen FWD2
-
E Bush GLK1
-
D Jones MID1
-
C. Mrowka MID1
-
Cincinnati Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12724
R CelentanoEvanderP BuchaK Denkey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Celentano GLK12
1
-
L Engel DEF121
2
-
D Yedlin DEF121
1
-
P Bucha MID112
-
T Anunga MID11
1
-
K Denkey FWD116
4
-
M Robinson  DEF10
-
Evander MID1072
2
-
L Orellano FWD102
2
-
C Baird FWD10
1
-
S Santos FWD1012
-
G Melgarejo DEF9
1
1
N Hagglund DEF8
-
A Powell DEF8
1
-
O Nwobodo MID7
3
-
G Valenzuela MID72
-
Y Kubo MID71
1
-
T Hadebe DEF5
-
M Miazga DEF5
1
-
B Halsey DEF1
-
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