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New York City v Cincinnati : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 23rd Apr, 00:30 BST, Yankee Stadium, New York City

Cincinnati are on the road on Thursday morning, as manager Pat Noonan takes his men to visit New York City and Pascal Jansen at the Yankee Stadium in the Major League Soccer. All the odds are provided straight from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to Major League Soccer match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


Best Tip: NY City to win

A Major League Soccer home win for Pascal Jansen's NY City team win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Statistics suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should be too strong for their visitors. The odds from the bookmakers are pointing in the same direction, and when that happens you've got a pretty compelling case. A NY City win is the way to go, but it could be a close one.

In-Play
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 NY City are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 64% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.81.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NY City
64%
1.811.80
4%
Draw
18%
3.903.70
Cincinnati
18%
3.903.40
5%
NY City 2-1
9%
8.508.00
Draw 1-1
8%
7.507.00
NY City 3-1
8%
13.0012.00
NY City 2-0
8%
11.0010.00
NY City 1-0
6%
11.009.50
NY City 3-0
6%
17.0015.00
Draw 2-2
6%
11.0011.00
Cincinnati 2-1
5%
13.0011.00
NY City 3-2
5%
19.0017.00
NY City 4-1
5%
23.0019.00
10%
NY City 4-0
4%
29.0023.00
Cincinnati 1-0
3%
17.0013.00
NY City 4-2
3%
34.0026.00
Draw 0-0
3%
17.0015.00
Cincinnati 3-2
2%
29.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
71%
1.531.53
Under 2.5 Goals
29%
2.402.38
Home 1st Goal
55%
1.62
3%
1.62
3%
Away 1st Goal
43%
2.252.38
4%
No 1st Goal
1%
17.0015.00
BTTS - Yes
65%
1.501.50
1%
BTTS - No
35%
2.502.40
BTTS - Home Win
37%
3.103.10
3%
BTTS - Draw
16%
4.334.33
2%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
6.005.50
7%
Home/draw
82%
1.251.29
2%
Away/draw
36%
1.911.91
5%
Home/away
82%
1.251.25
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
1.141.15
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
5.505.00
Over 3.5 Goals
50%
2.202.25
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
50%
1.621.57
Over 4.5 Goals
31%
3.753.90
Under 4.5 Goals
69%
1.251.22
Over 5.5 Goals
17%
8.007.50
Under 5.5 Goals
83%
1.081.08
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.031.02
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
17.0015.00
Home DNB
76%
1.361.40
2%
Away DNB
31%
3.002.70
10%
NY City win to nil
26%
4.00-
Cincinnati win to nil
6%
9.00
11%
-
NY City / NY City
29%
2.882.80
5%
NY City / Cincinnati
3%
29.0026.00
NY City / Draw
7%
13.0012.00
Draw / NY City
15%
5.505.25
5%
Draw / Cincinnati
10%
9.008.50
11%
Draw / Draw
13%
6.506.50
4%
Cincinnati / NY City
4%
19.0019.00
Cincinnati / Cincinnati
14%
6.005.50
8%
Cincinnati / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Win / draw / win form
5
Cincinnati have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
NY City 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
2
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Cincinnati 10TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
NY City have beaten Cincinnati in 3 consecutive home league meetings
3
NY City have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Cincinnati
League games at NY City since 2019
NY City
Cincinnati
Goals: Scored
25
10
Games: Scored
9 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
0 / 9
NYC
7
D
1
CIN
1
League games at Cincinnati since 2019
Cincinnati
NY City
Goals: Scored
11
11
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
NYC
3
D
2
CIN
3
Goal Statistics
NY City 7th Cincinnati 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
9%
1
21%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
23%
There is a 70% probability that NY City will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Cincinnati will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
NY City’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Cincinnati’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
NY City
PG (predicted goals)
Cincinnati
2.4
1.2
Attack rating
25%
better
NYC
CIN
view stats
Games scored7
6
Failed to score1
2
Scored first4
2
Goals scored15
13
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for20
15
Avg. XG for1.6
1.7
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
23%
better
NYC
CIN
view stats
Games conceded7
7
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first4
6
Goals conceded11
19
Avg. goals conceded1.4
2.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
4
Conversion rate against15%
23%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+23%

NY City v Cincinnati Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

NY City Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8652
M FreeseN MercauM MoralezT Gray
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Freese GLK8
-
T Gray DEF811
2
-
T Martins DEF7
-
R Gustavo DEF7
1
-
K O'Toole DEF8
-
K Trewin MID8
1
-
A O'Neill MID8
2
-
A Ojeda MID821
-
M Moralez MID815
1
-
H Wolf MID821
1
-
N Mercau FWD86
1
-
Subs
T Keubler GLK
-
N. Cavallo DEF1
-
S Tanasijević DEF1
-
M. Carrizo Ballesteros MID1
-
J. Shore MID5
-
K Parks MID82
2
-
T Magno FWD81
-
S. Garfield-Reid FWD4
-
A. Farnós Olive FWD1
-
Cincinnati Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7223
N HagglundK DenkeyE PeñaK Denkey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Celentano GLK6
-
K Smith DEF51
-
N Hagglund DEF81
1
-
T Hadebe DEF6
1
-
E Peña MID812
1
-
P Bucha MID71
1
-
S. Gidi MID7
1
-
K. Mboma Dem MID51
-
Evander FWD711
-
K Denkey FWD721
2
1
T Barlow FWD82
1
-
Subs
E Louro GLK2
-
A. Chirila DEF1
-
A Powell DEF61
1
G Melgarejo DEF5
-
G Valenzuela MID61
1
T Anunga MID3
-
S Jimenez MID1
-
A Jabbari FWD811
1
-
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