For a second campaign in a row, FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls will play in the opening round of the MLS Cup playoffs, with the first match of the Cincinnati VS Red Bulls series happening at the TQL Stadium happening today. A 5-2 win over Charlotte FC in the Wild Card round set New York into the next stage, while Cincinnati played Atlanta United in a 2-2 draw in their last regular season meeting of 2023.
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Predictions and Betting Preview For Cincinnati VS Red Bulls 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
- Venue: TQL Stadium
- When: Sunday, October 29th, 2023.
- Time: 01:00
- Teams to play: Cincinnati and Red Bulls.
- MLS Picks: MONEYLINE 2.256.
Odds by 1XBet.
Betting On Cincinnati
- 1XBet Spread: 0
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 2
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.256
With 20 wins recorded during the 2023 regular season, Cincinnati have won numerous MLS matches this year, combining as they did in their last three regular seasons. Cincy won 14 regular season encounters this year by one goal while posting clean sheets at their home.
Sunday will be the first time they are the hosts in an MLS playoff fixture, and this club were almost perfect at TQL stadium during the recent domestic campaign, emerging victorious in 13 of their 17 matches played in Cincinnati while taking just two losses.
Betting On New York Red Bulls
- 1XBet Spread: 0
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 3.485
Today will be the Red Bulls’ first post-season match away from home since 2021 and they have lost five consecutive playoff contests away, with the last victory happening at Toronot in the 2017 Eastern Conference Semi-finals, winning that game 1-0 but losing the tie on away goals.
New York has been knocked out in three of their last four First Round playoff games when netting first, plus last year versus Cincinnati when they gave up twice in the final 16 minutes, losing 2-1. They have never lost in three past visits to TQL Stadium, defeating Cincinnati earlier in the month by a 2-1 score.
MatchPlug Prediction For Cincinnati VS New York Red Bulls
With Cincinnati’s squad, there is a low chance that the Red Bulls will be as aggressive today as they were against Charlotte early in the week. New York’s power is in the state of their defense, but Cincinnati is good at winning close encounters and experts expect them to break through tonight.
Final Prediction: Cincinnati Moneyline.
