- New England form: New England Revolution are in mixed-to-strong form with 3 wins and 2 losses in their last 5 MLS games
- FC Cincinnati form: FC Cincinnati are in poor form with 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 MLS matches
- New England away record: New England Revolution have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 7 of their 14 away games in MLS 2026
Clean contrast of styles
FC Cincinnati's head coach Pat Noonan has set his players up with a vertical, high-press back-three system designed to get turnovers and get forward quickly, while New England Revolution boss Marko Mitrovic is much more of a system-first coach that keeps his team compact and hard to break down.
The contrast of the styles should lead to a relatively clean and open game, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the better team will win on the night because FC Cincinnati are very much a boom-or-bust team. Noonan's side sit 19th in MLS 2026 with 33 points from 26 games while New England Revolution are fifth with 46 points from 27 matches.
The Revs are only just clear of Cincinnati in the table, but the game certainly has an away team lean to it given their recent form has been much more impressive. Their 4-2 home win over Orlando City and 3-0 away defeat to Real Salt Lake over the past week have demonstrated their strengths and weaknesses, but the latter game should have been closer.
Revs have better final third
They average 1.36 goals per away game in MLS 2026, scoring 19 on their travels this year, so they are steadier than an explosive away team.
Key attackers
- Kevin Denkey is FC Cincinnati's biggest threat with 14 goals in 24 MLS 2026 games with three of Cincinnati's last six goals coming in the last five matches.
- New England Revolution have been much more prolific up front this season with Carles Gil leading the way with 12 goals in 27 MLS 2026 games and four of his goals have come in the last five matches.
- Dor Turgeman has added three assists in New England Revolution's last 5 games, giving the Revs a sharper final ball.
Head-to-head
New England Revolution have won two of their last 5 head-to-heads with FC Cincinnati, who have won three. The last 6-1 home win for New England Revolution will be a painful reminder for The Orange and Blue of just how much of a punch the Revolution can throw when they get going.
Go for goals in a close match
The oddsmakers have FC Cincinnati a narrow favorite at 2.02 with the visitors priced at 3.0 and the draw at 4.1, but our selection here is over 2.5 goals at 1.35 and both teams to score at 1.33.
The hosts have averaged 2.83 goals per home match in MLS 2026, netting 34 at TQL Stadium, so there is a bit of firepower to The Orange and Blue's game while New England Revolution will come out and have a go. The two sides have not drawn in the last five head-to-head meetings, so this should be a proper battle between two evenly-matched sides and one that will not lack goals.
Cincinnati are a little better at home this year, but New England Revolution are in much better form and we don't like the 2.02 odds for the hosts given the 6-1 H2H defeat they suffered.
