Orlando City SC vs FC Cincinnati Prediction, 3/4/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/28/2023

Game: Orlando City SC vs FC Cincinnati

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Exploria Stadium in Orlando, FL

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+109) Cincinnati (+250) Exploria Stadium is the location where FCC (12-13-9 last season) will take on Orlando City (14-6-14 last year) on Saturday. FCC is priced at +250 while the Lions are at +109. The over/under comes in at 2.75. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Pedro Gallese for Orlando and Roman Celentano for Cincinnati.

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Orlando accounted for 88 SVs and they also held a SV rate of 66.4 last season. Their difference in goals was sitting at -9 by way of 44 goals earned as well as 53 goals allowed. The previous campaign, the club averaged 1.41 pts/match (48 points) and also had a ranking of 15th in soccer with 34 assists. The Lions had a ranking of 25th when talking about goals expected with 40.1, and their xGA came in at 48.1. Orlando were sitting with 81 yellow cards in the previous season and also 3 red cards. Orlando allowed 53 goals while conceding 1.56 goals per 90, and opposing clubs had 140 SoT against them. They had a total of 9 clean sheets, which gave them a percentage of 26.5% the previous season.

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Cincinnati compiled 64 goals and the team's xG in the previous season was at 55.7. This club's goals against per 90 minutes was sitting at 1.65 in addition to 103 saves, and they accumulated 6 clean sheets. Last year, Cincinnati had a save rate of 69.6 (161 SoT against), and also ranked 10th in the league with 49 points. Cincinnati had a rank of 9th in the category of goals against with 56, and the squad's goal difference was 8. Cincinnati amassed a clean sheet rate of 17.6% in the previous season and 77 yellow card warnings. The Orange and Blue averaged 1.44 pts/match while amassing 47 assists and 4 red cards.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Orlando will be Pedro Gallese. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.20 (276 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of .667. Gallese (85-59-85 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 58 shutouts, which leaves him with a 25.1% shutout rate. Gallese has defended the goal a total of 20,631 minutes and has earned 408 stops so far in his pro soccer career. The keeper hailing from Peru has had 612 shots sent in his direction in 231 starting assignments.

Roman Celentano will reside in front of the net for Cincinnati. Celentano has totaled 11 shutouts while seeing 247 shots against him in 4,950 minutes in his career. He sports a save percentage of .652 and his shutout rate is currently 20.0%. He has conceded 1.60 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 20-22-13. So far in his pro soccer career, Celentano has surrendered 88 goals and has tallied 161 saves in 55 starts.

Facundo Torres is one member of the team who can be a difference maker for Orlando. Torres has had a starting assignment in 74 outings so far in his career while he scores 0.26 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Uruguay has 19 goals in 6,622 mins. He has accounted for 8 assists while earning 7 yellow card cautions in his career.

Cincinnati features an attacker in Brandon Vazquez, who should keep defenses up at night. He has accounted for 6 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times. The forward who is from the United States has totaled 6,086 professional minutes and has earned 32 goals. He scores 0.47 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 62 matches in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+250)

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