FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 7/12/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/9/2025

Game: FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew

Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025

Location: TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, OH

TV: MLS Season Pass

The Crew (10-8-3) are headed to TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday where they will meet FCC (13-3-5). FCC is priced at +172 while the Crew are at -210. The total comes in at 3. The expected starting goalkeepers are Roman Celentano for Cincinnati and Evan Bush for Columbus.

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FC Cincinnati has accounted for 59 SVs and they have a SV rate of 68.6% on the season. This team's goal differential is 6 with 33 goals earned as well as 27 goals given up. So far this season, this team holds an average of 2.00 points per contest (42 pts) and sit at 12th in MLS soccer with 23 assists. The Orange and Blue are 20th in the category of xG with 26.7, and the squad's xGA are coming in at 31.6. Cincinnati has recorded 41 yellow card warnings so far this season and 1 red card. Cincinnati has allowed 27 goals while giving up 1.29 goals per 90 minutes, and their opponents have accumulated 86 SoT against them. They have 6 clean sheets, which has them at a percentage of 28.6% so far this season.

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The Columbus Crew have accounted for 34 goals and the team's xG on the year is 35.0. Their goals against/90 min is 1.29 in addition to 49 saves, and they have accumulated 4 shutouts. On the season, Columbus has a save rate of 64.5% (76 SoT against), and rank 5th in Major League Soccer with 38 pts. Columbus Crew is 11th in regard to goals allowed having 27, and the team's difference in goals is 7. Columbus has recorded a shut out rate of 19.0% so far this year and 28 yellow card warnings. The Crew average 1.8 points per contest while accumulating 24 assists and 1 red card.

The guy defending the goal for Cincinnati is Roman Celentano. Celentano has been on the pitch for 9,990 minutes and has 317 saves thus far in his career. Celentano (59-29-23 mark in his career) has accounted for 30 clean sheets, which has earned him a 27.0%% clean sheet rate. The goalie born in the United States has faced 463 shots tried at him in 111 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.33 (148 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 68.5%.

Evan Bush will look after the goal for Columbus. In his career, Bush has surrendered 299 goals and has totaled 611 stops in 195 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save % of 67.2% and his clean sheet rate sits at 22.7%%. He has allowed 1.54 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 73-38-84. Bush has accumulated 44 shutouts while seeing 909 shots tried against him in 17,455 career minutes.

Kevin Denkey is a member of the side to keep an eye out for Cincinnati. He has totaled 1 assists while accumulating 25 pts in his career. The forward born in Togo has racked up 12 goals in 1,667 professional minutes played. Denkey has started 19 matches so far in his career and he tallies 0.63 G/90.

Columbus has a playmaker in Diego Rossi, who can change the course of a fixture. He has totaled 174 points during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 28 times. The forward from Uruguay has been on the pitch for 14,016 professional minutes while scoring 73 goals. He averages 0.47 goals per 90 mins and has started 158 matches during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FC Cincinnati (-210)

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