Columbus Crew vs Cincinnati Prediction and Betting Tips | November 2nd 2025

Columbus Crew will face Cincinnati at the Lower.com Field on Sunday in game two of the 2025 Major League Soccer playoffs. The home side endured a difficult regular season, winning just two of their final 10 games to finish seventh in the Eastern Conference with 54 points, their lowest points tally since 2022.

Cincinnati, on the other hand, enjoyed yet another strong campaign, ending the regular season with four wins from their final five games to finish just one point behind Supporters Shield winners Philadelphia Union in the combined table.

The Garys took game one last weekend, winning 1-0 on home turf, with Kevin Denkey scoring the sole goal of the match in the 78th minute to register his third goal in as many club games. They will now be looking to wrap up the tie on the road this Sunday and advance to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2023.

Columbus, meanwhile, must put their recent lapses behind them and pick up a win this weekend if they are to avoid being eliminated in the first round for the first time since 2011.

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Columbus Crew vs Cincinnati Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 20 meetings between the two teams. Columbus have the upper hand in this fixture with nine wins to Cincinnati's five, while their other six contests have ended in draws.
• The visitors have lost just one of their last five games in this fixture.
• The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last seven games and have managed just one in their last 10.
• Cincinnati scored 52 goals in the regular season, the second-fewest of any playoff team in the Eastern Conference.

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Columbus Crew vs Cincinnati Prediction

The Crew have won just one of their last six matches and two of their last 10. They, however, remain favorites heading into the weekend clash due to their home advantage and will hope to capitalize on that to force a game three.

Cincinnati, meanwhile, are on a three-game winning streak and are undefeated in their last seven. They have been brilliant on the road of late, going unbeaten in their last eight domestic away matches and should be able to take this one to penalties.

Prediction: Columbus Crew 1-1 Cincinnati

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Columbus Crew vs Cincinnati Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of the hosts' last seven matches)