Vancouver Whitecaps vs Cincinnati FC 8/3/19 - MLS Picks & Predictions

This is a match-up between two of the weakest teams in the MLS, as newcomers Cincinnati will play host to Vancouver on Saturday. Cincinnati were quite feisty in their last match but have not lost three in a row. Vancouver are coming off a goal-less draw but have been in really bad for for the entire season.

Vancouver (4-11-9) were better than their opponents in their away match against Minnesota, but the two teams split the points in a boring draw. Vancouver have been quite bad for the entire season, and have not won any of their last 11 matches in all competitions. Moreover they have lost six of their last eight. They are now sitting at the penultimate spot of the Western Conference with 21 points, just one ahead of the bottom. They have been equally bad on the road (1-6-5), conceding twice as many goals as they have scored. Cincinnati (5-16-2) met their third consecutive loss when they fell by 1-2 in Toronto last week. They played better than their opponents but ended up losing that match. The hardest thing for Cincinnati this season is to keep clean sheets, having failed to do so in their last 21 matches in all competitions. They are stuck at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with 17 points. They have not been anything special at home so far (3-6-1), conceding at least twice in their last four matches there.