2 weeks Ago
FC Cincinnati and New York City FC get their best-of-three playoffs in the 2024 Major League Soccer campaign underway with a meeting at the TQL Stadium on Monday night. The home side endured a relatively underwhelming regular-season journey to secure third place in the Eastern Conference, while their visitors finished three spots down below in sixth. Cincinnati's Matt Miazga remains unavailable for selection having had surgery to fix a cruciate ligament injury that he sustained in the middle of June.
Nick Hagglund is also a long-term absentee for the hosts, as he currently nurses a broken fibula, while Sergio Santos is a doubt for Monday's game through concussion. American defender Isaiah Foster has not featured since July when he picked up a knee problem, ruling him out of contention for his side alongside Alec Kann . Twenty-three-year-old Justin Haak is ineligible to play any part for New York City FC here as he serves a one-game suspension due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Sierra Leone youngster Malachi Jones also misses out for the away side due to a broken leg and is still a considerable way off making his return to first-team action. FC Cincinnati possible starting lineup: Celentano; Hadebe, Robinson, Awaziem; Asad, Nwobodo, Bucha, Yedlin; Acosta, Kubo, Orellano New York City FC possible starting lineup: Freese; O'Toole, Ilenic, Martins, Gray; Sands, Park; Rodriguez, Moralez, Wolf; Martinez Goals have been a constant feature of this fixture over the years, and we can see Tuesday's clash following suit. That said, we are backing the home side to emerge victorious in front of their fans and put themselves in the driving seat to go through to the next round.
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