Comments and predictions for Cincinnati vs Dallas: Breaking the curse at the last minute

Latest Cincinnati vs Dallas team information

Nick Hagglund was taken to hospital after leaving the pitch last weekend and was confirmed to have broken two ribs, ruling him out for several weeks.

Zimbabwean centre-back Teenage Hadebe is likely to replace Hagglund in FC Cincinnati's defence, while Yuya Kubo is the only name still doubtful of playing.

For Dallas, Anderson Julio had a lackluster first half against the Sounders and was substituted midway through the game. He could be benched for this midweek clash to make way for Bernard Kamungo.

Dallas currently has only two long-term injuries: Leo Chu (knee) and Sebastian Lletget (foot), both midfielders and certain absentees for the trip to TQL Stadium.

Latest predicted lineup Cincinnati vs Dallas

FC Cincinnati:
Celentano; Hadebe, Miazga, Robinson; Orellano, Bucha, Nwobodo, Engel; Valenzuela, Evander; Denkey

Dallas:
Paes; Abubakar, Ibeagha, Urhoghide, Farfan; Show, Ramiro; Pedrinho, Delgado, Kamungo; Farrington

Latest Cincinnati vs Dallas football review

Few teams have invested as much time and money into shoring up their defense over the past few years as FC Cincinnati, and those investments are paying off this season as they sit just one point behind Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference standings.

However, the solidity in defense was no longer there last weekend, when the orange-blue team let Atlanta United score 4 goals, including 2 goals within 5 minutes of the first half, and suffered a 2-4 defeat.

Miles Robinson and Gerardo Valenzuela scored in the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, sparking Cincinnati's hopes of a comeback, but Jamal Thiare sealed the win for Atlanta with a late goal.

Notably, both goals conceded in the first half came after star centre-back Nick Hagglund was forced off the pitch due to injury – leaving a huge gap in defence that coach Pat Noonan will have to deal with in the coming time.

Still, Cincinnati have reason to be confident going into this game, as they remain unbeaten at home at TQL Stadium in six games this season, and have scored two or more goals in four of those games.

Meanwhile, FC Dallas is struggling in the early stages of the 2025 season with inconsistent performance: after 14 matches, they have 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses.

Last week's 1-0 defeat to Seattle Sounders was their third straight defeat in all competitions and their fourth straight winless game – a run that also saw them knocked out of the America's Cup by the Red Bulls.

One of the main reasons for Eric Quill’s side’s decline has been a lack of goalscoring, with them scoring just 15 goals so far – fourth bottom in the region – and failing to score in three of their last four MLS games.

Dallas also lost their last two away games and conceded six goals without scoring a single goal, marking a clear decline after being unbeaten in their first five away games this season (won three, drew two).

Latest Cincinnati vs Dallas score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Cincinnati vs. Dallasas follows:

• Sportsmole:Cincinnati 2-1 Dallas

• WhoScore:Cincinnati 2-0 Dallas
• Our newspaper predicts:Cincinnati 2-1 Dallas

When and where to watch Cincinnati vs Dallas live?

To watch live the Cincinnati vs Dallas match in the MLS tournament taking place at 6:30 on May 29, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.