FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution: Noonan not focused on weather concerns

Pat Noonan is not placing excessively overmuch absorption connected reports that inclement upwind could interaction FC Cincinnati’s clash with the New England Revolution, arsenic helium targets much attacking improvements.

Cincinnati invited New England to TQL Stadium connected Saturday, with the Orange and Blue sitting six points supra their opponents successful the Eastern Conference, connected 10 points.

Heavy rainfall is expected to deed the country passim the weekend, starring to suggestions the crippled volition beryllium played successful less-than-ideal conditions.

But Noonan is preparing arsenic normal, telling reporters: “I don’t privation to enactment excessively overmuch accusation successful their heads aboriginal connected to person them reasoning astir that.

“I privation them reasoning astir New England and america and however we tin spell play the game.

“If we request to marque immoderate adjustments based connected our accomplishment and what we see, that’s nary antithetic from immoderate different game. So we’ll conscionable spot wherever we’re astatine connected crippled day.”

Cincinnati bushed Nashville SC 2-1 connected the roadworthy past weekend, halting a tally of 3 games without a win.

“I deliberation successful moments of our past mates games, we weren’t moving hard capable successful beforehand of goal, and excessively galore guys wanted the shot to beryllium played to their feet,” Noonan said.

“We didn’t person capable guys either consenting to tally successful beforehand of goal, sacrificing themselves for opening up their team-mates. I deliberation that’s gotten better.”

Plus 3 successful Tennessee. pic.twitter.com/j2nsFdc2oi

— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) March 31, 2025

New England, meanwhile, earned their archetypal triumph of the play against the New York Red Bulls past week, triumphing 2-1.

Defender Tanner Beason made his debut arsenic a first-half substitute pursuing an wounded to Wyatt Omsberg, and helium has credited the tone wrong the Revs’ squad.

“It’s a bully radical of people, coaches, staff, players,” Beason told The Blazing Musket. “We similar playing soccer, but it’s amusive to get unneurotic disconnected the field.

“It’s evidently bully for america to beryllium unneurotic and comfy connected the field, but besides comfy with each different arsenic radical too, due to the fact that I deliberation that helps and translates to the pitch.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH

FC Cincinnati – Evander

Evander scored a nonstop free-kick extremity for the 2nd consecutive lucifer successful Cincinnati’s triumph past Saturday.

He is the archetypal subordinate to people a nonstop free-kick extremity connected consecutive MLS appearances since Ezequiel Barco for Atlanta United successful September 2021.

Copy, paste, goal. pic.twitter.com/pXd3CtNtvf

— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) April 3, 2025

New England Revolution – Carles Gil

Gil scored some goals for the Revolution successful their triumph implicit the Red Bulls past week, including the victor successful the seventh infinitesimal of second-half stoppage time.

It was the latest winning extremity scored by New England successful the past 15 MLS seasons, and helium volition anticipation for different decisive involution here.

MATCH PREDICTION – FC CINCINNATI WIN

New England ended an eight-match winless tally (one draw, 7 defeats) dating backmost to past play with their 2-1 location triumph implicit the Red Bulls.

However, the Revs are winless successful their past 8 connected the roadworthy (one draw, 7 defeats) dating backmost to past August.

New England are unbeaten successful 5 all-time distant matches against Cincinnati (four wins, 1 draw) with Cincinnati’s lone ever location constituent against the Revs coming successful 2023.

The Orange and Blue person not won consecutive matches successful a azygous regular play since a three-match tally successful June and July past year, but they are favourites to bash truthful here.

OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

FC Cincinnati – 59.5%

New England Revolution – 19.3%

Draw – 21.1%