FC Cincinnati will be looking to bounce back to winning ways in the MLS on Thursday when they play host to a stuttering FC Dallas at TQL Stadium.

The hosts are in second place in the Eastern Conference with 29 points after 15 league games, while the visitors are 11th in the West with 16 points in 14 matches.

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Few teams have put in as much time and money to strengthen in defence as FC Cincinnati over the past few years, and those investments have served them well this season, as they sit just one point behind Philadelphia at the top of the Eastern Conference standings.

However, that defensive solidity went missing last weekend, when the Orange and Blue conceded four goals, including two in the space of five first-half minutes, in their 4-2 defeat to Atlanta United

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