Saturday , 14 November 2026

Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Charlotte FC
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 9 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Assistant 1 Corey Parker
  • Assistant 2 Kyle Atkins
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
4
2
Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-09 Charlotte FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati 2025-08-10 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Charlotte FC 2025-03-15 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-13 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Charlotte FC 2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May FC Cincinnati H 0–0 D
02 May New England Revolution A 0–0 D
26 Apr Nashville SC A 2–4 L
22 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
18 Apr New York City FC A 2–1 W
11 Apr Nashville SC H 1–2 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Charlotte FC A 0–0 D
03 May Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W
25 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
22 Apr New York City FC A 4–4 D
18 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 3–3 D
11 Apr Toronto FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Charlotte FC FC Cincinnati
#5 Position #8
54 Points 46
34 Played 34
15 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 12
66 Scored 67
51 Conceded 75
+15 GD -8
1.59 PPG 1.35
44% Win % 35%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC
0-15
8/5
16-30
8/8
31-45
5/5
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/8
76+
12/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 13 G 10 A
Idan Gorno 13 G 4 A
Liel Abada 10 G 5 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Charlotte FC have won 247 goals from 166 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 0% of all matches.
  • 35' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kevin Denkey scoring 2 goals.
  • 40' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Charlotte FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' Morrison Agyemang is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-1-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Charlotte FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
  • 75' Brazil international Evander has been a key figure this campaign — 11 goals and 7 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' Kristijan Kahlina has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 4
Karol Swiderski 4
Liel Abada 3
Alvaro Barreal 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Aaron Boupendza 2
Nick Hagglund 1
Patrick Agyemang 1

Head to Head

2026-05-09 Charlotte FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati 2025-08-10 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Charlotte FC 2025-03-15 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-13 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Charlotte FC 2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati

Charlotte FC Form

2026-05-09 Charlotte FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2026-05-02 New England Revolution 0–0 Charlotte FC D 2026-04-26 Nashville SC 4–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-05-09 Charlotte FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-11 Toronto FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 3
2.11 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC51% Draw24% FC Cincinnati25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
49%
Charlotte FC or FC Cincinnati
76%

Half-Time Result

Charlotte FC40% Draw40% FC Cincinnati20%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.