Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Charlotte FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 30 Mar 2024 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 65' Ian Murphy
Brecht Dejaegere 72' Y
Y 88' Aaron Boupendza
Kerwin Vargas 90' Y
Y 90' Obinna Nwobodo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
4
2
Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2023-09-23 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charlotte FC 2023-07-08 Charlotte FC 2–2 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-03 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Charlotte FC 2022-03-26 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
23 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
17 Mar Nashville SC A 1–2 L
09 Mar Toronto FC A 0–1 L
03 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
25 Feb New York City FC H 1–0 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Charlotte FC A 1–1 D
23 Mar New York City FC H 1–0 W
17 Mar New England Revolution A 2–1 W
10 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
03 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
25 Feb Toronto FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Charlotte FC FC Cincinnati
#4 Position #9
43 Points 33
27 Played 26
12 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
47 Scored 55
38 Conceded 64
+9 GD -9
1.59 PPG 1.27
44% Win % 31%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Charlotte FC are 4th (43 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/5
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
5/4
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 6 G 1 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 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' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Privett, as he is very good at scoring at Bank of America Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Charlotte FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djibril Diani made 251 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' Charlotte FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 46' The whistle greets Nick Hagglund as he departs to be replaced by Ian Murphy.
  • 51' FC Cincinnati have won 363 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Magnificent from Djibril Diani! That is 3 goals in 251 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Corey Baird as he leaves the pitch. Obinna Nwobodo steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Ian Murphy on 65 minutes earns him a card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 70' Ashley Westwood, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Brecht Dejaegere. He receives a card.
  • 74' Brecht Dejaegere makes way for Junior Urso at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 75' Enzo Copetti has so much to prove this time. He replaces Patrick Agyemang on 75 minute.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 82' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Sergio Santos comes on to replace Yuya Kubo.
  • 87' Charlotte FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
  • 89' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 89 minute. Pavel Bucha leaves to be changed by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 90' Kerwin Vargas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Brandt Bronico has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kerwin Vargas on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karol Swiderski 4
Luciano Acosta 4
Liel Abada 3
Alvaro Barreal 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Aaron Boupendza 2
Djibril Diani 1
Iuri Tavares 1

Head to Head

2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2023-09-23 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charlotte FC 2023-07-08 Charlotte FC 2–2 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-03 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Charlotte FC 2022-03-26 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati

Charlotte FC Form

2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-03-17 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-03-09 Toronto FC 1–0 Charlotte FC L 2024-03-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2024-02-25 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York City FC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC W 2024-03-17 New England Revolution 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-03-10 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-02-25 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Toronto FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.11 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC47% Draw25% FC Cincinnati28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
53%
Charlotte FC or FC Cincinnati
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC38% Draw39% FC Cincinnati23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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