Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Charlotte FC
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 0' Gilberto Flores
Y 76' Obinna Nwobodo
YR 83' Gilberto Flores

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sergii Boiko (USA)
5 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game

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
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 2023-09-23 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charlotte FC 2023-07-08 Charlotte FC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar FC Cincinnati H 2–0 W
09 Mar Internacional CF Miami A 0–1 L
01 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb Seattle Sounders FC A 2–2 D
19 Oct D.C. United SC A 3–0 W
05 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Charlotte FC A 0–2 L
09 Mar Toronto FC H 2–0 W
02 Mar Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
23 Feb New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
19 Oct Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
05 Oct Orlando City SC H 1–3 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Charlotte FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 25' Charlotte FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
  • 30' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Lukas Engel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pavel Bucha suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Evander has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 10 goals this season.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Charlotte FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at Bank of America Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' Patrick Agyemang has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 158 appearances.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Croatia international Kristijan Kahlina has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Another three points for Charlotte FC.

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

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 2023-09-23 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charlotte FC 2023-07-08 Charlotte FC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Charlotte FC Form

2025-03-15 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2025-03-09 Internacional CF Miami 1–0 Charlotte FC L 2025-03-01 Charlotte FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2025-02-23 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Charlotte FC D 2024-10-19 D.C. United SC 0–3 Charlotte FC W 2024-10-05 Charlotte FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-03-15 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2025-03-09 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W 2025-03-02 Philadelphia Union 4–1 FC Cincinnati L 2025-02-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2024-10-19 Philadelphia Union 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-10-05 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.56 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC62% Draw20% FC Cincinnati18%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
38%
Charlotte FC or FC Cincinnati
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC47% Draw36% FC Cincinnati17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3.7%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 18% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 20% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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