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

Head-to-Head

4
3
2
Charlotte FC 9 games · Avg 2.2 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
#6 Position #7
21 Points 20
15 Played 15
6 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
24 Scored 36
23 Conceded 37
+1 GD -1
1.40 PPG 1.33
40% Win % 33%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Charlotte FC get us underway at Bank of America Stadium.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Miles Robinson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Pavel Bucha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Charlotte FC in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 35' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' It looks surprising Charlotte FC does not make any changes. Pep Biel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 0% of all matches.
  • 65' Corey Baird is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brandt Bronico, as he is very good at scoring at Bank of America Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Charlotte FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Charlotte FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Alvaro Barreal 2
Aaron Boupendza 2
Liel Abada 2
Wilfried Zaha 1
Nick Hagglund 1
Djibril Diani 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
2.4 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC57% Draw21% FC Cincinnati22%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
43%
Charlotte FC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC43% Draw37% FC Cincinnati20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.1%
0 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 20% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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