Saturday , 14 November 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)
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 14.1 goals/game

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
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
#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' KICK OFF: FC Cincinnati gets underway.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Miles Robinson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 20' Charlotte FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Charlotte FC in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pat Noonan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlotte FC that had 170 games and scored 260 goals.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Pavel Bucha has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuya Kubo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 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
Aaron Boupendza 2
Alvaro Barreal 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Idan Gorno 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
2.54 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

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
7.9%
3 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.7%
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.