Sunday , 16 August 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
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
3
2
Charlotte FC 9 games · Avg 2.2 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
#7 Position #6
25 Points 26
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
29 Scored 45
27 Conceded 44
+2 GD +1
1.39 PPG 1.44
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Charlotte FC are 7th (25 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/4
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A
FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Charlotte FC launch into their encounter with FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Ivory Coast international Wilfried Zaha has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Idan Gorno made 151 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Charlotte FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact 3-1-4-2.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Ashley Westwood has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 50' Kenji Mboma is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Charlotte FC so far.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Charlotte FC have won 221 goals from 151 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at Bank of America Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karol Swiderski 4
Luciano Acosta 4
Aaron Boupendza 2
Liel Abada 2
Alvaro Barreal 2
Djibril Diani 1
Iuri Tavares 1
Kerwin Vargas 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 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC46% Draw24% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
54%
Charlotte FC or FC Cincinnati
76%

Half-Time Result

Charlotte FC35% Draw40% FC Cincinnati25%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

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