Wednesday , 30 September 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
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#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' Charlotte FC have kicked off against FC Cincinnati. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Kerwin Vargas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Charlotte FC so far.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 255 games and scored 368 goals.
  • 20' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Nick Hagglund has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Charlotte FC have won 241 goals from 162 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' A quiet spell here at Bank of America Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Idan Gorno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 55' Wilfried Zaha is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Charlotte FC tonight.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' Charlotte FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 0% of all matches.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' With 1 assists to his name this season, Kenji Mboma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Charlotte FC.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • The points are shared — Charlotte FC 0-0 FC Cincinnati. Honours even.

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

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
2.12 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC51% Draw24% FC Cincinnati25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
49%
Charlotte FC or FC Cincinnati
76%

Half-Time Result

Charlotte FC40% Draw40% FC Cincinnati20%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

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