Thursday , 2 July 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#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' In just a few seconds Bank of America Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 25' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Kenji Mboma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 35' 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.
  • 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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Idan Gorno, as he is very good at scoring at Bank of America Stadium with 7 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Nathan Byrne has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 245 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Charlotte FC is showing some good football. However, Charlotte FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 4
Karol Swiderski 4
Aaron Boupendza 2
Liel Abada 2
Alvaro Barreal 2
Nick Hagglund 1
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
1.96 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
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 28%
72%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
71%
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
9.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
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% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✗

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