Saturday , 17 October 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
3 – 3
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium 25,513 HT 45' · FT 45'
Pavel Bucha 2' 1–0
1–1 7' Liel Abada
1–2 17' Pep Biel pen
Kevin Denkey 51' 2–2
2–3 55' Idan Gorno
Kevin Denkey 90+1' 3–3
Samuel Gidi 76' Y
Kenji Mboma 81' Y
Y 83' Rodolfo Aloko

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)
  • Assistant 1 Adam Garner (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Jeffrey Greeson
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

2
4
4
FC Cincinnati 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-12 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Charlotte FC 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Charlotte FC H 3–3 D
09 Sep Philadelphia Union A 0–5 L
29 Aug Nashville SC A 0–4 L
22 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
19 Aug New York City FC H 2–1 W
15 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep FC Cincinnati A 3–3 D
09 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 2–1 W
05 Sep Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
29 Aug Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
22 Aug D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
19 Aug Toronto FC A 3–3 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Charlotte FC
#8 Position #5
36 Points 46
28 Played 29
9 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 9
60 Scored 51
68 Conceded 43
-8 GD +8
1.29 PPG 1.59
32% Win % 45%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
24% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (36 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
5/3
16-30
5/10
31-45
9/10
46-60
6/12
61-75
5/5
76+
15/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
8/7
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
7/7
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 9 G 3 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 8 A
Idan Gorno 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 2' What composure from Pavel Bucha! The Czech Republic international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 7' Liel Abada is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
  • 8' GOAL! Liel Abada fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 13' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 17' Pep Biel doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlotte FC that had 164 games and scored 245 goals.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 37' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' 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.
  • 44' Another change for Charlotte FC made on 44 minute. Liel Abada leaves to be changed by Rodolfo Aloko.
  • 49' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 51' Andrei Chirila has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 55' Against the run of play, Idan Gorno has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 56' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Tom Barlow departs to be replaced by Bryan Ramirez.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kevin Denkey made 190 appearances and scored 84 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Kenji Mboma is replaced by Evan Louro.
  • 74' Kristian Fletcher gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Andrei Chirila and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! Morrison Agyemang comes on to replace Will Cleary.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Kenji Mboma argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 82' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luca de la Torre.
  • 85' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Samuel Gidi is replaced by Kyle Smith.
  • 90' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karol Swiderski 4
Luciano Acosta 4
Liel Abada 3
Aaron Boupendza 2
Alvaro Barreal 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Djibril Diani 1
Iuri Tavares 1

Head to Head

2026-09-12 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Charlotte FC 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-09-12 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Charlotte FC D 2026-09-09 Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-08-19 FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-08-15 Orlando City SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Charlotte FC Form

2026-09-12 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Charlotte FC D 2026-09-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-09-05 Charlotte FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2026-08-29 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-08-22 Charlotte FC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2026-08-19 Toronto FC 3–3 Charlotte FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.91 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.32 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + FC Cincinnati or Charlotte FC 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati32% Draw23% Charlotte FC45%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
56%
Draw or Charlotte FC
68%
FC Cincinnati or Charlotte FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati27% Draw37% Charlotte FC36%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.6%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 4
3.2%
2 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 15% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 18% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 14% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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