Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Cincinnati
1 – 3
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sat 13 Jul 2024 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 3' Djibril Diani
Y 45' Ashley Westwood
Y 47' Adilson Malanda
Y 54' Nathan Byrne
Miles Robinson 59' Y
Miles Robinson 72' YR
Luciano Acosta 87' Y
Y 90' Tyger Smalls

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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

2
3
4
FC Cincinnati 9 games · Avg 2.2 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-09-03 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Charlotte FC H 1–3 L
06 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 6–1 W
03 Jul D.C. United SC A 3–2 W
30 Jun FC Dallas A 1–0 W
22 Jun New England Revolution H 1–2 L
19 Jun Philadelphia Union H 4–3 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul FC Cincinnati A 3–1 W
03 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 1–2 L
30 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
22 Jun Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
19 Jun Orlando City SC H 2–2 D
15 Jun D.C. United SC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Charlotte FC
#7 Position #6
20 Points 21
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
36 Scored 24
37 Conceded 23
-1 GD +1
1.33 PPG 1.40
33% Win % 40%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at TQL Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC.
  • 3' Controversy at the stadium! Djibril Diani argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' Over 13 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' 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.
  • 20' Iuri Tavares has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 20 minutes.
  • 22' What a moment for Liel Abada! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 27' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Charlotte FC's compact .
  • 32' FC Cincinnati have won 352 goals from 245 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 37' Brecht Dejaegere, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Charlotte FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Luciano Acosta doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Gerardo Valenzuela comes on to replace Alvas Powell.
  • 47' Adilson Malanda is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 52' Tyger Smalls needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' Nathan Byrne has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 54.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Miles Robinson argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Brecht Dejaegere on, Iuri Tavares off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Assisted by Ashley Westwood with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kerwin Vargas makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Miles Robinson argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 73' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Yamil Asad is withdrawn and Bret Halsey gets his opportunity.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Yuya Kubo by Kipp Keller on 79 minute.
  • 81' Charlotte FC ring the changes. Kerwin Vargas has done his job and it is now time for Tyger Smalls to step up.
  • 86' Corey Baird has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Orellano on 86 minute.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luciano Acosta on 87.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Tyger Smalls.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Liel Abada is replaced by Nick Scardina.
  • 1-3 the final result. FC Cincinnati will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karol Swiderski 4
Luciano Acosta 4
Alvaro Barreal 2
Aaron Boupendza 2
Liel Abada 2
Patrick Agyemang 1
Wilfried Zaha 1
Nick Hagglund 1

Head to Head

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 2022-09-03 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Charlotte FC

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-07-13 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Charlotte FC L 2024-07-06 FC Cincinnati 6–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2024-07-03 D.C. United SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2024-06-30 FC Dallas 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2024-06-22 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New England Revolution L 2024-06-19 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Philadelphia Union W

Charlotte FC Form

2024-07-13 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Charlotte FC W 2024-07-03 Charlotte FC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-06-30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Charlotte FC L 2024-06-22 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2024-06-19 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2024-06-15 Charlotte FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.24 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + FC Cincinnati or Charlotte FC 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati43% Draw23% Charlotte FC34%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
66%
Draw or Charlotte FC
57%
FC Cincinnati or Charlotte FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati34% Draw37% Charlotte FC29%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.5%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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