Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#6 Position #7
26 Points 25
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
45 Scored 29
44 Conceded 27
+1 GD +2
1.44 PPG 1.39
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at TQL Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' That looks like a foul for a card for Djibril Diani.
  • 8' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlotte FC that had 154 games and scored 226 goals.
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' What a moment for Iuri Tavares! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 22' Against the run of play, Liel Abada has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 27' Roman Celentano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 248 appearances.
  • 32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Ashley Westwood has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Ashley Westwood.
  • 46' Luciano Acosta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 46 minute. Alvas Powell leaves to be changed by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 47' Adilson Malanda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 47.
  • 52' Kerwin Vargas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 54' Nathan Byrne picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Miles Robinson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 60' Brecht Dejaegere is replacing Iuri Tavares for the Charlotte FC side.
  • 65' Charlotte FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 66' Assisted by Ashley Westwood with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kerwin Vargas makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 71' The 32-year-old Yuya Kubo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Miles Robinson gets a card.
  • 73' FC Cincinnati make a change. Yamil Asad trudges off to be replaced by Bret Halsey on 73 minutes.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 79' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo is replaced by Kipp Keller.
  • 81' Another change for Charlotte FC made on 81 minute. Kerwin Vargas leaves to be changed by Tyger Smalls.
  • 86' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Luca Orellano has done his job and it is now time for Corey Baird to step up.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Luciano Acosta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tyger Smalls.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Nick Scardina on, Liel Abada off on 90 minutes.
  • Charlotte FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Kerwin Vargas 1
Patrick Agyemang 1
Wilfried Zaha 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
2.3 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati35% Draw36% Charlotte FC29%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3%
4 – 1
3%

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% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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