Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

2
4
4
FC Cincinnati 10 games · Avg 2.6 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
#8 Position #5
46 Points 54
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 15 / 9 / 10
67 Scored 66
75 Conceded 51
-8 GD +15
1.35 PPG 1.59
35% Win % 44%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
8/5
16-30
8/8
31-45
5/5
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/8
76+
12/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 13 G 10 A
Idan Gorno 13 G 4 A
Liel Abada 10 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at TQL Stadium!
  • 3' Poor challenge from Djibril Diani. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 8' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
  • 18' 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.
  • 20' Magnificent from Iuri Tavares! That is 3 goals in 405 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 22' Liel Abada does the damage! The net is bulging and Charlotte FC surge ahead!
  • 27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' Charlotte FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Liel Abada scoring 1 goals.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Ashley Westwood.
  • 46' What a strike from Luciano Acosta! The score is 1-2.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Gerardo Valenzuela. He replaces Alvas Powell on 46 minute.
  • 47' Charlotte FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 52' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Charlotte FC's compact .
  • 54' Nathan Byrne picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Miles Robinson. He receives a card.
  • 60' Another substitution for Charlotte FC to replace Iuri Tavares by Brecht Dejaegere on 60 minute.
  • 65' Roman Celentano, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' Kerwin Vargas does the damage! The net is bulging and Charlotte FC surge ahead!
  • 71' Pavel Bucha is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 72' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a card on 72.
  • 73' Bret Halsey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yamil Asad at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' Kipp Keller gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Yuya Kubo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Kerwin Vargas as he leaves the pitch. Tyger Smalls steps in for Charlotte FC.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Corey Baird. He replaces Luca Orellano on 86 minute.
  • 87' Luciano Acosta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tyger Smalls on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Liel Abada as he leaves the pitch. Nick Scardina steps in for Charlotte FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Liel Abada 3
Alvaro Barreal 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Aaron Boupendza 2
Wilfried Zaha 1
Pavel Bucha 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 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + FC Cincinnati or Charlotte FC 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati38% Draw23% Charlotte FC39%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
62%
Draw or Charlotte FC
62%
FC Cincinnati or Charlotte FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati30% Draw37% Charlotte FC33%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 3
3.3%
2 – 0
3.3%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 16% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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