Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#9 Position #4
33 Points 43
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 8
55 Scored 47
64 Conceded 38
-9 GD +9
1.27 PPG 1.59
31% Win % 44%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Charlotte FC are 4th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/5
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
5/4
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Cincinnati host Charlotte FC — let the battle begin!
  • 3' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Djibril Diani on 3 minutes.
  • 8' The 25-year-old Iuri Tavares has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Iuri Tavares puts Charlotte FC on the lead.
  • 22' Against the run of play, Liel Abada has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Brandt Bronico has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Ashley Westwood. He receives a card.
  • 46' GOAL! Luciano Acosta scores on 45. Assisted by Yamil Asad
  • 46' The whistle greets Alvas Powell as he departs to be replaced by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! Adilson Malanda argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luca Orellano, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nathan Byrne on 54 minutes.
  • 59' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a card on 59.
  • 60' Brecht Dejaegere has so much to prove this time. He replaces Iuri Tavares on 60 minute.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jere Uronen made 321 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Kerwin Vargas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 72' Miles Robinson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Bret Halsey on, Yamil Asad off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 79' Kipp Keller gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Yuya Kubo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Tyger Smalls. He replaces Kerwin Vargas on 81 minute.
  • 86' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Luca Orellano departs to be replaced by Corey Baird.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luciano Acosta on 87.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Tyger Smalls gets a card.
  • 90' Nick Scardina is replacing Liel Abada for the Charlotte FC side.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 4
Karol Swiderski 4
Liel Abada 3
Alvaro Barreal 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Aaron Boupendza 2
Nick Hagglund 1
Patrick Agyemang 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
2.02 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 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: 4.18
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 59%
41%
± 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
7.5%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.3%
0 – 1
2.9%

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% 12% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

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

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