Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
FC Cincinnati
0 – 1
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sun 10 Aug 2025 · 22:00 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lukas Engel 62' Y
Gerardo Valenzuela 64' Y
Brian Anunga 70' R
Y 82' Eryk Williamson
Roman Celentano 83' Y
Y 90' Kerwin Vargas
Evander 90' Y

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
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 2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2023-09-23 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Charlotte FC H 0–1 L
26 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D
20 Jul Real Salt Lake A 1–0 W
16 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 3–0 W
13 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–4 L
05 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
26 Jul Toronto FC H 2–0 W
19 Jul Atlanta United FC A 3–2 W
16 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
12 Jul New York City FC H 2–0 W
05 Jul Orlando City SC H 2–2 D

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' The wait is over. FC Cincinnati get us underway at TQL Stadium.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brian Anunga is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Charlotte FC.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' FC Cincinnati 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.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Charlotte FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' DeAndre Yedlin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Ender Echenique has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Orellano on 46 minute.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 52' Charlotte FC make a change. Bill Tuiloma trudges off to be replaced by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty on 52 minutes.
  • 57' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' Lukas Engel picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' Gerardo Valenzuela picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Brian Anunga argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 73' The whistle greets Kei Kamara as he departs to be replaced by Brad Smith.
  • 78' It looks like no one’s ball. Charlotte FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Liel Abada is replaced by Eryk Williamson.
  • 82' Charlotte FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 83' Roman Celentano is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 85' Wilfried Zaha is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 88' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Nathan Byrne departs to be replaced by Nick Scardina.
  • 90' Kerwin Vargas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • FC Cincinnati will have plenty to reflect on. Charlotte FC were simply the better side today.

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
Aaron Boupendza 2
Alvaro Barreal 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Idan Gorno 1
Djibril Diani 1

Head to Head

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 2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2023-09-23 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charlotte FC

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-08-10 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-07-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2025-07-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-07-16 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Charlotte FC Form

2025-08-10 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Charlotte FC W 2025-07-26 Charlotte FC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2025-07-19 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Charlotte FC W 2025-07-16 Charlotte FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2025-07-12 Charlotte FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2025-07-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati30% Draw24% Charlotte FC46%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
55%
Draw or Charlotte FC
70%
FC Cincinnati or Charlotte FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati25% Draw39% Charlotte FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 19% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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