Major League Soccer WON 3–3
Sun, Sep 13 · 01:30 · TQL Stadium
FC Cincinnati Home
VS
Charlotte FC Away
FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Over 2.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.40 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate70%
This price needs71%
Expert analysis

Cincinnati Welcome Charlotte for Open Contest

FC Cincinnati have averaged high goal tallies in their home fixtures this campaign. Charlotte travel with a forward unit that creates regular scoring opportunities away from home. The visitors’ defensive setup has allowed opponents to find space in transition during recent outings. Earlier encounters between the two clubs have frequently opened up after the break. Cincinnati’s back line has struggled to maintain structure against mobile attacks. Charlotte’s ability to push numbers forward adds further pressure on the home defense. These patterns point toward a match where both sides contribute to an active scoreline.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
3–3 WON

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 1.40 won — final score 3–3.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Pavel Bucha assist Tom Barlow 2'
  3. Liel Abada 7'
  4. Pep Biel Penalty 17'
  5. Rodolfo Aloko ↓ Liel Abada 44'
  6. Second half
  7. Kevin Denkey assist Andrei Chirilă 51'
  8. Idan Toklomati Jorno assist Rodolfo Aloko 55'
  9. Bryan Ramirez ↓ Tom Barlow 56'
  10. Brandt Bronico ↓ Luca De La Torre 70'
  11. Kristian Fletcher ↓ Andrei Chirilă 74'
  12. Teenage Hadebe ↓ Nick Hagglund 74'
  13. Samuel Mawuena Gidi 76'
  14. Morrison Agyemang ↓ Will Cleary 77'
  15. Tyger Smalls ↓ Idan Toklomati Jorno 78'
  16. Kenji Mboma Dem 81'
  17. Rodolfo Aloko 83'
  18. Kyle Smith ↓ Samuel Mawuena Gidi 85'
  19. Ayoub Jabbari ↓ Kenji Mboma Dem 85'
  20. Kevin Denkey assist Bryan Ramirez 90+1'
This season
FC Cincinnati Charlotte
Over 2.5 goals 41% 26%
Clean sheet 9% 22%
Failed to score 14% 22%
Scored per game 2.2 1.7
Conceded per game 2.3 1.4
Scored home / away 2.8 / 1.6 2.0 / 1.4

Across 22 and 23 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
4 NEW New England Revolution 23 11 4 8 37
5 CHA Charlotte ▲ 23 10 6 7 36
6 FCC FC Cincinnati ▲ 22 8 7 7 31
7 NEW New York City FC 23 7 8 8 29
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
FC Cincinnati DWDL
D @ Orlando City SC 1–1 Aug 15
W vs New York City FC 2–1 Aug 19
D vs Seattle Sounders 1–1 Aug 22
L @ Nashville SC 0–4 Aug 30
Charlotte WDWWD
W vs Columbus Crew 3–1 Aug 15
D @ Toronto FC 3–3 Aug 19
W vs DC United 3–1 Aug 22
W @ Atlanta United FC 2–0 Aug 29
D vs Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sep 5
Goals trend · last 5 matches
FC Cincinnati
Scored 1.0 avg
1 2 1 0
Conceded 1.8 avg
1 1 1 4
Charlotte
Scored 2.2 avg
3 3 3 2 0
Conceded 1.0 avg
1 3 1 0 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 FC Cincinnati
3 Draws
4 Charlotte FC
May 2026 Charlotte 2–2 FC Cincinnati Draw
Aug 2025 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Charlotte Charlotte
Mar 2025 Charlotte 2–0 FC Cincinnati Charlotte
Jul 2024 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Charlotte Charlotte
Mar 2024 Charlotte 1–1 FC Cincinnati Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 9 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
FC Cincinnati 3-5-2
  • 18 R. Celentano G
  • 12 M. Robinson D
  • 4 N. Hagglund D
  • 88 A. Chirila D
  • 66 E. Echenique M
  • 20 P. Bucha M
  • 22 G. Valenzuela M
  • 11 S. Gidi M
  • 17 K. Mboma Dem M
  • 9 K. Denkey F
  • 16 T. Barlow F
Bench Stefan Chirila, K. Fletcher, T. Hadebe, A. Jabbari, E. Louro, A. Powell, Bryan Josías Ramírez León, K. Smith

Pat Noonan

Charlotte 4-3-3
  • 1 K. Kahlina G
  • 35 Will Cleary D
  • 22 H. Kessler D
  • 3 T. Ream D
  • 14 N. Byrne D
  • 28 D. Diani M
  • 16 Pep Biel M
  • 17 L. de la Torre M
  • 11 L. Abada F
  • 9 I. Toklomati Giorno F
  • 10 A. Saint-Maximin F
Bench R. Aloko, B. Bronico, B. Coulibaly, T. Miller, J. Neeley, A. Privett, Tyger Smalls, M. Agyemang, N. Richmond

D. Smith

Team news · injuries & suspensions
FC Cincinnati
  • OUT Evander Yellow Cards
  • OUT O. Nwobodo Red Card
  • DOUBT K. Fletcher Knee Injury
  • OUT Evander Yellow Cards
  • OUT O. Nwobodo Red Card
  • DOUBT K. Fletcher Knee Injury
Charlotte FC
  • OUT N. Berchimas Foot Injury
  • OUT A. John Upper-Body Injury
  • OUT D. Schnegg Yellow Cards
  • OUT H. Toffolo Hamstring Injury
  • OUT A. Westwood Red Card
  • DOUBT A. Goodwin Injury
  • OUT N. Berchimas Foot Injury
  • OUT A. John Upper-Body Injury
  • OUT D. Schnegg Yellow Cards
  • OUT H. Toffolo Hamstring Injury
  • OUT A. Westwood Red Card
  • DOUBT A. Goodwin Injury