Charlotte vs FC Cincinnati match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 12 · Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte · Ref I. Elfath

Charlotte stats & fixtures · FC Cincinnati stats & fixtures

Charlotte drew with FC Cincinnati 2–2 in Major League Soccer on 9 May 2026. Expected goals finished 2.01–1.44. FC Cincinnati had 53% of the ball.

Charlotte vs FC Cincinnati match statistics

CharlotteFC Cincinnati

47% Ball possession 53%
2.01 Expected goals (xG) 1.44
12 Total shots 13
3 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 4
11 Shots inside the box 8
7 Corners 4
9 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 4
503 Passes 581
90% Pass accuracy 91%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

26' Yellow card G. Valenzuela FC Cincinnati
36' Goal K. Denkey FC Cincinnati
43' Goal Evander (assist P. Bucha) FC Cincinnati
51' Goal I. Toklomati (assist T. Ream) Charlotte
52' Goal Pep Biel (assist D. Diani) Charlotte
54' Yellow card A. Westwood Charlotte
62' Yellow card S. Gidi FC Cincinnati
77' Yellow card Evander FC Cincinnati
90' Yellow card O. Nwobodo FC Cincinnati

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Charlotte

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Dean Smith

1 K. Kahlina

23 D. Schnegg 3 T. Ream 44 M. Agyemang 14 N. Byrne

28 D. Diani 8 A. Westwood

10 W. Zaha 16 Pep Biel 18 K. A. Calderon Vargas

9 I. Toklomati

Bench T. Miller , A. Goodwin , A. John , Tyger Smalls , L. de la Torre , B. Bronico , L. Abada , A. Privett , R. Aloko

FC Cincinnati

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Pat Noonan

18 R. Celentano

88 A. Chirila 21 M. Miazga 4 N. Hagglund

11 S. Gidi

29 B. J. Ramirez Leon 10 Evander 22 G. Valenzuela 20 P. Bucha

17 K. Mboma Dem 9 K. Denkey

Bench E. Louro , T. Anunga , E. Echenique , G. Flores , S. Jimenez , O. Nwobodo , M. Robinson , T. Barlow , A. Lajhar

Out and doubtful

H. Kessler Charlotte Out — Lower-Body Injury
H. Toffolo Charlotte Out — Hamstring Injury
A. Jabbari FC Cincinnati Out — Leg Injury
A. Powell FC Cincinnati Out — Injury
K. Smith FC Cincinnati Out — Red Card
K. Fletcher FC Cincinnati Out — Knee Injury
T. Hadebe FC Cincinnati Out — Leg Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Charlotte at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.1 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Cincinnati away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Charlotte vs FC Cincinnati head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Aug 25	FC Cincinnati v Charlotte	0–1
15 Mar 25	Charlotte v FC Cincinnati	2–0
13 Jul 24	FC Cincinnati v Charlotte	1–3
30 Mar 24	Charlotte v FC Cincinnati	1–1
23 Sep 23	FC Cincinnati v Charlotte	3–0
8 Jul 23	Charlotte v FC Cincinnati	2–2

The full Charlotte vs FC Cincinnati head-to-head record