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Charlotte v Cincinnati : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Major League Soccer, and Dean Smith’s Charlotte will have the joy of it on Sunday morning. Pat Noonan’s Cincinnati are their opponents at the Bank of America Stadium. You'll see statistics supporting our top of over 2.5 goals below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we cover too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Major League Soccer performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Charlotte's next match is v NY City at 00:15 on Thursday 14th May
Cincinnati's next match is v Miami at 00:30 on Thursday 14th May

The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Charlotte and Cincinnati was on Sunday 10th May 2026

American Major League Soccer

May 10th 2026

Charlotte 2	2 Cincinnati

Idan Toklomati 51'	36' A. Denkey
P. Mas Jaume 52'	43' E. da Silva Ferreira

	CHA CIN
Shots On	3 5
Shots Off	5 4
Corners	7 4
Possession	47% 53%
Fouls	9 15
Yellow/red cards	1/0 4/0

Charlotte	Cincinnati

K. Kahlina T. Ream N. Byrne A. Westwood Idan Toklomati (A. Goodwin 82') W. Zaha P. Mas Jaume D. Schnegg M. Agyemang D. Diani K. Calderón Vargas (L. Abada 77')	R. Celentano N. Hagglund A. Chirila E. da Silva Ferreira A. Denkey (M. Robinson 56') M. Miazga (O. Nwobodo 73') S. Gidi P. Bucha (E. Echenique Peña 73') G. Valenzuela (T. Barlow 87') K. Mboma Dem (A. Lajhar 87') B. Ramírez León

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

This Major League Soccer tie, with Charlotte and Cincinnati going head-to-head, offers real intrigue in the popular 2.5 goals market, with a total of 3+ goals being scored seeming highly probable. Forwards at both clubs will look to come out on the front foot and, having analysed the relevant statistics and odds, we firmly believe that a bet on over 2.5 goals is the best option.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Charlotte are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Charlotte 58%	23/20	11/10
Draw 19%	11/4	5/2
Cincinnati 23%	2/1	9/5
Charlotte 2-1 9%	17/2	15/2
Draw 1-1 7%	13/2	6/1
Charlotte 3-1 7%	14/1	12/1
Draw 2-2 6%	9/1	9/1
Charlotte 2-0 6%	14/1	11/1
Cincinnati 2-1 5%	11/1	9/1
Charlotte 3-2 5%	18/1	14/1
Charlotte 1-0 5%	12/1	10/1
Charlotte 3-0 5%	20/1	18/1
Charlotte 4-1 4%	28/1	22/1
Cincinnati 3-2 3%	22/1	18/1
Charlotte 4-2 3%	33/1	25/1
Cincinnati 1-0 3%	16/1	12/1
Charlotte 4-0 3%	40/1	28/1
Cincinnati 3-1 3%	20/1	16/1
Over 2.5 Goals 75%	19/40	10/21
Under 2.5 Goals 25%	8/5	29/20
Home 1st Goal 54%	8/11	3/4
Away 1st Goal 45%	21/20	11/10
No 1st Goal 1%	18/1	14/1
BTTS - Yes 70%	2/5	4/9
BTTS - No 30%	7/4	8/5
BTTS - Home Win 38%	12/5	12/5
BTTS - Draw 17%	3/1	16/5
BTTS - Away Win 16%	15/4	7/2
Home/draw 77%	4/11	4/11
Away/draw 42%	4/6	4/6
Home/away 81%	1/4	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 90%	1/8	1/7
Under 1.5 Goals 10%	5/1	17/4
Over 3.5 Goals 55%	11/10	6/5
Under 3.5 Goals 45%	4/6	8/13
Over 4.5 Goals 35%	11/4	27/10
Under 4.5 Goals 65%	1/4	1/4
Over 5.5 Goals 20%	11/2	6/1
Under 5.5 Goals 80%	1/9	1/11
Over 0.5 Goals 98%	1/50	1/40
Under 0.5 Goals 2%	18/1	14/1
Home DNB 72%	8/13	3/5
Away DNB 36%	6/5	6/5
Charlotte win to nil 21%	4/1	-
Cincinnati win to nil 7%	6/1	-
Charlotte / Charlotte 24%	12/5	9/4
Charlotte / Cincinnati 4%	22/1	22/1
Charlotte / Draw 7%	12/1	11/1
Draw / Charlotte 14%	5/1	19/4
Draw / Cincinnati 11%	13/2	13/2
Draw / Draw 13%	6/1	5/1
Cincinnati / Charlotte 4%	20/1	18/1
Cincinnati / Cincinnati 17%	7/2	18/5
Cincinnati / Draw 7%	12/1	11/1

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Charlotte	1 - 2	Nashville
Charlotte	2 - 1	Philadelphia
Charlotte	6 - 1	NY Red Bulls
Charlotte	0 - 0	Miami
Charlotte	3 - 1	Austin
Charlotte	1 - 3	NY City
Charlotte	0 - 1	NY City
Charlotte	2 - 0	Philadelphia
Charlotte	1 - 4	Montreal
Charlotte	3 - 0	Miami
Charlotte	1 - 0	NY Red Bulls
Charlotte	1 - 0	Salt Lake
Charlotte	2 - 0	Toronto
Charlotte	2 - 1	DC United
Charlotte	2 - 0	NY City
Charlotte	2 - 2	Orlando
Charlotte	3 - 2	Columbus
Charlotte	1 - 4	Chicago
Charlotte	0 - 1	New England
Charlotte	3 - 0	San Diego

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Charlotte	0 - 1	New England
A	Charlotte	2 - 4	Nashville
A	Charlotte	1 - 4	Orlando
A	Charlotte	2 - 1	NY City
H	Charlotte	1 - 2	Nashville
H	Charlotte	2 - 1	Philadelphia
H	Charlotte	6 - 1	NY Red Bulls
H	Charlotte	0 - 0	Miami
H	Charlotte	3 - 1	Austin
A	Charlotte	0 - 3	LA Galaxy
A	Charlotte	1 - 1	Saint Louis City
H	Charlotte	1 - 3	NY City
A	Charlotte	0 - 0	NY City
H	Charlotte	0 - 1	NY City
H	Charlotte	2 - 0	Philadelphia
A	Charlotte	1 - 0	DC United
H	Charlotte	1 - 4	Montreal
A	Charlotte	0 - 2	NY City
H	Charlotte	3 - 0	Miami
A	Charlotte	2 - 1	New England

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Chicago	2 - 3	Cincinnati
NY City	4 - 4	Cincinnati
Toronto	1 - 1	Cincinnati
NY Red Bulls	4 - 2	Cincinnati
New England	6 - 1	Cincinnati
Minnesota	1 - 0	Cincinnati
Columbus	4 - 0	Cincinnati
NY Red Bulls	0 - 1	Cincinnati
LA Galaxy	2 - 3	Cincinnati
Portland	2 - 3	Cincinnati
Miami	0 - 0	Cincinnati
Salt Lake	0 - 1	Cincinnati
Orlando	1 - 2	Cincinnati
Montreal	1 - 3	Cincinnati
New England	0 - 1	Cincinnati
Atlanta	4 - 2	Cincinnati
Columbus	1 - 1	Cincinnati
Toronto	0 - 1	Cincinnati
NY City	1 - 0	Cincinnati
Chicago	2 - 3	Cincinnati

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Cincinnati	3 - 2	Chicago
H	Cincinnati	2 - 0	NY Red Bulls
A	Cincinnati	4 - 4	NY City
H	Cincinnati	3 - 3	Chicago
A	Cincinnati	1 - 1	Toronto
A	Cincinnati	2 - 4	NY Red Bulls
H	Cincinnati	4 - 3	Montreal
A	Cincinnati	1 - 6	New England
H	Cincinnati	0 - 1	Toronto
A	Cincinnati	0 - 1	Minnesota
H	Cincinnati	2 - 0	Atlanta
H	Cincinnati	0 - 4	Miami
H	Cincinnati	2 - 1	Columbus
A	Cincinnati	0 - 4	Columbus
H	Cincinnati	1 - 0	Columbus
H	Cincinnati	3 - 0	Montreal
A	Cincinnati	1 - 0	NY Red Bulls
H	Cincinnati	1 - 1	Orlando
A	Cincinnati	3 - 2	LA Galaxy
H	Cincinnati	2 - 1	Nashville

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Charlotte have beaten Cincinnati in 3 consecutive league meetings

Charlotte

Cincinnati

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 4

2 / 4

Clean sheets

2 / 4

0 / 4

CHA

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Charlotte
Charlotte	2 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Charlotte	2 - 0

Cincinnati

Charlotte

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 4

2 / 4

Clean sheets

2 / 4

1 / 4

CHA

CIN

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cincinnati
	0 - 1	Charlotte
	1 - 3	Charlotte
Cincinnati	3 - 0
Cincinnati	2 - 0

Goal Statistics

Cincinnati have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 8 consecutive Major League Soccer matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Charlotte on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Charlotte 8th	Cincinnati 6th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.4 goals	1.5 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 9% 1 22% 2 26% 3 21% 4+ 23% There is a 69% probability that Charlotte will score 2 or more goals in this match	0 23% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 77% probability that Cincinnati will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+4 Charlotte’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+17 Cincinnati have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
	1.8 average goals scored	1.6 average goals scored
	1.2 conceded	1.8 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season

CHA

CIN

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Games scored	8		9
Failed to score	3		2
Scored first	4		3
Goals scored	18		22
Avg. goals scored	1.6		2
Avg. shots per game	9		10
Avg. shots per goal	5		5
Conversion rate for	19		20
Avg. XG for	1.6		1.9
KickOff rating		+7%

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CHA

CIN

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Games conceded	10		9
Clean sheets	1		2
Conceded first	6		8
Goals conceded	19		25
Avg. goals conceded	1.7		2.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	12		13
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		6
Conversion rate against	15%		18%
Avg. XG against	1.5		1.9
KickOff rating		+4%

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Charlotte Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
11	5	4	6
K Kahlina	P Biel	P Biel	W Zaha

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Kahlina GLK	11			2 -
N Byrne DEF	11			2 -
M. Agyemang DEF	10	2		2 -
T Ream DEF	8			-
D Schnegg DEF	5		1	2 -
D Diani MID	10			2 -
P Biel MID	11	5	4	-
A Westwood MID	11	1	1	4 -
K Vargas FWD	11	2	1	-
Idan Toklomati FWD	11	3	1	1 -
W Zaha FWD	9	2	2	6 -
Subs
T Miller GLK				-
A Privett DEF	6			2 -
B Bronico MID	10			1 -
L Torre MID	8		1	-
A. John MID	1			-
A. Goodwin FWD	9	3		-
L Abada FWD	8		2	1 -
T. Smalls FWD	5			-
R. Aloko FWD	4			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	10	4	4
P Biel	W Zaha	P Biel	W Zaha

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
P Biel MID	5	9	4	3
Idan Toklomati FWD	3	6	1	3
Subs
A. Goodwin FWD	3	6
M. Agyemang DEF	2	3
K Vargas FWD	2	6	1	2
W Zaha FWD	2	10	2	4
A Westwood MID	1	2	1	2
D Schnegg DEF		1	1	2
Subs
A Privett DEF		1		1
B Bronico MID				1
L Torre MID			1	1
L Abada FWD		7	2	2
R. Aloko FWD		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
672	14	60
A Westwood	B Bronico	W Zaha

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
A Westwood MID	672	6	23
M. Agyemang DEF	564	8	34
N Byrne DEF	529	4	25
T Ream DEF	476	6	22
W Zaha FWD	372	8	60
K Kahlina GLK	349		4
P Biel MID	342	12	28
Subs
A Privett DEF	288	6	11
B Bronico MID	203	14	19
L Torre MID	198	5	9
K Vargas FWD	173	10	32
D Diani MID	164	9	22
Subs
L Abada FWD	143	5	15
Idan Toklomati FWD	127	2	39
D Schnegg DEF	108	3	7
Subs
R. Aloko FWD	34	4	13
T. Smalls FWD	17	1	4
A. Goodwin FWD	13	2	5
A. John MID	7

Cincinnati Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
10	6	3	6
P Bucha	K Denkey	E Peña	B Ramírez

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
R Celentano GLK	9			-
N Hagglund DEF	9	1		1 -
M Miazga DEF	5			2 -
A. Chirila DEF	4	1		1 -
P Bucha MID	10	1	2	1 -
G Valenzuela MID	9	1	1	1
Evander MID	10	5	1	-
S. Gidi MID	10			1 -
B Ramírez MID	10		1	6 -
K. Mboma Dem FWD	8	1	1	-
K Denkey FWD	10	6	1	3 1
Subs
E Louro GLK	2			-
G Melgarejo DEF	7			1 -
M Robinson DEF	6			1
A. Lajhar DEF				-
T Anunga MID	6			1 -
S Jimenez MID	1			-
O Nwobodo MID	6			1 -
T Barlow FWD	11	2		1 -
E Peña FWD	10	1	3	1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	16	3	7
K Denkey	Evander	E Peña	Evander

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
K Denkey FWD	6	9	1	1
Evander MID	5	16	1	7
Subs
T Barlow FWD	2	6
N Hagglund DEF	1	3
A. Chirila DEF	1	2
P Bucha MID	1	3	2	1
G Valenzuela MID	1	4	1	1
K. Mboma Dem FWD	1	2	1
Subs
E Peña FWD	1	6	3	5
M Miazga DEF		1
B Ramírez MID		4	1	4
Subs
M Robinson DEF		2
O Nwobodo MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
454	24	55
S. Gidi	B Ramírez	B Ramírez

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
S. Gidi MID	454	12	39
B Ramírez MID	396	24	55
P Bucha MID	394	15	36
N Hagglund DEF	353	9	38
Evander MID	307	6	39
Subs
M Robinson DEF	307	10	28
R Celentano GLK	246
A. Chirila DEF	239	6	15
G Valenzuela MID	200	5	24
Subs
E Peña FWD	196	14	40
K Denkey FWD	176	8	54
Subs
G Melgarejo DEF	175	9	20
T Anunga MID	157	9	20
M Miazga DEF	144	1	10
K. Mboma Dem FWD	133	5	16
Subs
T Barlow FWD	123	4	27
O Nwobodo MID	121	14	21
E Louro GLK	85
S Jimenez MID	3