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Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Charlotte vs FC Cincinnati – Lineups & Match Details

Charlotte beat FC Cincinnati 2-0. Goals: L. Abada (48'), P. Agyemang (51'). Charlotte had 49% possession against FC Cincinnati's 51%. Shots on target: 5-7.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 4

Saturday, 15 March 2025

CharlotteCharlotte

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati

Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine

Lineups

CharlotteCharlotte4-2-3-1
K. Kahlina1K. KahlinaG
N. Byrne14N. ByrneD
A. Malanda29A. MalandaD
A. Privett4A. PrivettD
T. Ream3T. ReamD
A. Westwood8A. WestwoodM
B. Bronico13B. BronicoM
L. Abada11L. AbadaM
P. Biel16P. BielM
W. Zaha10W. ZahaM
P. Agyemang33P. AgyemangF

Substitutes

18K. A. Calderon VargasF
22D. BinghamG
19E. WilliamsonM
6B. TuilomaD
35N. ScardinaM
38I. Tavares
23N. PetkovicM
28D. DianiM
17I. ToklomatiF
FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati4-2-3-1
R. Celentano18R. CelentanoG
D. Yedlin91D. YedlinD
M. Robinson12M. RobinsonD
G. Flores3G. FloresD
L. Engel29L. EngelD
P. Bucha20P. BuchaM
O. Nwobodo5O. NwobodoM
L. Orellano23L. OrellanoM
Evander10EvanderM
Y. Kubo7Y. KuboM
K. Denkey9K. DenkeyF

Substitutes

13E. LouroG
2A. PowellD
17Sergio SantosF
16T. HadebeD
11C. BairdF
27T. AnungaM
22G. ValenzuelaM

Match Events

30'S

M. Robinson

Substitution 1

45'Y

G. Flores

48'G

L. Abada

51'G

P. Agyemang

72'S

L. Abada

Substitution 1

73'S

Y. Kubo

Substitution 2

76'Y

O. Nwobodo

78'S

B. Bronico

Substitution 2

81'S

L. Engel

Substitution 3

82'S

O. Nwobodo

Substitution 4

83'Y

G. Flores

83'R

G. Flores

85'S

Pep Biel

Substitution 3

85'S

P. Agyemang

Substitution 4

Statistics

Charlotte
49%51%
FC Cincinnati
1.48Expected Goals (xG)0.83
15Total Shots17
5Shots on Target7
5Corners6
9Fouls10
2Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)89
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Charlotte host FC Cincinnati on Saturday, 15 March 2025. The kick-off time is 23:40 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Charlotte go into the match 4th in the table; FC Cincinnati sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Charlotte have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. FC Cincinnati have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Jul 2024: Charlotte 3-1 FC Cincinnati; 30 Mar 2024: Charlotte 1-1 FC Cincinnati; 23 Sept 2023: Charlotte 0-3 FC Cincinnati. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Charlotte beat FC Cincinnati 2-0. Charlotte scored through L. Abada 48', P. Agyemang 51'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 51 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Charlotte held 49% of the ball against 51% for FC Cincinnati. Shots on target finished 5-7. Expected goals read 1.48 for Charlotte, 0.83 for FC Cincinnati.

Verdict

The win nudges Charlotte forward and leaves FC Cincinnati with work to do. Charlotte sat 4th and FC Cincinnati 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.