The Major League Soccer overall standings tell a story about these teams so far, with Cincinnati in front of Charlotte by 26 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Cincinnati have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Major League Soccer
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cincinnati form and stats
12-1-1 is the performance here at Dr. DY Patil Stadium so far in the Major League Soccer, giving Cincinnati a total of 37 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results!
Cincinnati travelled for their previous game, a trip to Montreal Impact that ended 1-1. The forward Acosta was announced as "man of the match" for Cincinnati with a rating of 7.84/10. Acosta scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 46 successful passes (of 56 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Philadelphia Union that finished 2-2.Goal party? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 12 most recent league matches with this club has had at least three goals.
The Cincinnati fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 14 league matches. Cincinnati are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dr. DY Patil Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 14 matches.
Charlotte form and stats
Charlotte have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 3-4-6 (13 played). Charlotte has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 28 days ago, in the Los Angeles FC fixture.
Charlotte delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Philadelphia Union (placed 4th) in their previous match. Drawing 2-2 against Philadelphia Union after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Lattanzio needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Midfield player Meram was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.02/10. Meram scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 37 successful passes (of 39 total).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against DC United.Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's last 12 league games.
Charlotte are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Charlotte have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Charlotte has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled before this season: Charlotte - Cincinnati 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Cincinnati one win, one draw and Charlotte one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. One of the profiles has been Swiderski with 4 goals scored against Cincinnati in these 3 games.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Acosta 14 goals |   K. Świderski 8 goals |  B. Vázquez Toledo 6 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
Charlotte missing players
| Cincinnati | Charlotte | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 17 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 47 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 36 |
| 33 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 45 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 72% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 79% |
| 62% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 61% |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 46% | 39% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 11% |
| 55% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 69% | 68% |
| 34% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 14% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 23% | 25% |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.6 | 13.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.9 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 34% | 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | 40% |
| 11.4 | 10.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 14.5 | 12.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
- Charlotte have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Charlotte have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cincinnati have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cincinnati have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the most points (37) at home in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 59 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 50 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | New England | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 48 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 46 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -12 | 37 |
| 9 | DC United | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | New York City | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -9 | 33 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -8 | 31 |
| 14 | New York RB | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 31 |
| 15 | Toronto | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 28 | -21 | 22 |
