Preview: 19 points separate the teams so far this season, Cincinnati on top. Can Charlotte upset the odds?
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals (36) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the most clean sheets (9) in Major League Soccer
These are hustling days for the hosts, as they were in action only three days ago in the Major League Soccer. That game was an away game at New York City, so at least Charlotte are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Charlotte form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Charlotte have to build on here at Bank of America Stadium in the Major League Soccer. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Charlotte has four draws from their last four matches.
Charlotte drew their last game, 1-1 away at New York City (placed 10th).
Before that, Charlotte drew at home versus Montreal Impact.This is expected to be a close game, with Charlotte perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Charlotte as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Charlotte has won 8 of these, drawn 0 and lost 4.
Charlotte has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Cincinnati form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Major League Soccer, are W3-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.
Cincinnati's last game was the home draw against New England (2-2). Acosta, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.3. Acosta served one assist and hit nine key passes.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against DC United wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cincinnati playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 2 Cincinnati wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Cincinnati now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at New York RB is waiting in only four days.
Cincinnati are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Cincinnati's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Charlotte wins - draws - Cincinnati wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. One of the stars has been Swiderski with 2 goals scored against Cincinnati in these 2 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Acosta 9 goals |   K. Świderski 5 goals |  E. Copetti 4 goals |
Charlotte missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| Charlotte | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 32 |
| 36 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 76% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 67% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 55% |
| 43% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 22% | 15% |
| 67% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 14% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 45% |
| 24% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 10% |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.6 | 11.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 39% | 38% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 24% | 34% |
| 12.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.4 | 12.3 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4 |
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals (36) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have the the worst goal difference (-2) at home in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the most clean sheets (9) in Major League Soccer
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | New England | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 37 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 34 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | DC United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -8 | 26 |
| 10 | New York City | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | New York RB | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Toronto | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -13 | 19 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
