Major League Soccer

Mar 26, 2022 at 9pm UK

Bank of America Stadium

Charlotte FC
2 - 0
Cincinnati

Swiderski (6', 55')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Badji (75'), Cameron (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Charlotte FC

Last Six:

Last Game: Seattle 2-1 Charlotte FC
Monday, May 30 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: Charlotte FC vs. NY Red Bulls
Saturday, June 11 at 8pm in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings

PTS

Goals
for

Goals
against

Clean
sheets

We said: Charlotte FC 1-2 FC Cincinnati

Given all of the emotional highs that Charlotte experienced a week ago, it could lead to a bit of a letdown for them on Saturday, as they face a side in good form with a dangerous striker making the most of his opportunities in front of goal. The crowd should give the home team a boost, but without Swiderski and a midfield struggling to find much creativity, we expect to see the Orange-and-Blue to expose some cracks in this expansion side. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 40.66%. A win for Charlotte FC had a probability of 32.48% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (7.32%). The likeliest Charlotte FC win was 1-0 (9.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.

Result
Charlotte FC	Draw	FC Cincinnati
32.48%	26.86%	40.66%

Both teams to score 50.78%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.72%

54.28%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.33%

75.67%

Charlotte FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.84%

31.16%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.51%

67.49%

FC Cincinnati Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.76%

26.24%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.66%

61.34%

Score Analysis

Charlotte FC 32.48%

FC Cincinnati 40.65%

Draw 26.85%

Charlotte FC	Draw	FC Cincinnati
1-0 @ 9.53% 2-1 @ 7.44% 2-0 @ 5.56% 3-1 @ 2.89% 3-0 @ 2.16% 3-2 @ 1.93% Other @ 2.97% Total : 32.48%	1-1 @ 12.75% 0-0 @ 8.17% 2-2 @ 4.98% Other @ 0.95% Total : 26.85%	0-1 @ 10.93% 1-2 @ 8.53% 0-2 @ 7.32% 1-3 @ 3.81% 0-3 @ 3.26% 2-3 @ 2.22% 1-4 @ 1.27% 0-4 @ 1.09% Other @ 2.22% Total : 40.65%