FC Cincinnati
Football USA - MLS TQL Stadium Mon 11 Aug 06:00
Charlotte FC
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  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC

FC Cincinnati host Charlotte FC in this MLS match at TQL Stadium, with kick-off set for 06:00 on Monday 11 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

BTTS Yes is Our Best Bet

The betting sites might have been too generous with their odds of 1.62 when it comes to the BTTS Yes selection. We can’t see any reason why Cincinnati and Charlotte won’t find the net.

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2-0 Win for Charlotte in Pair’s Last Encounter

FC Cincinnati played Inter Miami away in their last game. It was a 0-0 draw at Chase Stadium. The Orange and Blue managed four shots on target and had 44% possession.

Charlotte FC beat Toronto FC in their previous game, making it four consecutive wins. It was a 2-0 home triumph at Bank of America Stadium. The North Carolina team had 43% possession and four shots on goal, with Idan Toklomati and Kerwin Vargas finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Charlotte have landed victories in their last two encounters against Cincinnati. As the hosts at Bank of America Stadium, a 2-0 win was achieved which followed a 3-1 away success at TQL Stadium. The previous 7 H2H games have featured three Charlotte wins, two draws and two Cincinnati victories.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
3 FC Cincinnati logo FC Cincinnati 30 17 4 9 44 37 7 44:37 55
5 Charlotte FC logo Charlotte FC 30 17 2 11 51 40 11 51:40 53
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FC Cincinnati – Last 10 League Games

6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.8 goals from 9.2 attempts and 5.0 shots on goal. Cincinnati have had 48.5% possession and 3.0 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.2 goals from 8.9 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal, while earning 5.0 corners.

Evander Ferreira leads the way with 8 goals, Kevin Denkey has 4, with Luca Orellano and two others on 2. Luca Orellano and Evander Ferreira have recorded the most assists with 3 apiece.

Charlotte FC – Last 10 League Games

Charlotte have 5 victories, 4 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 1.9 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 9.4 attempts. Dean Smith's men have averaged 48.7% possession, 3.4 corners awarded and 4.8 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.6 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts.

Pep Biel is top of the team’s scoring charts with 6, Idan Toklomati is on 5 and Kerwin Vargas on 3. Pep Biel has managed to clock up 4 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FC Cincinnati confirmed lineup (4-4-1-1): Roman Celentano (GK), DeAndre Yedlin, Miles Robinson, Matt Miazga, Lukas Engel, Gerardo Valenzuela, Pavel Bucha, Brian Anunga, Luca Orellano, Evander Ferreira, Kei Ansu Kamara.

Charlotte FC confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Kristijan Kahlina (GK), Bill Poni Tuiloma, Adilson Malanda, Tim Ream, Nathan Byrne, Brandt Bronico, Djibril Diani, Kerwin Vargas, Wilfried Zaha, Liel Abada, Idan Toklomati.

FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC tips: a key match prediction, expert corners pick, correct score recommendation, top player prop bets and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

There’s an attractive 1.62 available when it comes to the teams both scoring in this MLS match. We’re expecting a nice return from this BTTS Yes wager based on the available stats.

Team news plays a valuable role and our football experts are always monitoring the players who have an injury concern. We’ve also got a handle on the form guide, with plenty of MLS data provided which puts you in the picture in terms of stats.

Key FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC league stats:

  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Cincinnati games at home.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Cincinnati games at home.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 4 straight Charlotte games on the road.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Charlotte games on the road.
  • BTTS Yes has been covered in 13 of the last 20 Charlotte games.

BTTS Yes Probability

The latest odds at the best betting sites suggest our pick carries a 61.9% chance of winning. However, our tipsters in-depth research has found that the actual probability is between 65-70%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Correct Score Prediction

Cincinnati Cincinnati logo 2 - 1 Charlotte logo Charlotte

We’re going for Cincinnati at 8.00 to secure a 2-1 win. It’s exciting to bet on the correct score and this wager will hopefully be able to land a nice return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Luca Orellano Over 0.5 Shots On Target

Luca Orellano (Cincinnati) can be backed to register one or more shots on goal at 1.85. It’s hard to turn down such attractive odds for this player when it comes to Shots on Target.

Latest Luca Orellano Player Prop Odds
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Gerardo Valenzuela to Score

Gerardo Valenzuela (Cincinnati) has netted two goals in his past five MLS games on home soil. It’s worth a play on the 4.25 that he is Anytime Goalscorer as there’s lots of value for these betting odds.

Latest Gerardo Valenzuela Player Prop Odds
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Corners Prediction

Cincinnati Under 5.5 Corners

In their past nine games, Cincinnati have had less than 5.5 corners. The Cincinnati Team Corners line looks to be too big given the stats and 1.81 is available to wager.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Cincinnati Logo Cincinnati
Total
8.00 3.00 5.00
Home
9.60 4.70 4.90
Away
8.90 4.10 4.80
Charlotte Logo Charlotte
Total
8.20 3.40 4.80
Home
7.80 3.80 4.00
Away
9.40 3.20 6.20
Latest Corner Odds
Total Corners
Cincinnati Corners
Charlotte Corners
Most Corners

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Bet Builder Tips

Both Team To Score Yes
Full-Time Result Cincinnati
Team Corners Cincinnati Under 5.5

Our bet builder is packed with these picks: both teams to find the net, Cincinnati to succeed accompanied by Cincinnati Under 5.5 corners.

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FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Cincinnati Victory

FC Cincinnati are forecasted to have a 56% chance of triumphing in this MLS encounter according to the bookmakers. It leads to their latest betting odds being 1.79. If you want to back the outsider, Charlotte FC are available at 4.10.

You can choose between Cincinnati -0.5 at 1.81 or Charlotte +0.5 at 2.00 if you’re looking to bet on the Asian Handicap. The former is the same as the 1x2 market, while the latter means you also get a payout if it’s a draw.

The Over 2.5 pick is trading as the favourite when it comes to betting on Total Goals. Should you expect both teams score, then the BTTS Yes option is available at 1.57.

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Full-Time Result
Half-Time Result
Double Chance
Draw No Bet
Asian Handicap
Total Goals
Both Teams to Score

Evander is the First Goalscorer Favourite

There’s the chance to back Evander at 3.90 to be the First Goalscorer, with the favourite on this market available at similar odds to find the net last.

Player Goals
Evander (Cincinnati)
Sergio Santos (Cincinnati)
Idan Giorno (Charlotte)
Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte)
Player Shots On Target
Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte)
Evander (Cincinnati)
Sergio Santos (Cincinnati)
Gerardo Valenzuela (Cincinnati)
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Past Ten Cincinnati Home Games Have Yielded Six Wins

Cincinnati have six victories, two draws and two defeats in the last 10 home matches, netting an average of 2.00 goals per game and conceding 1.40.

Charlotte have finished with seven defeats and three wins in the past 10 away games, netting an average of 1.60 goals per match and conceding 2.20.

Charlotte beat Cincinnati 3-1 when they last met at TQL Stadium. The past 3 H2H games at TQL Stadium have seen two Cincinnati victories and just one triumph for Charlotte.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
FC Cincinnati logo FC Cincinnati Home Stats 6-2-2 3.40 2.00 1.40 8 2 7 3
Charlotte FC logo Charlotte FC Away Stats 3-0-7 3.80 1.60 2.20 8 2 8 2
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
FC Cincinnati logo FC Cincinnati League Stats
Charlotte FC logo Charlotte FC League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC Lineups & Team News

Get the latest team news for Cincinnati vs Charlotte before you bet. Get the predicted and confirmed MLS lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

FC Cincinnati Confirmed Lineup 4-4-1-1

Charlotte FC Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

FC Cincinnati Confirmed Lineup 4-4-1-1

18 Roman Celentano
91 DeAndre Yedlin 12 Miles Robinson 21 Matt Miazga 29 Lukas Engel
22 Gerardo Valenzuela 20 Pavel Bucha 27 Brian Anunga 23 Luca Orellano
10 Evander Ferreira
85 Kei Ansu Kamara
1 Kristijan Kahlina
6 Bill Poni Tuiloma 29 Adilson Malanda 3 Tim Ream 14 Nathan Byrne
13 Brandt Bronico 28 Djibril Diani
18 Kerwin Vargas 10 Wilfried Zaha 11 Liel Abada
17 Idan Toklomati

Charlotte FC Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

FC Cincinnati Substitutes

  • 2Alvas Elvis Powell
  • 3Gilberto Flores
  • 4Nick Hagglund
  • 9Kevin Denkey
  • 13Evan Louro
  • 14Brad Smith
  • 16T. Lingani Hadebe
  • 37Stiven Jimenez
  • 66Ender Echenique

Charlotte FC Substitutes

  • 2J. Marshall-Rutty
  • 4Andrew Privett
  • 19Eryk Williamson
  • 22David Bingham
  • 23Nikola Petkovic
  • 25Tyger Smalls
  • 35Nick Scardina
  • 36Brandon Cambridge
  • 39Jack Neeley

Previous FC Cincinnati Lineups

27 Jul MLS
Inter Miami 0-0 FC Cincinnati
20 Jul MLS
Real Salt Lake 0-1 FC Cincinnati
17 Jul MLS
FC Cincinnati 3-0 Inter Miami
13 Jul MLS
FC Cincinnati 2-4 Columbus Crew
06 Jul MLS
FC Cincinnati 2-1 Chicago Fire
29 Jun MLS
Orlando City 1-2 FC Cincinnati

Previous Charlotte FC Lineups

27 Jul MLS
Charlotte FC 2-0 Toronto FC
20 Jul MLS
Atlanta United 2-3 Charlotte FC
17 Jul MLS
Charlotte FC 2-1 D.C. United
13 Jul MLS
Charlotte FC 2-0 NYCFC
06 Jul MLS
Charlotte FC 2-2 Orlando City
29 Jun MLS
Chicago Fire 3-2 Charlotte FC

Injuries & Suspensions

FC Cincinnati Injury Table
Type Name Info
Obinna Nwobodo Other
Charlotte FC Injury Table
Type Name Info
Harry Toffolo Hamstring
Archie Goodwin Thigh
Drake Callender Other
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2025 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Philadelphia 30 17 6 7 49:33 57
2 San Diego 30 17 5 8 55:37 56
3 FC Cincinnati 30 17 4 9 44:37 55
4 Minnesota Utd 30 15 9 6 51:33 54
5 Charlotte FC 30 17 2 11 51:40 53
6 Vancouver 28 15 7 6 54:31 52
7 Nashville SC 30 15 5 10 50:35 50
8 NYCFC 29 15 5 9 44:35 50
9 Inter Miami 27 14 7 6 57:44 49
10 Columbus Crew 30 13 10 7 50:46 49
11 Orlando City 29 13 9 7 55:41 48
12 Los Angeles FC 28 13 8 7 53:36 47
13 Seattle Sounders 29 12 9 8 51:43 45
14 Chicago Fire 29 12 6 11 54:53 42
15 Portland Timbers 29 11 9 9 38:39 42
16 Austin FC 29 11 8 10 31:36 41
17 NY Red Bulls 30 11 7 12 43:40 40
18 Colorado Rapids 30 11 6 13 40:49 39
19 SJ Earthquakes 30 9 8 13 55:55 35
20 Real Salt Lake 29 10 4 15 31:41 34
21 FC Dallas 29 8 10 11 42:48 34
22 Houston Dynamo 30 8 9 13 39:49 33
23 NE Revolution 30 8 8 14 39:44 32
24 Sporting KC 30 7 6 17 45:61 27
25 Toronto FC 29 5 11 13 29:36 26
26 Atlanta United 29 5 11 13 36:54 26
27 St. Louis 30 6 7 17 36:51 25
28 D.C. United 30 5 10 15 27:55 25
29 CF Montréal 30 5 9 16 29:53 24
30 LA Galaxy 29 4 9 16 35:58 21
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Charlotte FC 15 12 1 2 30:12 37
2 Philadelphia 15 10 4 1 34:15 34
3 Nashville SC 15 10 3 2 31:11 33
4 NY Red Bulls 15 10 3 2 34:19 33
5 Vancouver 14 9 3 2 36:16 30
6 NYCFC 14 10 0 4 25:15 30
7 Seattle Sounders 14 8 5 1 34:18 29
8 Columbus Crew 15 8 4 3 25:18 28
9 Inter Miami 13 8 3 2 30:18 27
10 Los Angeles FC 14 8 2 4 24:12 26
11 San Diego 16 7 5 4 25:16 26
12 FC Cincinnati 15 8 2 5 23:18 26
13 Colorado Rapids 15 8 2 5 22:18 26
14 Portland Timbers 15 7 5 3 23:20 26
15 Minnesota Utd 15 7 4 4 26:17 25
16 Orlando City 14 7 3 4 31:21 24
17 Austin FC 14 5 7 2 14:12 22
18 Real Salt Lake 15 7 1 7 19:20 22
19 Chicago Fire 15 5 5 5 21:23 20
20 SJ Earthquakes 15 4 6 5 34:28 18
21 Atlanta United 15 4 6 5 27:27 18
22 St. Louis 15 4 5 6 21:23 17
23 Sporting KC 15 4 4 7 25:30 16
24 FC Dallas 15 4 3 8 20:23 15
25 Houston Dynamo 15 4 3 8 17:26 15
26 LA Galaxy 13 4 2 7 17:22 14
27 D.C. United 15 2 7 6 13:24 13
28 Toronto FC 15 2 6 7 12:16 12
29 NE Revolution 15 3 3 9 16:23 12
30 CF Montréal 15 2 5 8 13:30 11