Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati

15 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Sergiy Boyko

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Liel Abada 48’
Patrick Agyemang 51’

Match summary

Charlotte FC beat FC Cincinnati 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Liel Abada put Charlotte FC ahead in the 48th minute and Patrick Agyemang made it 2-0 in the 51st minute.

The chances backed that up: Charlotte FC created 1.48 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to FC Cincinnati's 0.86 from 17. FC Cincinnati had a player sent off.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%

15 Shots 17

5 Shots on target 7

5 Corners 6

450 Passes 481

86.4% Pass accuracy 89.0%

17 Tackles 14

9 Fouls 10

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 1

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Charlotte FC FC Cincinnati

Kick-off

Patrick AgyemangShot on target

3’

14’

EvanderShot on target

19’

Yuya KuboShot on target

30’

Teenage HadebeMiles Robinson

45’

Gilberto Flores

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

Liel AbadaRight foot shot

1-0

48’

Luca OrellanoShot on target

Patrick AgyemangLeft foot shot

2-0

51’

Wilfried ZahaShot on target

57’

62’

Yuya KuboShot on target

63’

EvanderShot on target

Kerwin VargasLiel Abada

72’

73’

Sergio SantosYuya Kubo

76’

Obinna Nwobodo

Djibril DianiBrandt Bronico

78’

81’

Gerardo ValenzuelaObinna Nwobodo

81’

Corey BairdLukas Engel

83’

Gilberto FloresSecond yellow

Eryk WilliamsonPep Biel

85’

Idan ToklomatiPatrick Agyemang

85’

90’

EvanderShot on target

90+2’

EvanderShot on target

Idan ToklomatiShot on target

90+5’

Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Charlotte FC 1.48 xGFC Cincinnati 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

FC Cincinnati attacking Charlotte FC attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Charlotte FC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

FC Cincinnati 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Kristijan Kahlina	90′	7	0	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Nathan Byrne	90′	2	–	–	4	1	46	–	–	–	–
Adilson Malanda	90′	–	2	–	–	–	61	–	–	–	–
Andrew Privett	90′	3	–	–	4	1	55	1	–	–	–
Tim Ream	90′	6	1	–	8	1	51	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Ashley Westwood	90′	–	–	56	–	0.03	–	–	–	1	–	–
Brandt Bronico Taken off	78′	–	–	38	1	0.01	2	1	4	2	–	–
Liel Abada Taken off	72′	1	–	16	–	0.02	1	1	2	–	–	–
Pep Biel Taken off	85′	–	1	34	2	0.30	–	1	1	1	1	–
Wilfried Zaha	90′	–	–	33	1	0.10	–	–	4	–	2	–
Kerwin Vargas Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	7	–	0.01	1	–	2	–	1	–
Djibril Diani Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	6	–	0.12	2	–	3	2	1	–
Eryk Williamson Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	2	2	0.29	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Patrick Agyemang Taken off	85′	1	–	2	2	0.31	0.08	3	3	2	15	–
Idan Toklomati Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	2	1	0.18	–	–	2	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Celentano	90′	3	2	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Miles Robinson Taken off	30′	1	–	–	1	–	41	–	–	–	–
Gilberto Flores	83′	1	1	–	2	1	53	2	–	–	–
Lukas Engel Taken off	81′	–	1	–	1	–	37	–	–	–	–
Teenage Hadebe Came on as a substitute	60′	5	3	–	7	1	25	1	–	–	–
Corey Baird Came on as a substitute	9′	1	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


DeAndre Yedlin	90′	–	–	52	–	0.07	2	2	3	1	1	–
Pavel Bucha	90′	–	–	60	3	0.08	1	–	3	–	1	–
Obinna Nwobodo Taken off	81′	–	–	43	1	0.01	2	2	3	–	–	–
Luca Orellano	90′	–	–	41	–	0.29	–	–	6	–	1	–
Evander	90′	–	–	43	4	0.13	–	–	1	1	1	–
Yuya Kubo Taken off	73′	–	–	23	2	0.10	1	–	1	1	–	–
Gerardo Valenzuela Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	4	1	2	–

Forwards2 players


Kévin Denkey	90′	–	–	1	–	0.01	0.02	–	1	–	23	–
Sergio Santos Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	1	–	0.08	0.01	1	3	2	8	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Charlotte FC W W D W L

FC Cincinnati L W W L W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: FC Cincinnati 1-3 Charlotte FC, 13 Jul 24 Next meeting: FC Cincinnati 0-1 Charlotte FC, 10 Aug 25 All Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.