FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC

12 September 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Pavel Bucha 2’
  • Kévin Denkey 51’, 90+1’
  • Liel Abada 7’
  • Pep Biel 17’ (pen)
  • Idan Toklomati 55’

Match summary

FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC drew 3-3. Charlotte FC led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Pavel Bucha put FC Cincinnati ahead in the 2nd minute, Liel Abada equalised in the 7th minute, and Pep Biel put Charlotte FC in front from the penalty spot in the 17th minute. In the second half, Kévin Denkey equalised in the 51st minute, Idan Toklomati put Charlotte FC back in front with a header in the 55th minute, and Denkey equalised from a corner in stoppage time.

FC Cincinnati had the better of the chances, with 2.44 expected goals (xG) from 29 shots to Charlotte FC's 1.59 from 8.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%
28 Shots 8
9 Shots on target 4
12 Corners 3
109 Attacks 49
75 Dangerous attacks 22
650 Passes 297
89.2% Pass accuracy 80.8%
13 Tackles 16
6 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 1

Key events

FC Cincinnati Charlotte FC
Kick-off
Pavel BuchaRight foot shot1-0 (FC Cincinnati)
2’
7’
Liel AbadaLeft foot shot1-1 (Charlotte FC)
9’
Corner
Ender EcheniqueShot on target
11’
11’
Allan Saint-MaximinShot on target
17’
Pep BielPenalty1-2 (Charlotte FC)
Tom BarlowShot on target
22’
Corner
29’
Corner
37’
44’
Rodolfo AlokoLiel Abada
Corner
44’
45+5’
Corner
Half-time1-2
Kévin DenkeyLeft foot shot2-2 (FC Cincinnati)
51’
Second half underway
Pavel BuchaShot on target
54’
Corner
54’
55’
Idan ToklomatiHeader2-3 (Charlotte FC)
Andrei ChirilaShot on target
55’
Bryan RamirezTom Barlow
56’
Corner
58’
69’
Corner
70’
Brandt BronicoLuca De La Torre
Teenage HadebeNick Hagglund
74’
Kristian FletcherAndrei Chirila
74’
Corner
75’
Samuel GidiFoul
76’
Kévin DenkeyShot on target
76’
Corner
76’
77’
Morrison AgyemangWill Cleary
78’
Tyger SmallsIdan Toklomati
Kenji Mboma DemFoul
81’
Corner
82’
83’
Rodolfo AlokoFoul
Ayoub JabbariKenji Mboma Dem
85’
Kyle SmithSamuel Gidi
85’
Corner
87’
Corner
89’
Kévin DenkeyRight foot shot3-3 (FC Cincinnati)
90+1’
Corner
90+1’
Kristian FletcherShot on target
90+2’
Bryan RamirezShot on target
90+6’
Corner
90+6’
Full-time3-3

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.44 1.59 2’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), 1-0 2’ 7’ Liel Abada (Charlotte FC), 1-1 7’ 17’ Pep Biel (Charlotte FC), 1-2 17’ 51’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), 2-2 51’ 55’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), 2-3 55’ 90+1’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), 3-3 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.44 1.59 2’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), 1-0 Bucha 2’ 7’ Liel Abada (Charlotte FC), 1-1 Abada 7’ 17’ Pep Biel (Charlotte FC), 1-2 Biel 17’ 51’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), 2-2 Denkey 51’ 55’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), 2-3 Toklomati 55’ 90+1’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), 3-3 Denkey 90+1’
FC Cincinnati 2.44 xGCharlotte FC 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Charlotte FC attacking FC Cincinnati attacking 
17’ Pep Biel (Charlotte FC), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+1’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 55’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 7’ Liel Abada (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 51’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.19 xG, goal 2’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 36’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 19’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 87’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 59’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 54’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+2’ Kristian Fletcher (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 45’ Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 90+7’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 41’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Rodolfo Aloko (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Kristian Fletcher (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Liel Abada (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Pep Biel (Charlotte FC), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 90+1’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 55’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 7’ Liel Abada (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 51’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.19 xG, goal 2’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 36’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 19’ Idan Toklomati (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 51’ Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 87’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 59’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+2’ Kristian Fletcher (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 54’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+7’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Ender Echenique (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Rodolfo Aloko (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 90+6’ Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Kristian Fletcher (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Liel Abada (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

FC Cincinnati 3-5-2 Starting XI
Celentano
Robinson
Hagglund 74’
Chirila 74’
Bucha
Gidi 85’
Valenzuela
Dem 85’
Echenique
Barlow 56’
Denkey 2
Charlotte FC 4-3-3 Starting XI
Kahlina
Kessler
Ream
Cleary 77’
Byrne
Diani
Torre 70’
Biel
Saint-Maximin
Toklomati 78’
Abada 44’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Roman Celentano
90′ 1 3 15 3 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Miles Robinson
90′ 2 – – 7 3 77 1 – – –
Nick Hagglund Taken off
74′ 1 – – 3 2 52 – – – –
Andrei Chirila Taken off
74′ 1 – – 3 1 59 – – 1 –
Teenage Hadebe Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – 1 1 16 – – – –
Kyle Smith Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 12 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Ender Echenique
90′ – – 63 3 0.61 1 – 2 – – –
Pavel Bucha
90′ 1 – 85 1 0.19 1 1 1 – – –
Samuel Gidi Taken off
85′ – – 81 2 0.20 1 2 3 1 1
Gerardo Valenzuela
90′ – – 61 3 0.31 1 – 6 – 2 –
Bryan Ramirez Came on as a substitute
34′ – 1 27 4 0.26 1 1 5 1 1 –
Forwards5 players
Kenji Mboma Dem Taken off
85′ – – 4 – 0.20 0.37 3 6 3 48
Tom Barlow Taken off
56′ – 1 1 1 0.03 0.34 3 2 – 30 –
Kévin Denkey
90′ 2 – 5 3 0.92 0.35 – 1 – 16 –
Kristian Fletcher Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 2 1 0.12 0.09 – – – 4 –
Ayoub Jabbari Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 0.00 – 1 – 2 –
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

FC Cincinnati DWDLL
Charlotte FC DWWDW

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.