Charlotte FC vs FC Cincinnati Prediction: will this be Cincinnati’s first loss?

Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati face each other for the first time in the 6th round of the league campaign. The match will take place at 02:30 at the Bank of America Stadium.

Cincinnati FC's last 5 league games ended with the following result: DWDWW. They are currently top of the Eastern Conference table with 11 points from 5 league games.

Charlotte’s last 5 league games ended in the following result: WDLLW. They are currently 7th on the Eastern Conference table with 7 wins from 5 league games.

Charlotte FC

Charlotte FC have won 2 of their last 5 league games and they have just as many games also. Even Though the season is still a long way to go, it's always best for the team to start on the right foot. But at the moment, Charlotte FC are far from where they want to be.

Charlotte defeated Columbus Crew 2-0 last week at home. They came close to taking the lead in the first half but Luri Tavares failed to convert a penalty kick at the brink of half time. The game remained goalless until Ashley Westwood broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute. Patrick Agyemang scored the second goal 5 minutes after that and Charlotte FC won at the end. According to the stats, Charlotte had 45% possession, 5 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also created 5 big chances and missed 4 of them. 

Charlotte FC are facing a difficult team in the upcoming game and their chances of getting a victory is slim to none. Maybe playing for a draw might be the only reasonable play for Charlotte in this game. 

FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati are right at the top of the log this early in the season and it comes with little surprise. They face a lower team Charlotte in the upcoming game and they come as favorites to win.

FC Cincinnati recovered from the disappointment in the CONCACAF Champions League a few weeks ago, and since then they have won back-to-back league games. Their most recent league game was against New York City and they won by a single goal. Luciano Acosta scored the only goal in the 57th minute to help FC Cincinnati get the win at the end. And according to the stats, they had 46% possession, 6 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. They also had 1 big chance and 1 counter attack during the game.

FC Cincinnati might not have had it easy in the last game but they are having a less difficult game ahead of them and it would be disappointing not to take all 3 points at the end.

Head to Head

According to the h2h, in their 4 meetings against each other, FC Cincinnati won 2 games while Charlotte won 1 game and they drew 1 game.

Analysis and Predictions

FC Cincinnati are no doubt the better side and they have all it takes to get a win. Credit to Charlotte for their last game and hopefully they can build on that. All attention will be on FC Cincinnati because they are yet to lose a game this season and it's insane to believe they can hold on until the end of the season. The defeat will come at some point, but the question is when?

According to the h2h streaks, FC Cincinnati have not lost the last 3 meetings against Charlotte FC and Charlotte are without a clean sheet in the last 3 games.

• FC Cincinnati to Score Over 1 Goal at 1.8 Odds
• FC Cincinnati to Score Over 1 Goal at 1.8 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.75 Odds