FC Cincinnati vs Charlotte FC Prediction: Both Teams will grab a goal

FC Cincinnati played a draw last weekend against CF Montreal and they are now without a win in their last 3 matches in a row. They turn their attention to Charlotte FC, in a bid to get back to winning ways.

Charlotte FC are also coming into this game hoping to get their first win in 4 matches. They played their fourth draw in a row against Philadelphia Union in mid week. Now they face FC Cincinnati away from home and they hope to bounce back with a win here.

Cincinnati are worried of their latest results after their winless run was stretched to 4 games in a row. The team managed to avoid defeats in their last 2 matches, but dropping significant points at this time of the season is a big worry for this team. Their last 5 matches ended with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They won back-to-back games against New York City FC and Atlanta United, then they lost their next game against Orlando City SC. And after the defeat, they played back-to-back draws against Philadelphia Union and CF Montreal. At home, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5. They lost their last home game against Orlando City SC at home.

FC Cincinnati are top of the Eastern Conference and MLS tables, with 59 points from 29 matches. They have 17 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats overall, with a goal aggregate of 47:33.

In their last match against CF Montreal , they played out a 1-1 draw at full time. Kwadwo Opoku gave CF Montreal the lead in the 53rd minute and FC Cincinnati managed to grab the equalizer in the 97th minute through Luciano Acosta.

• They are without a clean sheet in the last 4 matches.
• 5/6 of their matches ended with more than 2.5 goals.
• They conceded in 5/7 matches.

Charlotte FC have maintained their unbeaten streak in the past 5 matches in a row, but at the same time they have picked up only 7 points out of a possible 15. Their last 5 matches ended in 1 win and 4 draws. The win was against Los Angeles FC, and after that, they played 4 draws in a row against Orlando City SC, Nashville SC, DC United and Philadelphia Union.

Their away form however is very poor. In their last 5 away matches they had 3 draws and 2 defeats and their most recent away game ended in a 1-1 draw against Nashville SC.

Charlotte FC are 12th on the Eastern Conference table and 25th on the MLS table, with 33 points from 28 matches. They have 7 wins, 12 draws and 9 defeats so far this season and their goal aggregate is 36:45.

Charlotte played a 2-2 draw against Philadelphia Union in their last game. They were first to take the lead in the game, as Justin Meram and Karol Swiderski scored 2 goals in the 55th and 61st minute. But Philadelphia Union got 2 goals for themselves too through Quinn Sullivan and Daniel Gazdag in the 70th and 97th minutes to end the game as a draw.

• Charlotte FC have not lost the last 4 matches.
• Charlotte FC have no wins in the last 3 matches.
• 6/7 of their matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.

FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC have only played 3 matches against each other. Both clubs won 1 game each and 1 game ended in a draw.

FC Cincinnati scored 47 goals and conceded 33 goals. They scored an average of 1.6 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 13%. They created an average of 2.3 chances per game and missed an average of 1.4 chances per game. They took an average of 4.7 shots on target per game and an average of 4.4 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game and they kept 10 clean sheets.

Charlotte FC scored 36 goals and conceded 45 goals. They scored an average of 1.3 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 13%. They created an average of 1.5 chances per game and missed an average of 0.8 chances per game. They took an average of 3.3 shots on target per game and an average of 4.9 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game and they kept 4 clean sheets.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.64 Odds
• Luciano Acosta to Score Anytime at 2.05 Odds