Matchday 24 Information:
- Who: Charlotte FC (6-8-7, 25 points) vs FC Cincinnati (13-2-5, 44 points)
- When: Saturday, July 8, 2023 – 7:30 PM EST
- Where: Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, NC, USA
- How To Watch: Apple TV – MLS Season Pass
2022 Matchups:
- March 26, 2022: Charlotte FC 2 (Swiderski 6′, 55′) – FC Cincinnati 0
- September 3, 2022: FC Cincinnati 2 (Hagglund 38′, Acosta 81′) – Charlotte FC 0
Key Storylines:
- Charlotte FC and FC Cincinnati’s respective home/away records are quite similar. Charlotte is 3-4-3 at Bank of America Stadium, while Cincinnati is 3-4-2 while away from TQL Stadium.
- Charlotte FC, when up 1-0 at home, has won 80% of their matches (all-time). Coincidentally, both losses for FC Cincinnati have come when they have conceded first. FC Cincinnati has only conceded the first goal twice. They’ve only lost…. twice.
- Charlotte FC hasn’t won a match since May 27th against the LA Galaxy. Meanwhile, FC Cincinnati is on a “cold” streak of their own, winning just one of their last four matches. Prior to the Vancouver match, FC Cincinnati had won 6 straight league matches.
- Matt Miazga and Brandon Vazquez come back to Cincinnati… as the USMNT plays at TQL Stadium against Canada in the quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup Sunday.
Key Player: Luciano Acosta (CIN)
Once again, Luciano Acosta is the key player to keep your eye out for this weekend. Acosta recently made history again, becoming the 14th player all-time to reach 70+ assists and 50+ goals in MLS – and the only active player to reach the milestone. With another match without key players in Miazga and Vazquez (USMNT) – and while Cincinnati waits for the arrival of DP forward Aaron Boupendza… they will need Acosta to continue doing the heavy lifting.
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