Charlotte FC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Charlotte FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Thu 23 Jul 2026 · 00:15 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Kerwin Vargas 16' 1–0

Liel Abada 45' 2–0

2–1 57' Elias Baez

2–2 76' Miguel Almiron

Y 22' Cooper Wyatt Sanchez

Y 22' Will Reilly

Y 48' Aleksei Miranchuk

Nathan Byrne 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Charlotte FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.

Charlotte FC 29 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 29 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-07-23 Charlotte FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2025-07-19 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Charlotte FC 2025-03-01 Charlotte FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-08-31 Charlotte FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 2024-06-02 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	2–2	D
23 May	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
16 May	Toronto FC	H	3–1	W
13 May	New York City FC	H	0–1	L
09 May	FC Cincinnati	H	0–0	D
02 May	New England Revolution	A	0–0	D

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jul	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D
18 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
24 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
16 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
09 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
02 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Charlotte FC		Atlanta United FC
#5	Position	#14
46	Points	30
29	Played	29
13 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	8 / 6 / 15
51	Scored	36
43	Conceded	48
+8	GD	-12
1.59	PPG	1.03
45%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

17% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Charlotte FC are 5th (46 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

8/7

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/7

61-75

7/7

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

3/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

5/7

76+

5/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	12 G	8 A
Idan Gorno	9 G	2 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Charlotte FC host Atlanta United FC — let the battle begin!
5' Charlotte FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
10' Charlotte FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' Fafa Picault needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
16' GOAL! Kerwin Vargas scores on 16.
17' Kerwin Vargas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
22' Cooper Wyatt Sanchez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lucas Hoyos made 189 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Charlotte FC and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' Charlotte FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Liel Abada scoring 2 goals.
45' The deadlock is broken! Liel Abada gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
48' A moment of madness from Aleksei Miranchuk on 48 minutes earns him a card. Atlanta United FC will be frustrated.
53' Tim Ream is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Charlotte FC tonight.
57' What a strike from Elias Baez! The score is 3-1.
62' It looks surprising Charlotte FC does not make any changes. Archie Goodwin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' Rodolfo Aloko gets the nod from Charlotte FC. He replaces Liel Abada and will look to change the dynamic.
64' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Will Cleary is replaced by Nathan Byrne.
69' Charlotte FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
74' Pep Biel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Charlotte FC so far.
76' Against the run of play, Miguel Almiron has scored! This game has turned on its head.
77' Miguel Almiron adds to his 4 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 3-3 — and this changes everything.
79' Nathan Byrne was booked on 79.
82' Luke Brennan is replacing Fafa Picault for the Atlanta United FC side.
85' Tyger Smalls has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kerwin Vargas on 85 minute.
89' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Cooper Wyatt Sanchez by Ignacio Suarez on 89 minute.
90' Stian Gregersen is replacing Junior Alonso for the Atlanta United FC side.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Junior Alonso ↓ Stian Gregersen 90'
22
Fafa Picault ↓ Luke Brennan 82'
59
Aleksei Miranchuk
10
Miguel Almiron
1
Lucas Hoyos
4
Enea Mihaj
8
Tristan Muyumba
55
Tomas Jacob
3
Elias Baez
28
Will Reilly
48
Cooper Wyatt Sanchez ↓ Ignacio Suarez 89'

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Liel Abada	5
Caleb Wiley	2
Justin Meram	2
Wilfried Zaha	2
Thiago Almada	1
Xande Silva	1
Juan Sanchez	1
Ajani Fortune	1

Head to Head

Charlotte FC Form

2026-07-23 Charlotte FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-23 Charlotte FC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2026-05-16 Charlotte FC 3–1 Toronto FC W 2026-05-13 Charlotte FC 0–1 New York City FC L 2026-05-09 Charlotte FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2026-05-02 New England Revolution 0–0 Charlotte FC D

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-07-23 Charlotte FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-07-18 Nashville SC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-05-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-05-02 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.89 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Charlotte FC54% Draw24% Atlanta United FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

46%

Charlotte FC or Atlanta United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Charlotte FC39% Draw43% Atlanta United FC18%

Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.