Thursday , 2 July 2026

Charlotte FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Charlotte FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Wed 20 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Justin Meram 55' 1–0
Karol Swiderski 61' 2–0
2–1 70' Quinn Sullivan
2–2 90+7' Daniel Gazdag pen
Y 52' Jose Martinez
Kamil Jozwiak 90' Y
Ashley Westwood 90' Y
Patrick Agyemang 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Charlotte FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
Charlotte FC 9 games · Avg 2.3 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-20 Charlotte FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2023-05-31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Charlotte FC 2022-10-01 Charlotte FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-04-02 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D
16 Sep D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
03 Sep Nashville SC A 1–1 D
30 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
26 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
15 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Charlotte FC A 2–2 D
16 Sep FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D
03 Sep New York Red Bulls H 4–1 W
30 Aug Toronto FC A 1–3 L
26 Aug D.C. United SC A 3–1 W
15 Jul New York City FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Charlotte FC Philadelphia Union
#6 Position #15
21 Points 7
15 Played 15
6 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
24 Scored 18
23 Conceded 30
+1 GD -12
1.40 PPG 0.47
40% Win % 7%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Charlotte FC is hosting Philadelphia Union for another epic battle.
  • 5' Chris Donovan, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Charlotte FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's 4-3-1-2 shape.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Andre Blake has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack McGlynn is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
  • 30' Charlotte FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christian Lattanzio will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Charlotte FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathan Byrne made 380 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Martinez is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 52.
  • 55' Justin Meram is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Chris Donovan is replaced by Julian Carranza on 56 minute.
  • 57' Tai Baribo makes way for Mikkel Uhre at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 61' Assisted by Brandt Bronico with the perfectly-timed delivery and Karol Swiderski makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 66' Alejandro Bedoya makes way for Quinn Sullivan at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 67' Philadelphia Union make a change. Jose Martinez trudges off to be replaced by Jack McGlynn on 67 minutes.
  • 70' What a moment for Quinn Sullivan! That strike on 70 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlotte FC that had 151 games and scored 221 goals.
  • 77' A change in the Charlotte FC ranks — Ben Bender exits the field as Kamil Jozwiak enters on 77.
  • 82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 86' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Agyemang is hanging Enzo Copetti on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Kamil Jozwiak is booked for Charlotte FC — card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Lattanzio

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Rios 4
Wilfried Zaha 3
Daniel Gazdag 2
Patrick Agyemang 2
Quinn Sullivan 1
Julian Carranza 1
Justin Meram 1
Karol Swiderski 1

Head to Head

2023-09-20 Charlotte FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2023-05-31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Charlotte FC 2022-10-01 Charlotte FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-04-02 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Charlotte FC

Charlotte FC Form

2023-09-20 Charlotte FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-09-16 Charlotte FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-08-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-08-26 Charlotte FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2023-07-15 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Charlotte FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-09-20 Charlotte FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-09-16 Philadelphia Union 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2023-09-03 Philadelphia Union 4–1 New York Red Bulls W 2023-08-30 Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-08-26 D.C. United SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2023-07-15 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC48% Draw25% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
52%
Charlotte FC or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC38% Draw42% Philadelphia Union20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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