Charlotte FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Charlotte FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 22:00 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Danley Jean Jacques

Wilfried Zaha 32' Y

Y 44' Mikkel Uhre

Y 71' Nathan Harriel

Y 73' Bruno Damiani

Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 88' Y

Wilfried Zaha 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

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

Charlotte FC 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Charlotte FC 9 games · Avg 2.3 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-18 Charlotte FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-06-14 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Charlotte FC 2024-06-22 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Charlotte FC 2024-05-25 Charlotte FC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2023-09-20 Charlotte FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
04 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	1–0	W
27 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–4	L
20 Sep	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
13 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	3–0	W
30 Aug	New England Revolution	A	2–1	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Charlotte FC	A	0–2	L
04 Oct	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
27 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	6–0	W
20 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
14 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–7	L
30 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Charlotte FC		Philadelphia Union
#4	Position	#6
43	Points	39
27	Played	27
12 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 6 / 10
47	Scored	54
38	Conceded	44
+9	GD	+10
1.59	PPG	1.44
44%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Charlotte FC are 4th (43 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

7/5

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/7

61-75

5/4

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

6/4

46-60

9/1

61-75

14/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	12 G	7 A
Idan Gorno	6 G	1 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	16 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	8 G	1 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	4 A

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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Idan Gorno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Charlotte FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
24' Magnificent from Wilfried Zaha! That is 69 goals in 325 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
29' Charlotte FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
30' Magnificent from Kerwin Vargas! That is 19 goals in 159 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
32' That looks like a foul for a card for Danley Jean Jacques.
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' Frankie Westfield is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Charlotte FC so far.
44' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 44.
47' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tai Baribo is hanging Mikkel Uhre on the field on 47 minute.
52' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Milan Iloski exits the field as Cavan Sullivan enters on 55.
60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
63' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Harry Toffolo is replaced by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
71' Nathan Harriel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
73' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Bruno Damiani will be fuming at that decision.
78' Philadelphia Union make a change. Danley Jean Jacques trudges off to be replaced by Jesus Bueno on 78 minutes.
83' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! Baye Coulibaly comes on to replace Brandt Bronico.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty on 88.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Wilfried Zaha is booked for Charlotte FC — card on 90.
90' Archie Goodwin gets the nod from Charlotte FC. He replaces Idan Gorno and will look to change the dynamic.
Charlotte FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Wilfried Zaha
8
Ashley Westwood
3
Tim Ream
14
Nathan Byrne
15
Harry Toffolo ↓ Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 63'
13
Brandt Bronico ↓ Baye Coulibaly 83'
28
Djibril Diani
29
Adilson Malanda
1
Kristijan Kahlina
18
Kerwin Vargas ↓ Liel Abada 83'
17
Idan Gorno ↓ Archie Goodwin 90'

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Indiana Vassilev 47'
32
Milan Iloski ↓ Cavan Sullivan 55'
26
Nathan Harriel ↓ Frankie Westfield 78'
21
Danley Jean Jacques ↓ Jesus Bueno 78'
5
Jacob Glesnes
7
Mikkel Uhre ↓ Tai Baribo 47'
20
Bruno Damiani
29
Olwethu Makhanya
4
Jovan Lukic

Bench

15
Olivier Mbaizo
19
Indiana Vassilev ↑ 47'
8
Jesus Bueno ↑ 78'
16
Ben Bender
25
Chris Donovan
9
Tai Baribo ↑ 47'
76
Andrew Rick
6
Cavan Sullivan ↑ 55'
39
Frankie Westfield ↑ 78'

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Rios	4
Wilfried Zaha	3
Patrick Agyemang	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Ashley Westwood	1
Jesus Bueno	1
Markus Anderson	1
Kerwin Vargas	1

Head to Head

Charlotte FC Form

2025-10-18 Charlotte FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-10-04 D.C. United SC 0–1 Charlotte FC W 2025-09-27 Charlotte FC 1–4 Montreal Impact FC L 2025-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC L 2025-09-13 Charlotte FC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2025-08-30 New England Revolution 1–2 Charlotte FC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2025-10-18 Charlotte FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-10-04 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC W 2025-09-27 D.C. United SC 0–6 Philadelphia Union W 2025-09-20 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution W 2025-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.94 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC49% Draw24% Philadelphia Union27%

Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

51%

Charlotte FC or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Charlotte FC35% Draw41% Philadelphia Union24%

Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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