Saturday , 14 November 2026

Charlotte FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#5 Position #6
54 Points 50
34 Played 34
15 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 14 / 8 / 12
66 Scored 66
51 Conceded 52
+15 GD +14
1.59 PPG 1.47
44% Win % 41%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC
0-15
8/5
16-30
8/8
31-45
5/5
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/8
76+
12/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
6/7
31-45
8/7
46-60
12/2
61-75
17/5
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 13 G 10 A
Idan Gorno 13 G 4 A
Liel Abada 10 G 5 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 19 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 13 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 9 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Charlotte FC gets underway.
  • 5' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Charlotte FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Charlotte FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 24' Wilfried Zaha is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 29' Milan Iloski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Magnificent from Kerwin Vargas! That is 20 goals in 170 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Danley Jean Jacques gets a card.
  • 37' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Mikkel Uhre is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 44.
  • 47' Tai Baribo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikkel Uhre at the 47 minute mark.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlotte FC that had 170 games and scored 260 goals.
  • 55' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Milan Iloski has done his job and it is now time for Cavan Sullivan to step up.
  • 60' Nathan Harriel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' Charlotte FC make a change. Harry Toffolo trudges off to be replaced by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty on 63 minutes.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 71' Philadelphia Union receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 73' Bruno Damiani has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 73.
  • 78' Danley Jean Jacques makes way for Jesus Bueno at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 83' The whistle greets Brandt Bronico as he departs to be replaced by Baye Coulibaly.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Wilfried Zaha is booked for Charlotte FC — card on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! Archie Goodwin comes on to replace Idan Gorno.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Charlotte FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Rios 4
Wilfried Zaha 3
Daniel Gazdag 2
Patrick Agyemang 2
Julian Carranza 1
Jesus Bueno 1
Markus Anderson 1
Kerwin Vargas 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.98 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC49% Draw24% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
51%
Charlotte FC or Philadelphia Union
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC36% Draw41% Philadelphia Union23%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 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.