Charlotte FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Charlotte FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium 25,865 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ashley Westwood 30' 1–0

1–1 78' Danley Jean Jacques

Wilfried Zaha 80' 2–1

Y 12' Frankie Westfield

Djibril Diani 19' Y

Wilfried Zaha 42' Y

Y 45' Bruno Damiani

Y 76' Nathan Harriel

Morrison Agyemang 83' Y

Kristijan Kahlina 87' Y

Y 90' Cavan Sullivan

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)

Match Details

Referee Drew Fischer
Assistant 1 Mike Barwegen (Canada)
Assistant 2 Ben Pilgrim (USA)

20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	6–1	W
14 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–0	D
08 Mar	Austin FC	H	3–1	W
01 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
21 Feb	St. Louis City	A	1–1	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
21 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–2	L
14 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
08 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L
01 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–2	L
22 Feb	D.C. United SC	A	0–1	L

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Charlotte FC to score. At the same time, Philadelphia Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Charlotte FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
12' Frankie Westfield was booked on 12.
17' The 24-year-old Jovan Lukic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
19' Djibril Diani was booked on 19.
24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
29' Pep Biel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' Ashley Westwood makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Charlotte FC are in front.
35' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' Poor challenge from Wilfried Zaha. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
45' Bruno Damiani was booked on 45.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Japhet Sery is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Charlotte FC.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Charlotte FC winning 100% of all matches.
64' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Ezekiel Alladoh departs to be replaced by Jesus Bueno.
65' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Luca de la Torre on, Djibril Diani off on 65 minutes.
70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' Philadelphia Union have won 491 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
76' A moment of madness from Nathan Harriel on 76 minutes earns him a card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
77' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Cavan Sullivan comes on to replace Indiana Vassilev.
78' What composure from Danley Jean Jacques! The Haiti international strokes it home. 1-1.
80' Wilfried Zaha does the damage! The net is bulging and Charlotte FC surge ahead!
83' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Morrison Agyemang gets a card.
83' Philadelphia Union make a change. Bruno Damiani trudges off to be replaced by Malik Jakupovic on 83 minutes.
84' The whistle greets Milan Iloski as he departs to be replaced by Stas Korzeniowski.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kristijan Kahlina on 87 minutes.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cavan Sullivan.
90' A change in the Charlotte FC ranks — Pep Biel exits the field as Brandt Bronico enters on 90.
It finishes all square. Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

18
Andre Blake
5
Japhet Sery ↓ Philippe Ndinga 84'
19
Indiana Vassilev ↓ Cavan Sullivan 77'
10
Milan Iloski ↓ Stas Korzeniowski 84'
26
Nathan Harriel
21
Danley Jean Jacques
9
Bruno Damiani ↓ Malik Jakupovic 83'
29
Olwethu Makhanya
39
Frankie Westfield
4
Jovan Lukic
23
Ezekiel Alladoh ↓ Jesus Bueno 64'

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Rios	4
Wilfried Zaha	3
Patrick Agyemang	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Danley Jean Jacques	1
Ashley Westwood	1
Jesus Bueno	1
Markus Anderson	1

Head to Head

Charlotte FC Form

2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2026-03-21 Charlotte FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls W 2026-03-14 Charlotte FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-03-08 Charlotte FC 3–1 Austin FC W 2026-03-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Charlotte FC L 2026-02-21 St. Louis City 1–1 Charlotte FC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-03-14 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2026-03-08 Philadelphia Union 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-03-01 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC L 2026-02-22 D.C. United SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.08 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC59% Draw22% Philadelphia Union19%

Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

41%

Charlotte FC or Philadelphia Union

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC41% Draw41% Philadelphia Union18%

Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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