Saturday , 14 November 2026

Charlotte FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Assistant 1 Mike Barwegen (Canada)
  • Assistant 2 Ben Pilgrim (USA)
24 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' 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' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Charlotte FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 12' The referee calls foul for Frankie Westfield. He receives a card.
  • 17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Philippe Ndinga suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' Djibril Diani picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bradley Carnell might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' Indiana Vassilev is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Charlotte FC tonight.
  • 30' Ashley Westwood adds to his 3 season tally! Charlotte FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 35' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Cavan Sullivan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wilfried Zaha on 42.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Nathan Byrne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' It’s high time Bradley Carnell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Harry Toffolo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Ezekiel Alladoh by Jesus Bueno on 64 minute.
  • 65' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luca de la Torre is hanging Djibril Diani on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 76' Nathan Harriel picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Cavan Sullivan is replacing Indiana Vassilev for the Philadelphia Union side.
  • 78' Danley Jean Jacques doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 80' Sensational shot from Wilfried Zaha. Charlotte FC is back in the lead.
  • 83' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Morrison Agyemang gets a card.
  • 83' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Bruno Damiani by Malik Jakupovic on 83 minute.
  • 84' Stas Korzeniowski gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Milan Iloski and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kristijan Kahlina on 87.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Cavan Sullivan argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 90' The whistle greets Pep Biel as he departs to be replaced by Brandt Bronico.
  • With this win, Charlotte FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Rios 4
Wilfried Zaha 3
Patrick Agyemang 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Justin Meram 1
Ashley Westwood 1
Karol Swiderski 1
Milan Iloski 1

Head to Head

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

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
2.12 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC59% Draw22% Philadelphia Union19%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
41%
Charlotte FC or Philadelphia Union
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC41% Draw40% Philadelphia Union19%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 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
30% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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