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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. Charlotte FC host Philadelphia Union — let the battle begin!
5' Philadelphia Union 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.
10' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
12' Philadelphia Union player sees a card in front of him.
17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
19' Djibril Diani has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 19.
24' It looks surprising Charlotte FC does not make any changes. Danley Jean Jacques has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
29' Morrison Agyemang has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
30' What composure from Ashley Westwood! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
35' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' A moment of madness from Wilfried Zaha on 42 minutes earns him a card. Charlotte FC will be frustrated.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bruno Damiani on 45 minutes.
50' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' 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.
60' Philadelphia Union have won 477 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' Ezekiel Alladoh makes way for Jesus Bueno at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
65' Luca de la Torre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Djibril Diani on 65 minute.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlotte FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' Charlotte FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Nathan Harriel is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 76.
77' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Indiana Vassilev is replaced by Cavan Sullivan on 77 minute.
78' A goal from the Haiti international Danley Jean Jacques! He fires home on 78 to make it 1-1!
80' Assisted by Pep Biel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wilfried Zaha makes no mistake. 2-1!
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morrison Agyemang on 83.
83' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Bruno Damiani exits the field as Malik Jakupovic enters on 83.
84' The crowd applauds Milan Iloski as he leaves the pitch. Stas Korzeniowski steps in for Philadelphia Union.
87' The referee calls foul for Kristijan Kahlina. He receives a card.
90' Cavan Sullivan was booked on 90.
90' A change in the Charlotte FC ranks — Pep Biel exits the field as Brandt Bronico enters on 90.
2-1 the final result. Philadelphia Union will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Ashley Westwood	1
Jesus Bueno	1
Markus Anderson	1
Kerwin Vargas	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

2.18 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Charlotte FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC65% Draw21% Philadelphia Union14%

Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

35%

Charlotte FC or Philadelphia Union

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC47% Draw41% Philadelphia Union12%

Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.8%

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.5%

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	23%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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