Charlotte FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
-
Overview
Match Preview
Charlotte FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.
- Charlotte FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W 10 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W 26 Jul Toronto FC H 2–0 W 19 Jul Atlanta United FC A 3–2 W 16 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–1 W 12 Jul New York City FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Aug Charlotte FC A 0–1 L 10 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L 27 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W 20 Jul FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L 17 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–0 W 13 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W Season Stats
Charlotte FC Real Salt Lake #6 Position #18 21 Points 26 15 Played 14 6 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 24 Scored 26 23 Conceded 19 +1 GD +7 1.40 PPG 1.86 40% Win % 57% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonCharlotte FC are 6th (21 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Charlotte FC0-15–/216-302/431-453/–46-601/261-751/376+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Charlotte FC to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 3' Charlotte FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 3.
- 8' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 8.
- 13' 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.
- 18' 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.
- 23' Real Salt Lake 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.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kerwin Vargas made 151 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' Justen Glad was booked on 33.
- 35' Charlotte FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Idan Gorno on 35.
- 38' The referee calls foul for Zavier Gozo. He receives a card.
- 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Djibril Diani, as he is very good at scoring at Bank of America Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 48' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 53' Johnny Russell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 58' Charlotte FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Rwan Seco departs to be replaced by Willy Agada.
- 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brayan Vera on 70.
- 74' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Pablo Ruiz departs to be replaced by Braian Ojeda.
- 78' Liel Abada is replacing Kerwin Vargas for the Charlotte FC side.
- 79' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty departs to be replaced by Harry Toffolo.
- 84' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Johnny Russell. He replaces Zavier Gozo on 86 minute.
- 87' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
- With this win, Charlotte FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
-
Lineups
Charlotte FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 8
- 3
- 14
- 13
- 2
-
28
Djibril Diani ↓ Eryk Williamson 79'
- 29
- 1
-
18
Kerwin Vargas ↓ Liel Abada 78'
- 17
Bench
-
15
Harry Toffolo ↑ 79'
- 22
-
19
Eryk Williamson ↑ 79'
-
11
Liel Abada ↑ 78'
- 39
- 36
- 4
- 35
- 23
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
-
7
Pablo Ruiz ↓ Braian Ojeda 74'
- 15
- 29
- 4
-
12
Rwan Seco ↓ Willy Agada 62'
- 17
- 14
- 1
- 92
-
72
Zavier Gozo ↓ Johnny Russell 86'
Bench
-
77
Johnny Russell ↑ 86'
-
98
Alexandros Katranis ↑ 74'
-
6
Braian Ojeda ↑ 74'
- 16
- 26
-
9
Willy Agada ↑ 62'
- 23
- 11
- 24
-
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Idan Gorno 1 Jefferson Savarino 1 Anderson Julio 1 Ruiz 1 Karol Swiderski 1 Charlotte FC Form
Real Salt Lake Form
-
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.4 Charlotte FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.25 Real Salt Lake xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Charlotte FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.65Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Charlotte FC or Draw 72%Draw or Real Salt Lake 55%Charlotte FC or Real Salt Lake 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Charlotte FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.3%0 – 0 9%1 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.3%0 – 1 7.8%1 – 2 7.4%2 – 0 6.7%0 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 3.9%1 – 3 3.1%3 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC
Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 20% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 18% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.