Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York City FC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Citi Field 20,997 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' Idan Gorno
0–2 90' Kerwin Vargas
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 90+3' 1–2
Y 3' Brandt Bronico
Raul Gustavo 17' Y
Y 68' Andrew Privett
Y 81' Nathan Byrne
Y 84' Kristijan Kahlina
Keaton Parks 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Citi Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Tori Penso (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Brooke Mayo (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
18 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

3
1
6
New York City FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC 2025-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC 2025-07-12 Charlotte FC 2–0 New York City FC 2024-04-27 New York City FC 2–1 Charlotte FC 2024-02-25 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Charlotte FC H 1–2 L
11 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
04 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D
22 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 2–3 L
14 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
07 Mar Orlando City SC H 5–0 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr New York City FC A 2–1 W
11 Apr Nashville SC H 1–2 L
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

Season Stats

New York City FC Charlotte FC
#5 Position #7
26 Points 25
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
31 Scored 29
24 Conceded 27
+7 GD +2
1.44 PPG 1.39
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Charlotte FC are 7th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/4
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Charlotte FC.
  • 3' The referee has no hesitation. Brandt Bronico is booked for Charlotte FC — card on 3.
  • 8' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Charlotte FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 13' A quiet spell here at Citi Field. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 17' That is a card for New York City FC. Raul Gustavo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 22' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Charlotte FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Charlotte FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 46' Another change for Charlotte FC made on 46 minute. Tim Ream leaves to be changed by Andrew Privett.
  • 51' Aiden O'Neill, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 54' Idan Gorno does the damage! The net is bulging and Charlotte FC surge ahead!
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' With 3 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Fernandez Marcau is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 67' The whistle greets Agustin Ojeda as he departs to be replaced by Talles Magno.
  • 68' Andrew Privett catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 68.
  • 69' Kerwin Vargas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodolfo Aloko at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' New York City FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' Charlotte FC make a change. Idan Gorno trudges off to be replaced by Archie Goodwin on 77 minutes.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a card for Nathan Byrne.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kristijan Kahlina on 84.
  • 85' Keaton Parks is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 86' New York City FC make a change. Kai Trewin trudges off to be replaced by Seymour Reid on 86 minutes.
  • 90' A goal from the Colombia international Kerwin Vargas! He fires home on 90 to make it 0-2!
  • 90' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Pep Biel departs to be replaced by Djibril Diani.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Charlotte FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alonso Martinez 3
Kerwin Vargas 3
Daniel Rios 2
Enzo Copetti 2
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2
Idan Gorno 2
Adilson Malanda 1
Christian Fuchs 1

Head to Head

2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC 2025-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC 2025-07-12 Charlotte FC 2–0 New York City FC 2024-04-27 New York City FC 2–1 Charlotte FC 2024-02-25 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-04 New York City FC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-03-22 New York City FC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-03-14 New York City FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-03-07 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC W

Charlotte FC Form

2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-04-11 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Charlotte FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC38% Draw27% Charlotte FC35%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Charlotte FC
62%
New York City FC or Charlotte FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC30% Draw44% Charlotte FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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