New York City FC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Citi Field.
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Charlotte FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tori Penso (USA)
- Assistant 1 Brooke Mayo (USA)
- Assistant 2 Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
16 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/gameStandings
# 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 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 #8 Position #6 19 Points 21 15 Played 15 5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6 25 Scored 24 21 Conceded 23 +4 GD +1 1.27 PPG 1.40 33% Win % 40% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this seasonNew York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ ConcededCharlotte FC0-15–/216-302/431-453/–46-601/261-751/376+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Citi Field that hosts another battle between New York City FC and Charlotte FC.
- 3' Charlotte FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 8' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 13' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 17' Raul Gustavo was booked on 17.
- 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Agustin Ojeda, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' New York City 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.
- 37' Charlotte FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
- 46' It is a substitution in Charlotte FC team. Tim Ream is replaced by Andrew Privett on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Charlotte FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 54' GOAL! Idan Gorno scores on 54. Assisted by Harry Toffolo
- 59' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 64' 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.
- 67' The whistle greets Agustin Ojeda as he departs to be replaced by Talles Magno.
- 68' Charlotte FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 69' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Rodolfo Aloko departs to be replaced by Kerwin Vargas.
- 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Raul Gustavo made 370 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 77' Another substitution for Charlotte FC to replace Idan Gorno by Archie Goodwin on 77 minute.
- 81' It’s gonna be a card for Nathan Byrne.
- 84' Charlotte FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 85' The referee shows New York City FC player a card on 85.
- 86' The whistle greets Kai Trewin as he departs to be replaced by Seymour Reid.
- 90' Goal! Kerwin Vargas scores his 17 goal in 151 matches.
- 90' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Djibril Diani is hanging Pep Biel on the field on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Charlotte FC beats New York City FC
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Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Kai Trewin ↓ Seymour Reid 86'
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34
Raul Gustavo ↓ Keaton Parks 77'
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26
Agustin Ojeda ↓ Talles Magno 67'
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Bench
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55
Keaton Parks ↑ 77'
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Talles Magno ↑ 67'
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- 29
- 32
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Seymour Reid ↑ 86'
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Coach Pascal JansenCharlotte FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Tim Ream ↓ Andrew Privett 46'
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- 13
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16
Pep Biel ↓ Djibril Diani 90'
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Idan Gorno ↓ Archie Goodwin 77'
- 44
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Rodolfo Aloko ↓ Kerwin Vargas 69'
Bench
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Luca de la Torre ↑ 77'
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- 23
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28
Djibril Diani ↑ 90'
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Archie Goodwin ↑ 77'
- 11
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Kerwin Vargas ↑ 69'
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Andrew Privett ↑ 46'
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Coach Dean Smith -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alonso Martinez 3 Kerwin Vargas 3 Daniel Rios 2 Enzo Copetti 2 Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2 Idan Gorno 2 Maxime Chanot 1 Adilson Malanda 1 Head to Head
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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.58 New York City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.46 Charlotte FC xGI would bet for: New York City FC or Charlotte FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Charlotte FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.04Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12%2 – 1 8.4%1 – 2 Actual1 – 0 6.8%0 – 0 6.5%0 – 1 6.1%2 – 2 6.1%2 – 0 5.9%0 – 2 5%3 – 1 4.4%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — New York City FC
Handicap New York City FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 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.