Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York City FC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
New York City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 16:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Kristijan Kahlina
Y 16' Brandt Bronico
Y 20' Nathan Byrne
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 45' Y
Y 58' Ashley Westwood
Kevin O'Toole 60' Y
Andres Perea 64' Y
Julian Fernandez 90' Y
Y 90' Andrew Privett

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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
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 2023-07-05 New York City FC 1–1 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W
17 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
14 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 3–1 W
30 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
23 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
17 Aug Nashville SC H 2–1 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep New York City FC A 0–2 L
13 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 3–0 W
30 Aug New England Revolution A 2–1 W
24 Aug New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
16 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
10 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–0 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' The wait is over. New York City FC get us underway at Yankee Stadium.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Charlotte FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 10.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Alonso Martinez gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Poor challenge from Brandt Bronico. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 20' The referee has no hesitation. Nathan Byrne is booked for Charlotte FC — card on 20.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Charlotte FC's compact .
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djibril Diani made 251 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Charlotte FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 55' Charlotte FC is showing some good football. However, Charlotte FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' Alonso Martinez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 58' Charlotte FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 60' Kevin O'Toole catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 60.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Pep Biel on, Brandt Bronico off on 60 minutes.
  • 64' Andres Perea has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Agustin Ojeda. He replaces Nicolas Fernandez Marcau on 65 minute.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty departs to be replaced by Archie Goodwin.
  • 77' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Maxi Moralez by Aiden O'Neill on 77 minute.
  • 80' New York City FC ring the changes. Alonso Martinez has done his job and it is now time for Julian Fernandez to step up.
  • 85' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Julian Fernandez gets a card.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas is replaced by Liel Abada.
  • It finishes all square. New York City FC and Charlotte FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kerwin Vargas 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Daniel Rios 2
Enzo Copetti 2
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2
Idan Gorno 2
Orrin McKinze Gaines II 1
Gabriel Pereira 1

Head to Head

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 2023-07-05 New York City FC 1–1 Charlotte FC

New York City FC Form

2025-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC W 2025-08-30 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC W 2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC W

Charlotte FC Form

2025-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC L 2025-09-13 Charlotte FC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2025-08-30 New England Revolution 1–2 Charlotte FC W 2025-08-24 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2025-08-16 Charlotte FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2025-08-10 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Charlotte FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.65 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC48% Draw26% Charlotte FC26%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Charlotte FC
52%
New York City FC or Charlotte FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC34% Draw45% Charlotte FC21%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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