Wednesday , 30 September 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)
20 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#8 Position #4
33 Points 43
27 Played 27
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 8
41 Scored 47
36 Conceded 38
+5 GD +9
1.22 PPG 1.59
30% Win % 44%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Charlotte FC are 4th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/5
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
5/4
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Citi Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York City FC and Charlotte FC.
  • 3' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brandt Bronico on 3 minutes.
  • 8' Charlotte FC have won 241 goals from 162 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' The referee shows New York City FC player a card on 17.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' The Charlotte FC bench stirs into life. Tim Ream is withdrawn and Andrew Privett gets his opportunity.
  • 51' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Charlotte FC backline.
  • 54' GOAL! Idan Gorno fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 59' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 67' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Agustin Ojeda is replaced by Talles Magno on 67 minute.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a card for Andrew Privett.
  • 69' Kerwin Vargas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodolfo Aloko on 69 minute.
  • 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Fernandez Marcau made 243 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' Archie Goodwin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Idan Gorno on 77 minute.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a card for Nathan Byrne.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Kristijan Kahlina. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 85' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Keaton Parks gets a card.
  • 86' Seymour Reid is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kai Trewin at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Kerwin Vargas gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Another substitution for Charlotte FC to replace Pep Biel by Djibril Diani on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — New York City FC 1-2 Charlotte FC. Honours even.

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
Kerwin Vargas 3
Alonso Martinez 3
Enzo Copetti 2
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2
Idan Gorno 2
Daniel Rios 2
Maxime Chanot 1
Adilson Malanda 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
4 / 4
1.45 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Charlotte FC 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC35% Draw28% Charlotte FC37%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Charlotte FC
65%
New York City FC or Charlotte FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC27% Draw45% Charlotte FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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