Thursday , 2 July 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)
17 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

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 #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 history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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
Daniel Rios 2
Enzo Copetti 2
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2
Idan Gorno 2
Orrin McKinze Gaines II 1
Gabriel Pereira 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
1.58 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 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: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 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.