Saturday , 14 November 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)
24 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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
#10 Position #5
42 Points 54
34 Played 34
10 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 15 / 9 / 10
49 Scored 66
45 Conceded 51
+4 GD +15
1.24 PPG 1.59
29% Win % 44%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
8/5
16-30
8/8
31-45
5/5
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/8
76+
12/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 13 G 10 A
Idan Gorno 13 G 4 A
Liel Abada 10 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Citi Field. New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Charlotte FC.
  • 3' Brandt Bronico was booked on 3.
  • 8' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Raul Gustavo on 17.
  • 22' Tayvon Gray has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' Charlotte FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Archie Goodwin made 208 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' 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.
  • 46' Andrew Privett gets the nod from Charlotte FC. He replaces Tim Ream and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 54' GOAL! Idan Gorno scores on 54. Assisted by Harry Toffolo
  • 59' Raul Gustavo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 384 appearances.
  • 64' Charlotte FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kerwin Vargas scoring 1 goals.
  • 67' Talles Magno is replacing Agustin Ojeda for the New York City FC side.
  • 68' Andrew Privett has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 68.
  • 69' Rodolfo Aloko makes way for Kerwin Vargas at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 74' New York City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Charlotte FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! Archie Goodwin comes on to replace Idan Gorno.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Nathan Byrne. He receives a card.
  • 84' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Kristijan Kahlina gets a card.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Keaton Parks argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Kai Trewin as he leaves the pitch. Seymour Reid steps in for New York City FC.
  • 90' Kerwin Vargas makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Charlotte FC are in front.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! Djibril Diani comes on to replace Pep Biel.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Charlotte FC take all three 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
4 / 4
1.46 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Charlotte FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC34% Draw27% Charlotte FC39%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Charlotte FC
66%
New York City FC or Charlotte FC
73%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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