Sunday , 18 October 2026

New York Red Bulls vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York Red Bulls
0 – 2
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sat 25 Jul 2026 · 22:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Pep Biel
0–2 12' Ashley Westwood
Y 48' Liel Abada
Jorge Ruvalcaba 56' Y
Adri Mehmeti 77' Y
Omar Valencia 85' Y
Justin Che 90' Y
Adri Mehmeti 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 30 67
2 Internacional CF Miami 30 55
3 New England Revolution 30 52
4 Chicago Fire FC 30 48
5 Charlotte FC 30 47
6 Philadelphia Union 30 46
7 Orlando City SC 30 41
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 Toronto FC 30 36
10 New York Red Bulls 30 36
11 New York City FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 29 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 30 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 30 25
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 55
17 St. Louis City 30 51
18 FC Dallas 30 51
19 San Jose Earthquakes 30 48
20 Houston Dynamo 30 47
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 30 42
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 31 40
24 Colorado Rapids SC 30 39
25 Real Salt Lake 30 36
26 San Diego FC 30 34
27 Portland Timbers 30 34
28 Minnesota United FC 30 34
29 Austin FC 30 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 30 22

Head-to-Head

3
3
4
New York Red Bulls 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-25 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte FC 2026-03-21 Charlotte FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls 2025-08-24 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2025-05-28 New York Red Bulls 4–2 Charlotte FC 2024-08-24 Charlotte FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Charlotte FC H 0–2 L
22 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
24 May Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
16 May New York City FC H 1–1 D
13 May Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
09 May Chicago Fire FC A 3–1 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul New York Red Bulls A 2–0 W
23 Jul Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
23 May New England Revolution H 1–0 W
16 May Toronto FC H 3–1 W
13 May New York City FC H 0–1 L
09 May FC Cincinnati H 0–0 D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Charlotte FC
#10 Position #5
36 Points 47
30 Played 30
10 / 6 / 14 W / D / L 13 / 8 / 9
39 Scored 53
56 Conceded 45
-17 GD +8
1.20 PPG 1.57
33% Win % 43%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
23% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (36 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/6
16-30
4/3
31-45
5/7
46-60
5/9
61-75
3/6
76+
6/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/7
61-75
8/8
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 11 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 8 G 1 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 8 A
Idan Gorno 10 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! New York Red Bulls welcome Charlotte FC for this crunch clash at Red Bull Arena.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 7' Pep Biel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
  • 12' Ashley Westwood has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 12 minutes.
  • 17' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' Charlotte FC have won 241 goals from 163 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' The 34-year-old Emil Forsberg has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Ethan Horvath has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Charlotte FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 48' Liel Abada was booked on 48.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 56' That is a card for New York Red Bulls. Jorge Ruvalcaba will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' A change in the Charlotte FC ranks — Harry Toffolo exits the field as Will Cleary enters on 62.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Mohammed Sofo gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Cade Cowell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Dylan Nealis as he leaves the pitch. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty steps in for New York Red Bulls.
  • 72' Tyger Smalls gets the nod from Charlotte FC. He replaces Liel Abada and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' New York Red Bulls receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' Charlotte FC ring the changes. Pep Biel has done his job and it is now time for Brandt Bronico to step up.
  • 84' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Matthew Dos Santos exits the field as Omar Valencia enters on 84.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Omar Valencia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' That is a card for New York Red Bulls. Justin Che will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Bender 4
Elias Manoel 4
Maxim Choupo-Moting 2
Kerwin Vargas 2
Emil Forsberg 2
Mohammed Sofo 1
Wiktor Bogacz 1
Derrick Jones 1

Head to Head

2026-07-25 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte FC 2026-03-21 Charlotte FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls 2025-08-24 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2025-05-28 New York Red Bulls 4–2 Charlotte FC 2024-08-24 Charlotte FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls Form

2026-07-25 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-07-22 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-05-24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls W

Charlotte FC Form

2026-07-25 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-07-23 Charlotte FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-23 Charlotte FC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2026-05-16 Charlotte FC 3–1 Toronto FC W 2026-05-13 Charlotte FC 0–1 New York City FC L 2026-05-09 Charlotte FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.02 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls23% Draw26% Charlotte FC51%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
49%
Draw or Charlotte FC
77%
New York Red Bulls or Charlotte FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls16% Draw43% Charlotte FC41%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.3%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 23% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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