New York Red Bulls vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Charlotte FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Penso
5 games this season
🟨 2.2/game
⚽ 10.2 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May | Charlotte FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 18 May | New York City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 15 May | D.C. United SC | A | 4–1 | W |
| 11 May | New England Revolution | H | 4–2 | W |
| 04 May | Internacional CF Miami | A | 2–6 | L |
| 27 Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May | New York Red Bulls | A | 1–3 | L |
| 25 May | Philadelphia Union | H | 0–0 | D |
| 18 May | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 0–0 | D |
| 16 May | Chicago Fire FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 11 May | Nashville SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 04 May | Portland Timbers | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Charlotte FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #6 |
| 22 | Points | 21 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 6 / 4 / 5 | W / D / L | 6 / 3 / 6 |
| 25 | Scored | 24 |
| 32 | Conceded | 23 |
| -7 | GD | +1 |
| 1.47 | PPG | 1.40 |
| 40% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
27%
Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
Charlotte FC this season
New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ 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' In just a few seconds Red Bull Arena will turn into a battlefield for New York Red Bulls and Charlotte FC.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Charlotte FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Charlotte FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Charlotte FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' USA international Frankie Amaya has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sandro Schwarz will be considering his options from the bench.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Elias Manoel.
- 50' Charlotte FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 55' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 60' Charlotte FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 66' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Elias Manoel exits the field as Dante Vanzeir enters on 66.
- 67' Another substitution for New York Red Bulls to replace Wikelmann Carmona by Dennis Gjengaar on 67 minute.
- 70' A change in the Charlotte FC ranks — Liel Abada exits the field as Tyger Smalls enters on 70.
- 73' Kerwin Vargas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 73.
- 74' Emil Forsberg doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 75' It is a substitution in Charlotte FC team. Brandt Bronico is replaced by Ben Bender on 75 minute.
- 76' Emil Forsberg with the second goal in the match!
- 80' Patrick Agyemang picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andres Reyes makes it 3-0.
- 83' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Joao Pedro departs to be replaced by Jaylin Lindsey.
- 86' That is a card for Charlotte FC. Ashley Westwood will be fuming at that decision.
- 87' Cory Burke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Morgan on 87 minute.
- 90' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Emil Forsberg is replaced by Julian Hall on 90 minute.
- The points are shared — New York Red Bulls 3-1 Charlotte FC. Honours even.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Julian Hall 90'
-
9
Lewis Morgan ↓ Cory Burke 87'
- 8
- 12
- 47
- 4
- 3
-
11
Elias Manoel ↓ Dante Vanzeir 66'
- 31
- 75
- 19
Bench
- 18
-
7
Cory Burke ↑ 87'
-
13
Dante Vanzeir ↑ 66'
- 91
- 1
- 24
-
16
Julian Hall ↑ 90'
-
2
Dennis Gjengaar ↑ 67'
- 23
Coach
Sandro Schwarz
Charlotte FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 14
-
13
Brandt Bronico ↓ Ben Bender 75'
- 28
- 29
- 1
-
11
Liel Abada ↓ Tyger Smalls 70'
- 18
- 33
- 34
-
20
Joao Pedro ↓ Jaylin Lindsey 83'
Bench
-
24
Jaylin Lindsey ↑ 83'
- 22
- 6
- 37
- 10
-
15
Ben Bender ↑ 75'
- 38
- 23
-
25
Tyger Smalls ↑ 70'
Coach
Dean Smith
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ben Bender | 4 |
| Elias Manoel | 4 |
| Kerwin Vargas | 2 |
| Emil Forsberg | 2 |
| Maxim Choupo-Moting | 2 |
| Derrick Jones | 1 |
| Dante Vanzeir | 1 |
| Cameron Harper | 1 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2024-05-29
New York Red Bulls
3–1
Charlotte FC
W
2024-05-18
New York City FC
2–1
New York Red Bulls
L
2024-05-15
D.C. United SC
1–4
New York Red Bulls
W
2024-05-11
New York Red Bulls
4–2
New England Revolution
W
2024-05-04
Internacional CF Miami
6–2
New York Red Bulls
L
2024-04-27
New York Red Bulls
1–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D
Charlotte FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.96
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6
Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
71%
Draw or Charlotte FC
52%
New York Red Bulls or Charlotte FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Charlotte FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 14% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 19% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 16% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 9% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

