Thursday , 3 September 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 22 52
2 Internacional CF Miami 22 42
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 37
4 New England Revolution 22 37
5 Charlotte FC 22 35
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 22 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 26
9 Toronto FC 22 25
10 D.C. United SC 22 25
11 Orlando City SC 22 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 21
14 Montreal Impact FC 22 21
15 Columbus Crew SC 22 20
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 43
17 Houston Dynamo 22 39
18 Los Angeles FC 23 36
19 San Jose Earthquakes 22 34
20 FC Dallas 22 34
21 St. Louis City 22 34
22 Colorado Rapids SC 22 31
23 San Diego FC 22 30
24 Minnesota United FC 22 29
25 Real Salt Lake 21 28
26 Portland Timbers 22 28
27 Seattle Sounders FC 21 26
28 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 26
29 Austin FC 22 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 15

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
#8 Position #5
26 Points 35
22 Played 22
7 / 5 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 5 / 7
32 Scored 40
46 Conceded 32
-14 GD +8
1.18 PPG 1.59
32% Win % 45%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (26 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/8
61-75
2/6
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
4/4
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 11 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against Charlotte FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Costa Rica international Andy Rojas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 7' Pep Biel does the damage! The net is bulging and Charlotte FC surge ahead!
  • 12' A goal from the England international Ashley Westwood! He fires home on 12 to make it 0-2!
  • 17' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 27' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' Julian Hall has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Charlotte FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 47' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Liel Abada argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jorge Ruvalcaba is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Charlotte FC.
  • 56' The referee shows New York Red Bulls player a card on 56.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 62' Charlotte FC make a change. Harry Toffolo trudges off to be replaced by Will Cleary on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Mohammed Sofo. He replaces Cade Cowell on 70 minute.
  • 71' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty on, Dylan Nealis off on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyger Smalls is hanging Liel Abada on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Adri Mehmeti. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 82' Brandt Bronico is replacing Pep Biel for the Charlotte FC side.
  • 84' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Matthew Dos Santos has done his job and it is now time for Omar Valencia to step up.
  • 85' Omar Valencia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 85.
  • 90' Justin Che picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Charlotte FC take all three points.

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
Emil Forsberg 2
Maxim Choupo-Moting 2
Kerwin Vargas 2
Ashley Westwood 1
Cameron Harper 1
Pep Biel 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
2 / 4
1.09 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls23% Draw25% Charlotte FC52%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
48%
Draw or Charlotte FC
77%
New York Red Bulls or Charlotte FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls16% Draw41% Charlotte FC43%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 3
6.3%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.7%

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 40% — 60%
+1 40% 22% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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