Sunday , 16 August 2026

Orlando City SC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Orlando City SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 26' Enzo Copetti
0–2 37' Kerwin Vargas
Martin Ojeda 57' 1–2
Y 28' Harrison Afful
Y 54' Jaylin Lindsey
Y 71' George Marks
Y 76' Brandt Bronico
Y 77' Kamil Jozwiak
Y 80' Enzo Copetti

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

5
3
1
Orlando City SC 9 games · Avg 3.3 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-18 Orlando City SC 1–2 Charlotte FC 2022-08-21 Charlotte FC 1–2 Orlando City SC 2022-04-30 Orlando City SC 2–1 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Charlotte FC H 1–2 L
12 Mar D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
05 Mar FC Cincinnati H 0–0 D
26 Feb New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
17 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
09 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
11 Mar Atlanta United FC H 0–3 L
05 Mar St. Louis City A 1–3 L
26 Feb New England Revolution H 0–1 L
09 Oct New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
05 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Charlotte FC
#11 Position #7
20 Points 25
18 Played 18
6 / 2 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
30 Scored 29
47 Conceded 27
-17 GD +2
1.11 PPG 1.39
33% Win % 39%

Key Stats

89% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). Charlotte FC are 7th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/4
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Orlando City SC welcome Charlotte FC for this crunch clash at Exploria Stadium.
  • 5' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Orlando City SC have won 432 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Orlando City SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 26' GOAL! Enzo Copetti scores on 26.
  • 28' Harrison Afful picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Michael Halliday is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Orlando City SC so far.
  • 37' Kerwin Vargas makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Charlotte FC are in front.
  • 42' Rafael Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The Orlando City SC manager makes a substitution. Rafael Santos departs to be replaced by Kyle Smith.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at Exploria Stadium. Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jaylin Lindsey on 54.
  • 57' What a strike from Martin Ojeda! The score is 1-2.
  • 62' Orlando City SC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 67' Kamil Jozwiak is ready to make an impact after coming on for Orrin McKinze Gaines at the 67 minute mark.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for George Marks on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gaston Gonzalez is hanging Michael Halliday on the field on 72 minute.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Brandt Bronico.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Kamil Jozwiak. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Enzo Copetti gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' The whistle greets Harrison Afful as he departs to be replaced by Joseph Mora.
  • 84' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Cesar Araujo has done his job and it is now time for Jack Lynn to step up.
  • 87' Charlotte FC ring the changes. Kerwin Vargas has done his job and it is now time for Ben Bender to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Lattanzio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Ojeda 5
Facundo Torres Perez 3
Ramiro Enrique 2
Enzo Copetti 2
Kerwin Vargas 2
Duncan McGuire 2
Christian Fuchs 1
Brandt Bronico 1

Head to Head

2023-03-18 Orlando City SC 1–2 Charlotte FC 2022-08-21 Charlotte FC 1–2 Orlando City SC 2022-04-30 Orlando City SC 2–1 Charlotte FC

Orlando City SC Form

2023-03-18 Orlando City SC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2023-03-12 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-03-05 Orlando City SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2023-02-26 Orlando City SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2022-10-17 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W

Charlotte FC Form

2023-03-18 Orlando City SC 1–2 Charlotte FC W 2023-03-11 Charlotte FC 0–3 Atlanta United FC L 2023-03-05 St. Louis City 3–1 Charlotte FC L 2023-02-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2022-10-09 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Charlotte FC L 2022-10-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Charlotte FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC38% Draw25% Charlotte FC37%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
62%
Draw or Charlotte FC
62%
Orlando City SC or Charlotte FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC27% Draw41% Charlotte FC32%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.2%
3 – 1
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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