Sunday , 16 August 2026

Orlando City SC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Orlando City SC
4 – 1
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Wed 22 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium 16,089 HT 45' · FT 45'
Luis Aquino 21' 1–0
1–1 33' Morrison Agyemang
Martin Ojeda 49' 2–1
Martin Ojeda 61' 3–1
Ignacio Gomez 87' 4–1
Ivan Angulo 24' Y
Y 41' Ashley Westwood
Luis Aquino 41' Y
Martin Ojeda 45' Y
Y 59' Harry Toffolo
Tiago 65' Y
Ignacio Gomez 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Filip Dujic (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Corey Rockwell
  • Assistant 2 Justin Howard (USA)
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 13.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2026-04-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 Charlotte FC 2025-07-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2025-05-14 Orlando City SC 3–1 Charlotte FC 2024-09-19 Orlando City SC 2–0 Charlotte FC 2024-06-19 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Charlotte FC H 4–1 W
18 Apr Houston Dynamo H 0–1 L
12 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
05 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–6 L
21 Mar Nashville SC A 0–5 L
14 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Orlando City SC to score. At the same time, Charlotte FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Kerwin Vargas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Morrison Agyemang has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Charlotte FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' GOAL! Luis Aquino scores on 21. Assisted by Zakaria Taifi
  • 24' Orlando City SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Byrne, as he is very good at scoring at Exploria Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' Brilliant from the ! Morrison Agyemang makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 33.
  • 38' Charlotte FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Ashley Westwood. He receives a card.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Martin Ojeda.
  • 49' Sensational shot from Martin Ojeda. Orlando City SC is back in the lead.
  • 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Harry Toffolo is booked for Charlotte FC — card on 59.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Martin Ojeda makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a card for Tiago.
  • 70' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 73' Another substitution for Charlotte FC to replace Idan Gorno by Archie Goodwin on 73 minute.
  • 74' Tiago makes way for Tahir Reid-Brown at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
  • 78' Ignacio Gomez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zakaria Taifi at the 78 minute mark.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Ignacio Gomez is booked for Orlando City SC — card on 79.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! David Schnegg comes on to replace Harry Toffolo.
  • 85' 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.
  • 87' What composure from Ignacio Gomez! The Argentina international strokes it home. 4-1.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Luis Aquino is replaced by Colin Guske.
  • The points are shared — Orlando City SC 4-1 Charlotte FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Ojeda 5
Facundo Torres Perez 3
Kerwin Vargas 2
Duncan McGuire 2
Ramiro Enrique 2
Enzo Copetti 2
Pep Biel 1
Luis Aquino 1

Head to Head

2026-04-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 Charlotte FC 2025-07-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2025-05-14 Orlando City SC 3–1 Charlotte FC 2024-09-19 Orlando City SC 2–0 Charlotte FC 2024-06-19 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC

Orlando City SC Form

2026-04-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 Charlotte FC W 2026-04-18 Orlando City SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2026-04-05 Los Angeles FC 6–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-03-21 Nashville SC 5–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-03-14 Orlando City SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Charlotte FC Form

2026-04-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 Charlotte FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.17 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC48% Draw22% Charlotte FC30%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
70%
Draw or Charlotte FC
52%
Orlando City SC or Charlotte FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC35% Draw37% Charlotte FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
3.3%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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