Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Philadelphia Union
1 – 0
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Wed 31 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park 18,705 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kristijan Kahlina og 70' 1–0
Y 12' Ashley Westwood
Damion Lowe 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Subaru Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

3
2
4
Philadelphia Union 9 games · Avg 2.3 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Charlotte FC 2022-10-01 Charlotte FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-04-02 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Charlotte FC H 1–0 W
27 May New York City FC A 3–1 W
20 May New England Revolution H 3–0 W
17 May D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
14 May Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
06 May New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
28 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–0 W
20 May Nashville SC H 1–2 L
17 May Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
13 May Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W
06 May New York City FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Charlotte FC
#6 Position #4
39 Points 43
27 Played 27
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 8
54 Scored 47
44 Conceded 38
+10 GD +9
1.44 PPG 1.59
41% Win % 44%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Charlotte FC are 4th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/5
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
5/4
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Philadelphia Union welcome Charlotte FC for this crunch clash at Subaru Park.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Charlotte FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 293 games and scored 491 goals.
  • 12' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ashley Westwood.
  • 13' Charlotte FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
  • 18' Jamaica international Andre Blake has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' It looks surprising Charlotte FC does not make any changes. Joseph Mora has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Charlotte FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' Harrison Afful needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' Philadelphia Union seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Damion Lowe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Elliott made 293 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' Charlotte FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' What a strike from Kristijan Kahlina! The score is 0-1.
  • 72' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Harrison Afful departs to be replaced by Joseph Mora.
  • 77' Mikkel Uhre makes way for Chris Donovan at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! Brandon Cambridge comes on to replace Brandt Bronico.
  • 83' The whistle greets Julian Carranza as he departs to be replaced by Jesus Bueno.
  • 88' Adilson Malanda, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Daniel Gazdag is replaced by Nathan Harriel.
  • Full Time. Philadelphia Union beats Charlotte FC

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Rios 4
Wilfried Zaha 3
Patrick Agyemang 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Ashley Westwood 1
Jesus Bueno 1
Markus Anderson 1
Kerwin Vargas 1

Head to Head

2023-05-31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Charlotte FC 2022-10-01 Charlotte FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-04-02 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Charlotte FC

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-05-31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Charlotte FC W 2023-05-27 New York City FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2023-05-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 New England Revolution W 2023-05-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2023-05-06 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Philadelphia Union W

Charlotte FC Form

2023-05-31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Charlotte FC L 2023-05-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Charlotte FC W 2023-05-20 Charlotte FC 1–2 Nashville SC L 2023-05-17 Charlotte FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-05-13 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Charlotte FC W 2023-05-06 Charlotte FC 3–2 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union47% Draw26% Charlotte FC27%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
72%
Draw or Charlotte FC
53%
Philadelphia Union or Charlotte FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union31% Draw46% Charlotte FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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