Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Philadelphia Union

2 – 1

Full Time

Charlotte FC

Sat 14 Jun 2025 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Kerwin Vargas

Olwethu Makhanya 33' Y

Y 33' Wilfried Zaha

Ben Bender 45' Y

Frankie Westfield 74' Y

Bruno Damiani 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Subaru Park.

Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Charlotte FC 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Philadelphia Union 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Charlotte FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-06-14 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Charlotte FC 2024-06-22 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Charlotte FC 2024-05-25 Charlotte FC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2023-09-20 Charlotte FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2023-05-31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jun	Charlotte FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jun	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
28 May	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
24 May	Internacional CF Miami	H	3–3	D
17 May	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W
14 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–2	W

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jun	Philadelphia Union	A	1–2	L
31 May	Toronto FC	A	2–0	W
28 May	New York Red Bulls	A	2–4	L
24 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
17 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–4	L
14 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		Charlotte FC
#6	Position	#5
50	Points	54
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	15 / 9 / 10
66	Scored	66
52	Conceded	51
+14	GD	+15
1.47	PPG	1.59
41%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Charlotte FC

0-15

8/5

16-30

8/8

31-45

5/5

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/8

76+

12/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	13 G	10 A
Idan Gorno	13 G	4 A
Liel Abada	10 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Charlotte FC.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Charlotte FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Jesus Bueno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 10 cards already picked up this season.
29' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kerwin Vargas on 29 minutes.
33' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Olwethu Makhanya will be fuming at that decision.
38' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Ben Bender gets a card.
46' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Chris Donovan comes on to replace Alejandro Bedoya.
47' What composure from Jesus Bueno! The Venezuela international strokes it home. 1-0.
52' Idan Gorno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 170 appearances.
57' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Markus Anderson on, Jesus Bueno off on 57 minutes.
62' Eryk Williamson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
67' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
68' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eryk Williamson is hanging Brandt Bronico on the field on 68 minute.
73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cavan Sullivan, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
74' Frankie Westfield is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
77' Jeremy Rafanello is replacing Ben Bender for the Philadelphia Union side.
78' What an equalizer from Wilfried Zaha!
81' Bruno Damiani picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' Charlotte FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
89' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Idan Gorno departs to be replaced by Tyger Smalls.
90' The crowd applauds Bruno Damiani as he leaves the pitch. Cavan Sullivan steps in for Philadelphia Union.
2-1 the final result. Charlotte FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Chris Donovan 46'
15
Olivier Mbaizo ↓ Frankie Westfield 46'
19
Indiana Vassilev
8
Jesus Bueno ↓ Markus Anderson 57'
16
Ben Bender ↓ Jeremy Rafanello 77'
5
Jacob Glesnes
20
Bruno Damiani ↓ Cavan Sullivan 90'
29
Olwethu Makhanya
76
Andrew Rick
4
Jovan Lukic

Bench

12
Isaiah LeFlore
25
Chris Donovan ↑ 46'
14
Jeremy Rafanello ↑ 77'
1
Oliver Semmle
35
Markus Anderson ↑ 57'
6
Cavan Sullivan ↑ 90'
39
Frankie Westfield ↑ 46'
44
Neil Pierre

Coach Bradley Carnell

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Rios	4
Wilfried Zaha	3
Patrick Agyemang	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Idan Gorno	1
Rodolfo Aloko	1
Julian Carranza	1
Jesus Bueno	1

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2025-06-14 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2025-06-01 FC Dallas 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2025-05-28 Toronto FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2025-05-24 Philadelphia Union 3–3 Internacional CF Miami D 2025-05-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2025-05-14 Philadelphia Union 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Charlotte FC Form

2025-06-14 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-05-31 Toronto FC 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2025-05-28 New York Red Bulls 4–2 Charlotte FC L 2025-05-24 Charlotte FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-05-14 Orlando City SC 3–1 Charlotte FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.97 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.61 Charlotte FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union50% Draw23% Charlotte FC27%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.58

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	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

73%

Draw or Charlotte FC

50%

Philadelphia Union or Charlotte FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union35% Draw40% Charlotte FC25%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union 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%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union 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.