Sunday , 16 August 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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.

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

3
2
4
Philadelphia Union 9 games · Avg 2.3 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#13 Position #7
16 Points 25
18 Played 18
4 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
25 Scored 29
33 Conceded 27
-8 GD +2
0.89 PPG 1.39
22% Win % 39%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). Charlotte FC are 7th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ 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)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Philadelphia Union is hosting Charlotte FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Olivier Mbaizo, a Cameroon , has 20 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Charlotte FC backline.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' Kerwin Vargas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 29.
  • 33' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 33.
  • 38' Pep Biel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 93 appearances.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 289 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Ben Bender. He receives a card.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Alejandro Bedoya as he leaves the pitch. Chris Donovan steps in for Philadelphia Union.
  • 47' Jesus Bueno adds to his 1 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 52' Philadelphia Union have won 484 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Markus Anderson comes on to replace Jesus Bueno.
  • 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jeremy Rafanello suffering a number of foals already.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Eryk Williamson. He replaces Brandt Bronico on 68 minute.
  • 73' Charlotte FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Frankie Westfield is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 74.
  • 77' The whistle greets Ben Bender as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Rafanello.
  • 78' Wilfried Zaha adds to his 2 season tally! Charlotte FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Bruno Damiani on 81 minutes earns him a card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
  • 86' Jovan Lukic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 10 cards already picked up this season.
  • 89' Idan Gorno makes way for Tyger Smalls at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 90' The whistle greets Bruno Damiani as he departs to be replaced by Cavan Sullivan.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Philadelphia Union take all three points.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

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

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

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
1.68 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union45% Draw24% Charlotte FC31%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
69%
Draw or Charlotte FC
55%
Philadelphia Union or Charlotte FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union30% Draw42% Charlotte FC28%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 0
5.2%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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