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

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
#15 Position #6
7 Points 21
15 Played 15
1 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
18 Scored 24
30 Conceded 23
-12 GD +1
0.47 PPG 1.40
7% Win % 40%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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' Indiana Vassilev is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union have won 477 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Kerwin Vargas. He receives a card.
  • 33' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Olwethu Makhanya will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Charlotte FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Bender.
  • 46' Alejandro Bedoya makes way for Chris Donovan at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 47' Jesus Bueno doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 52' It’s high time Bradley Carnell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Markus Anderson. He replaces Jesus Bueno on 57 minute.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Eryk Williamson on, Brandt Bronico off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Charlotte FC 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.
  • 74' Frankie Westfield picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Ben Bender as he leaves the pitch. Jeremy Rafanello steps in for Philadelphia Union.
  • 78' What composure from Wilfried Zaha! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bruno Damiani on 81 minutes.
  • 86' USA international Cavan Sullivan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 89' Tyger Smalls has so much to prove this time. He replaces Idan Gorno on 89 minute.
  • 90' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Bruno Damiani has done his job and it is now time for Cavan Sullivan to step up.
  • 2-1 the final result. Charlotte FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Jesus Bueno 1
Markus Anderson 1
Kerwin Vargas 1
Quinn Sullivan 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
1.58 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Charlotte FC 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union43% Draw24% Charlotte FC33%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
67%
Draw or Charlotte FC
57%
Philadelphia Union or Charlotte FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union28% Draw43% Charlotte FC29%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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