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

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Philadelphia Union vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Subaru Park.

Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
Charlotte FC 27 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

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

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

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	#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Philadelphia Union to score. At the same time, Charlotte FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Charlotte FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Charlotte FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Cavan Sullivan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' 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.
25' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
29' The referee calls foul for Kerwin Vargas. He receives a card.
33' Olwethu Makhanya was booked on 33.
38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Idan Gorno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
45' Ben Bender has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Alejandro Bedoya departs to be replaced by Chris Donovan.
47' Jesus Bueno has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
52' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
57' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Markus Anderson on, Jesus Bueno off on 57 minutes.
62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andrew Privett is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Charlotte FC.
67' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
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' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Charlotte FC backline.
74' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Frankie Westfield on 74 minutes.
77' Ben Bender makes way for Jeremy Rafanello at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
78' Against the run of play, Wilfried Zaha has scored! This game has turned on its head.
81' That looks like a foul for a card for Bruno Damiani.
86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
89' The Charlotte FC manager makes a substitution. Idan Gorno departs to be replaced by Tyger Smalls.
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

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
Daniel Gazdag	2
Patrick Agyemang	2
Markus Anderson	1
Kerwin Vargas	1
Quinn Sullivan	1
Julian Carranza	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

1.94 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Charlotte FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union50% Draw23% Charlotte FC27%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

73%

Draw or Charlotte FC

50%

Philadelphia Union or Charlotte FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union34% Draw40% Charlotte FC26%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.5%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

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%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	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.