Charlotte vs New York City FC

0 - 1
🕒 Thu, 14 May 2026 00:15 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ J. Freemon 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 13
Regular Season Table
Charlotte 12 · New York City FC 11
Referee Stats
9 matches · 4.22 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.22
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 33%
Draws 11%
Away wins 56%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (5-4).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Physical contest: 9 yellows.

Team Overview

Charlotte (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

20 / 11
Avg: 2.00 / 1.10

Points

18
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
New York City FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 3-2-3

Goals For / Against

8 / 9
Avg: 1.00 / 1.13

Points

11
Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80
PPG
1.38
2.00
GF
1.00
1.10
GA
1.13
70%
O2.5
38%
70%
BTTS
63%
50%
Score 1st
25%

League-position context

Charlotte rank12th
New York City FC rank11th
Charlotte points25
New York City FC points25
Charlotte: #12 · 25 pts · GD +3
12 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
New York City FC: #11 · 25 pts · GD +7
12 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Charlotte last 5 home

D W W L D
Points8/15
Weighted index60
Goals8-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

New York City FC last 5 away

W L D W L
Points7/15
Weighted index53
Goals5-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Charlotte trend breakdown

Over 2.570%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.570%
1H Over 0.590%
Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 20%

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.538%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.538%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Charlotte score at home80%
Charlotte clean sheet at home20%
New York City FC score away75%
New York City FC clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Charlotte score first50%
Charlotte win after scoring first100%
New York City FC score first25%
New York City FC win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Charlotte 33% · New York City FC 40%
Avg first goal minute: Charlotte 21.6' · New York City FC 22.0'

Vs league average

Charlotte score at home2.00 vs 1.89
Charlotte concede at home1.10 vs 1.34
New York City FC score away1.00 vs 1.34
New York City FC concede away1.13 vs 1.89
Charlotte score 6% above league average, while New York City FC score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Charlotte are 18% below league average at home, and New York City FC are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Charlotte goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
16-30 4
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
46-60 0

New York City FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
1
Total Shots
5
4
Shots off Goal
2
2
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
5
4
Shots Outside Box
0
0
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
8
1
Fouls
14
19
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
4
5
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
415
492
Passes Accurate
369
437
Passes %
89%
89%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
8'
8' Goal · 0-1
N. Fernández Mercau
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Wolf
29'
29' N. Fernández Mercau
33'
33' A. Ojeda
36'
36' D. Diani
38'
38' Pep Biel
40'
40' H. Wolf
65'
65' A. Ojeda
1st substitution · For: M. Jones
71'
71' W. Zaha
74'
74' I. Toklomati Giorno
1st substitution · For: A. Goodwin
74'
74' K. Vargas
2nd substitution · For: R. Aloko
81'
81' N. Fernández Mercau
2nd substitution · For: A. Perea
81'
81' K. Parks
3rd substitution · For: A. Farnos
82'
82' M. Moralez
4th substitution · For: S. Reid
84'
84' M. Jones
87'
87' A. Goodwin
88'
88' Pep Biel
3rd substitution · For: Tyger Smalls
90+4'
90+4' Raul Gustavo

Charlotte vs New York City FC 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York City FC beat Charlotte 1-0 on Thursday, 14 May 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by J. Freemon.

First half: New York City FC took an early lead at 8' when N. Fernández Mercau scored, with the assist credited to H. Wolf, making the score 0-1. N. Fernández Mercau received a yellow card for New York City FC at 29'. A. Ojeda received a yellow card for New York City FC at 33'. D. Diani received a yellow card for Charlotte at 36'. Pep Biel received a yellow card for Charlotte at 38'. H. Wolf received a yellow card for New York City FC at 40'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Ojeda replacing M. Jones. W. Zaha received a yellow card for Charlotte at 71'. Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 74', with I. Toklomati Giorno replacing A. Goodwin. Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 74', with K. Vargas replacing R. Aloko. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 81', with N. Fernández Mercau replacing A. Perea. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 81', with K. Parks replacing A. Farnos. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 82', with M. Moralez replacing S. Reid. M. Jones received a yellow card for New York City FC at 84'. A. Goodwin received a yellow card for Charlotte at 87'. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Pep Biel replacing Tyger Smalls. Raul Gustavo received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90+4'.

Charlotte used 3 substitutions while New York City FC used 4 substitutions. Charlotte got 4 yellow cards, while New York City FC got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (5-4).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Physical contest: 9 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (38.5%)
BTTS6 (46.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (28.6%)
BTTS2 (28.6%)

Charlotte vs New York City FC Head-to-Head History by Season