Charlotte vs Philadelphia Union

Charlotte

2 - 0

Philadelphia Union

🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Tori Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Charlotte 7 · Philadelphia Union 1

Referee Stats

Tori Penso

15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	53%
Draws	20%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (8-23).
Philadelphia Union controlled possession (59%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Charlotte (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-1-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-2-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 20

Avg: 1.33 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.11

PPG

1.61

1.79

1.33

1.05

1.11

53%

O2.5

35%

41%

BTTS

29%

65%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Charlotte rank7th

Philadelphia Union rank1st

Charlotte points59

Philadelphia Union points66

Charlotte: #7 · 59 pts · GD +9

6 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Philadelphia Union: #1 · 66 pts · GD +22

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Charlotte last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Philadelphia Union last 5 away

L W L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals7-10

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Charlotte trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.541%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Charlotte score at home94%

Charlotte clean sheet at home53%

Philadelphia Union score away59%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Charlotte score first65%

Charlotte win after scoring first82%

Philadelphia Union score first41%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Charlotte 67% · Philadelphia Union 22%

Avg first goal minute: Charlotte 29.1' · Philadelphia Union 32.1'

Vs league average

Charlotte score at home1.79 vs 1.64

Charlotte concede at home1.05 vs 1.36

Philadelphia Union score away1.33 vs 1.36

Philadelphia Union concede away1.11 vs 1.64

Charlotte score 9% above league average, while Philadelphia Union score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Charlotte are 23% below league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Charlotte goal timing (home)

1H scored: 51% 2H scored: 49% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 8

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

369

521

Passes Accurate

295

445

Passes %

80%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

W. Zaha

Normal Goal

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. Vargas

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Toffolo

32'

32' W. Zaha

32'

32' D. Jean-Jacques

44'

44' M. Uhre

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Bedoya

1st substitution · For: I. Vassilev

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Uhre

2nd substitution · For: T. Baribo

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ M. Iloski

3rd substitution · For: Cavan Sullivan

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ H. Toffolo

1st substitution · For: J. Marshall-Rutty

71'

71' N. Harriel

73'

73' B. Damiani

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Jean-Jacques

4th substitution · For: J. Bueno

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ N. Harriel

5th substitution · For: F. Westfield

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ B. Bronico

2nd substitution · For: B. Coulibaly

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ K. Vargas

3rd substitution · For: L. Abada

89'

89' J. Marshall-Rutty

90'

90' W. Zaha

90'

90' W. Zaha

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ I. Toklomati Giorno

4th substitution · For: A. Goodwin

Charlotte vs Philadelphia Union 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Charlotte beat Philadelphia Union 2-0 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Tori Penso.

First half: Charlotte took the lead at 24' when W. Zaha scored, making the score 1-0. Charlotte extended the lead at 30' when K. Vargas scored, with the assist credited to H. Toffolo, making the score 2-0. W. Zaha received a yellow card for Charlotte at 32'. D. Jean-Jacques received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 32'. M. Uhre received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 44'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Bedoya replacing I. Vassilev. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Uhre replacing T. Baribo. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 55', with M. Iloski replacing Cavan Sullivan. Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 63', with H. Toffolo replacing J. Marshall-Rutty. N. Harriel received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 71'. B. Damiani received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 73'. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 78', with D. Jean-Jacques replacing J. Bueno. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 78', with N. Harriel replacing F. Westfield. Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 82', with B. Bronico replacing B. Coulibaly. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 83', with K. Vargas replacing L. Abada. J. Marshall-Rutty received a yellow card for Charlotte at 89'. W. Zaha received a yellow card for Charlotte at 90'. W. Zaha received a red card for Charlotte at 90'. Charlotte made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with I. Toklomati Giorno replacing A. Goodwin.

Charlotte used 4 substitutions while Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions. Charlotte got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Philadelphia Union got 4 yellow cards.