New York City FC vs Charlotte

New York City FC

2 - 0

Charlotte

🕒 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Ford 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

New York City FC 9 · Charlotte 7

Referee Stats

Tim Ford

11 matches · 4.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.73
Reds avg	0.36
Penalties avg	0.82
Over 4.5 cards	55%
Home wins	55%
Draws	18%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

New York City FC outshot their opponent (15-5).
Charlotte controlled possession (58%).
New York City FC had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-1-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 21

Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Charlotte (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 30

Avg: 1.22 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.89

PPG

1.11

1.56

1.22

1.17

1.67

71%

O2.5

59%

53%

BTTS

59%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

New York City FC rank9th

Charlotte rank7th

New York City FC points56

Charlotte points59

New York City FC: #9 · 56 pts · GD +6

9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

New York City FC last 5 home

L L W W L

Points6/15

Weighted index33

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 last 5 away

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals7-5

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.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.553%

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

Charlotte trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home82%

New York City FC clean sheet at home29%

Charlotte score away82%

Charlotte clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first53%

New York City FC win after scoring first78%

Charlotte score first41%

Charlotte win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 50% · Charlotte 20%

Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 26.4' · Charlotte 40.6'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home1.56 vs 1.64

New York City FC concede at home1.17 vs 1.36

Charlotte score away1.22 vs 1.36

Charlotte concede away1.67 vs 1.64

New York City FC score 5% below league average, while Charlotte score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: New York City FC are 14% below league average at home, and Charlotte are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

New York City FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Charlotte goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 8

46-60 7

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

425

576

Passes Accurate

343

485

Passes %

81%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' K. Kahlina

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Martínez

Penalty

16'

16' B. Bronico

20'

20' N. Byrne

45+3'

45+3' N. Fernández Mercau

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ VAR

K. O'Toole

Penalty confirmed

58'

58' A. Westwood

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Martínez

Penalty

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ B. Bronico

1st substitution · For: Pep Biel

60'

60' K. O'Toole

64'

64' A. Perea

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. O'Toole

1st substitution · For: S. Tanasijević

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ N. Fernández Mercau

2nd substitution · For: A. Ojeda

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ T. Ream

2nd substitution · For: A. Privett

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Marshall-Rutty

3rd substitution · For: A. Goodwin

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ T. Gray

3rd substitution · For: M. Ilenič

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Moralez

4th substitution · For: A. O'Neill

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Martínez

5th substitution · For: J. Fernández

90+3'

90+3' J. Fernández

90+6'

90+6' A. Privett

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ K. Vargas

4th substitution · For: L. Abada

New York City FC vs Charlotte 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York City FC beat Charlotte 2-0 on Saturday, 20 September 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Tim Ford.

First half: K. Kahlina received a yellow card for Charlotte at 10'. New York City FC took the lead at 11' when A. Martínez scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. B. Bronico received a yellow card for Charlotte at 16'. N. Byrne received a yellow card for Charlotte at 20'. N. Fernández Mercau received a yellow card for New York City FC at 45+3'.

Second half: VAR intervened at 56' for New York City FC (Penalty confirmed). A. Westwood received a yellow card for Charlotte at 58'. New York City FC extended the lead at 58' when A. Martínez scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 59', with B. Bronico replacing Pep Biel. K. O'Toole received a yellow card for New York City FC at 60'. A. Perea received a yellow card for New York City FC at 64'. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 65', with K. O'Toole replacing S. Tanasijević. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 65', with N. Fernández Mercau replacing A. Ojeda. Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 75', with T. Ream replacing A. Privett. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Marshall-Rutty replacing A. Goodwin. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 77', with T. Gray replacing M. Ilenič. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Moralez replacing A. O'Neill. New York City FC made their 5th substitution at 80', with A. Martínez replacing J. Fernández. J. Fernández received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90+3'. A. Privett received a yellow card for Charlotte at 90+6'. Charlotte made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with K. Vargas replacing L. Abada.

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