New York City FC vs Charlotte match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 8 · Yankee Stadium, New York · Ref T. Penso

New York City FC stats & fixtures · Charlotte stats & fixtures

New York City FC lost to Charlotte 1–2 in Major League Soccer on 18 April 2026. Expected goals finished 1.76–1.04. New York City FC had 64% of the ball.

New York City FC vs Charlotte match statistics

New York City FCCharlotte

64% Ball possession 36%
1.76 Expected goals (xG) 1.04
22 Total shots 7
7 Shots on target 5
8 Shots off target 1
7 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside the box 7
6 Corners 1
7 Fouls 7
4 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 4
689 Passes 401
89% Pass accuracy 81%
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

3' Yellow card B. Bronico Charlotte
17' Yellow card Raul Gustavo New York City FC
54' Goal I. Toklomati Charlotte
68' Yellow card A. Privett Charlotte
81' Yellow card N. Byrne Charlotte
84' Yellow card K. Kahlina Charlotte
85' Yellow card K. Parks New York City FC
90' Goal K. A. Calderon Vargas Charlotte
90' Goal N. Mercau (assist H. Wolf) New York City FC

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

New York City FC

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Pascal Jansen

49 M. Freese

22 K. O'Toole 34 Raul Gustavo 13 Thiago Martins 24 T. Gray

21 A. O'Neill 5 K. Trewin

17 H. Wolf 10 M. Moralez 26 A. Ojeda

7 N. Mercau

Bench T. Romero , K. Parks , M. Carrizo , S. Tanasijevic , Talles Magno , J. Shore , Nico Cavallo , S. Reid , K. Pierre

Charlotte

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Dean Smith

1 K. Kahlina

15 H. Toffolo 3 T. Ream 44 M. Agyemang 14 N. Byrne

13 B. Bronico 8 A. Westwood

10 W. Zaha 16 Pep Biel 37 R. Aloko

9 I. Toklomati

Bench T. Miller , D. Schnegg , A. Goodwin , K. A. Calderon Vargas , Tyger Smalls , L. de la Torre , L. Abada , D. Diani , A. Privett

Out and doubtful

A. Martinez New York City FC Out — Knee Injury
A. Perea New York City FC Out — Leg Injury
D. Baiera New York City FC Out — Knee Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

New York City FC at home

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Charlotte away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

6% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

New York City FC vs Charlotte head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
8 Nov 25	Charlotte v New York City FC	1–3
1 Nov 25	New York City FC v Charlotte	0–0
28 Oct 25	Charlotte v New York City FC	0–1
20 Sep 25	New York City FC v Charlotte	2–0
12 Jul 25	Charlotte v New York City FC	2–0
27 Apr 24	New York City FC v Charlotte	2–1

The full New York City FC vs Charlotte head-to-head record