New York City FC 1-2 Charlotte — MLS, 18 Apr 2026
Charlotte beat New York City FC 2-1 in the MLS on 18 April 2026 at Yankee Stadium, New York. Idan Toklomati Giorno, Kerwin Vargas, Nicolás Fernández Mercau got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, New York City FC have won 3 and Charlotte 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 3'Foul
- 17'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 0-154'
- 67'
- 68'Off the ball foul
- 69'
- 77'
- 77'
- 77'
- 81'Foul
- 84'Time wasting
- 85'Argument
- 86'
- 0-290'
- 1-290'
- 90+3'out: Djibril Diani
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
9.6
Top rated
New York City FC
- 8.3Nicolás Fernández MercauF
- 7.9Hannes WolfM
- 7.5Thiago MartinsD
- 7.3Maximiliano MoralezM
- 7.2Aiden O NeillM
- 6.9Kai TrewinM
- 6.9Talles MagnoF
- 6.7Kevin O'TooleD
- 6.7Matthew FreeseG
- 6.7Keaton ParksM
- 6.6Raul GustavoD
- 6.6Axel OjedaM
- 6.5Seymour ReidF
- 6.5Tayvon GrayD
Charlotte
- 9.6Kristijan KahlinaG
- 7.6Kerwin VargasF
- 7.3Harry ToffoloD
- 7.2Idan Toklomati GiornoF
- 7.2Timothy ReamD
- 6.9Morrison AgyemangD
- 6.9Lucas de la TorreM
- 6.7Wilfried ZahaM
- 6.5Ashley WestwoodM
- 6.3Pep BielM
- 6.3Rodolfo AlokoM
- 6.3Nathan ByrneD
- 6.3Brandt BronicoM
- 6.2Archie GoodwinF
- 6.2Andrew PrivettD
Line-ups
Charlotte4-2-3-1
New York City FC4-2-3-1
Substitutes
New York City FCPascal Jansen
Substitutes
- 19Strahinja TanasijevićD
- 55Keaton Parks85'77'M6.7
- 11Talles Magno67'F6.9
- 30Tomás RomeroG
- 29Máximo CarrizoM
- 32Jonathan ShoreM
- 99Seymour Reid86'F6.5
- 2N. CavalloD
- 15K. PierreM
CharlotteDean Smith
Substitutes
- 23David SchneggD
- 17Lucas de la Torre77'M6.9
- 28Djibril Diani90+3'M
- 21Tyler MillerG
- 11Liel AbadaF
- 25T. SmallsF
- 7Archie Goodwin77'F6.2
- 18Kerwin Vargas90'69'F7.6
- 4Andrew Privett68'46'D6.2
Team statistics
64%Possession36%
1.76Expected goals (xG)1.04
22Total shots7
7Shots on target5
8Shots off target1
7Blocked shots1
6Corners1
4Offsides0
7Fouls7
2Yellow cards4
2Goalkeeper saves6
0.75Goals prevented0.75
689Total passes401
613Accurate passes324
89%Pass accuracy81%
New York City FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Hannes Wolf | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Thiago Martins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Maximiliano Moralez | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Aiden O Neill | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Kai Trewin | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Talles Magno | 23 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kevin O'Toole | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Matthew Freese | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Keaton Parks | 13 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Raul Gustavo | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Axel Ojeda | 67 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Seymour Reid | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Tayvon Gray | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
Charlotte
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristijan Kahlina | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9.6 |
| Kerwin Vargas | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Harry Toffolo | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Idan Toklomati Giorno | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Timothy Ream | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Morrison Agyemang | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Lucas de la Torre | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Wilfried Zaha | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ashley Westwood | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Pep Biel | 89 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Rodolfo Aloko | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Nathan Byrne | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Brandt Bronico | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Archie Goodwin | 13 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Andrew Privett | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
New York City FCLDLWW
- L11 Apr 26AVancouver Whitecaps0-2
- D04 Apr 26HSt. Louis City1-1
- L22 Mar 26HInter Miami2-3
- W14 Mar 26HColorado Rapids3-1
- W07 Mar 26HOrlando City SC5-0
CharlotteLWWDW
- L11 Apr 26HNashville SC1-2
- W04 Apr 26HPhiladelphia Union2-1
- W21 Mar 26HNew York Red Bulls6-1
- D14 Mar 26HInter Miami0-0
- W08 Mar 26HAustin3-1
Head-to-head
- 08 Nov 25Charlotte1-3New York City FC
- 01 Nov 25New York City FC0-0Charlotte
- 28 Oct 25Charlotte0-1New York City FC
- 20 Sept 25New York City FC2-0Charlotte
- 12 Jul 25Charlotte2-0New York City FC
- 27 Apr 24New York City FC2-1Charlotte
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