New York City FC vs Charlotte FC Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

New York City FC

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New York City FC, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 2-0 MLS victory vs D.C. United.

In that game, New York City FC had 50% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For New York City FC, the goals were scored by Santiago Rodríguez (20') and Julián Fernández (91'). At the other end, D.C. United got 4 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.

Under three goals per game were scored during 5 of the last 6 meetings where New York City FC have been participants. In terms of the goal distribution in this period, opposing sides scored a total of 4 while New York City FC managed a tally of 8. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, however.

Charlotte FC

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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Minnesota United in MLS action, Charlotte FC will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Charlotte FC had 57% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Minnesota United had 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Tani Oluwaseyi (31'), Robin Lod (49') and Hassani Dotson (53') scored for Minnesota United.

The stats don’t lie, and Charlotte FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in all. At the back, Charlotte FC can certainly do much better.

↔️ Head to head

The last league contest between the two was MLS match day 1 on 25/02/2024 when it ended Charlotte FC 1-0 New York City FC.

On that day, Charlotte FC managed 38% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Adilson Malanda (8').

At the other end, New York City FC had 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Mario Maric.

🗞️ Team News: New York City FC

Talles Magno (Knee injury) and Maxi Moralez (Cruciate ligament tear) will be missing for New York City FC manager Nick Cushing.

We are thinking that The Pigeons should use a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, handing starts to Matt Freese, Mitja Ilenic, Thiago Martins, Birk Risa, Kevin OToole, Keaton Parks, James Sands, Hannes Wolf, Santiago Rodríguez, Agustin Ojeda and Monsef Bakrar.

ℹ️ Team News: Charlotte FC

With a completely injury-free group available to select from, the Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith has zero fitness worries to speak of ahead of this clash.

We reckon that Charlotte FC will likely utilise a 4-3-3 lineup, starting the game with Kristijan Kahlina, Jaylin Lindsey, Bill Tuiloma, Andrew Privett, Jere Uronen, Scott Arfield, Ashley Westwood, Djibril Diani, Liel Abada, Enzo Copetti and Kerwin Vargas.

⚡ Prediction

In our opinion, New York City FC will, in all likelihood, dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

In contrast, Charlotte FC could well find it tough to make a breakthrough but we do fancy them scoring as well.

We’re therefore anticipating a decent 3-1 winning score for New York City FC after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 03:02 26/04/2024