📏 Form Guide

Charlotte FC

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Charlotte FC will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 0-1 MLS defeat in their last game at the hands of New York City FC.

In that game, Charlotte FC had 47% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. New York City FC had 4 shots at goal with 1 on target. Nicolás Fernández (8') scored for New York City FC.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Charlotte FC have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Charlotte FC have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 14 goals on the way.

Toronto FC

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Inter Miami in MLS action, Toronto FC will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Toronto FC managed 40% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Toronto FC was Emilio Aristizábal (82', 90'). On the other side, Inter Miami got 11 shots on goal with 7 on target. Rodrigo De Paul (44'), Luis Suárez (56'), Reguilón (73') and Lionel Messi (75') scored for Inter Miami.

Toronto FC have been a threat going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 11 times in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Toronto FC have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same outings. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 01/04/2023 shows us that Charlotte FC have won 4 of them & Toronto FC 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A combined total of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 12 for Charlotte and 5 for The Reds. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The previous league clash featuring these sides was MLS match day 37 on 26/07/2025 when it ended Charlotte FC 2-0 Toronto FC.

On that day, Charlotte FC had 44% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Idan Toklomati (60') and Kerwin Vargas (65').

On the other side, Toronto FC had 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Jair Marrufo.

🗞️ Team News: Charlotte FC

In our view, Charlotte FC will probably use a 4-3-3 formation for the game with Kristijan Kahlina, Nathan Byrne, Morrison Agyemang, Andrew Privett, David Schnegg, Ashley Westwood, Pep Biel, Brandt Bronico, Kerwin Vargas, Idan Toklomati and Wilfried Zaha.

📋 Team News: Toronto FC

It’s our belief that The Reds seem most likely to begin the game with a 4-4-2 lineup, starting the game with Luka Gavran, Jackson Gilman, Walker Zimmerman, Kobe Franklin, Raheem Edwards, Malik Henry, Jonathan Osorio, Alonso Coello, Daniel Salloi, Derrick Etienne and Emilio Aristizabal.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment is that Toronto FC will manage to get a goal against this Charlotte FC lineup, although that is unlikely to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re expecting a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Charlotte FC by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Peter Guest, 23:19 16/05/2026