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Predictions and Tips
This US Open Cup tie on Wednesday sees D.C. United go into battle with Charlotte FC.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the D.C. United v Charlotte FC game (inc. the best betting odds).
📏 Form Guide

D.C. United
LWWLDD ⚖
D.C. United prepare for this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 MLS drawn match against Nashville.
In that game, D.C. United managed 41% possession and 3 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Nashville got 8 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Over their past six games, Troy Lesesne's D.C. United have managed to score a total of 6 times giving them an average number of goals per match of 1.
Charlotte FC
LLWLLL 📉
Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Chicago Fire in MLS action, Charlotte FC will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Charlotte FC had 53% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Charlotte FC was Patrick Agyemang (70'). On the other side, Chicago Fire had 23 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. Jonathan Bamba (42'), Brian Gutiérrez (60', 79') and Philip Zinckernagel (64') scored for Chicago Fire.
The stats tell the story, and Charlotte FC have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 15 goals in total. At the back, Charlotte FC just haven’t been too solid at all.
👥 Head to head
Looking at their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 26/02/2022 shows us that D.C. United have won 2 of them and Charlotte FC 3, with the tally of drawn results being 1.
A combined total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 6 of them from Black-and-Red and 7 created by Charlotte. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.
The last league encounter between these clubs was MLS match day 49 on 19/10/2024 when the final score was D.C. United 0-3 Charlotte FC.
That day, D.C. United managed 58% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
Charlotte FC got 14 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Pep Biel (58'), Patrick Agyemang (75') and Liel Abada (91') scored.
The referee was Jair Marrufo.
📋 Team News: D.C. United
The D.C. United boss Troy Lesesne has zero fitness worries whatsoever before this game owing to a completely healthy group available to choose from.
🗞️ Team News: Charlotte FC
Due to a fully healthy squad ready to go, the Charlotte FC manager Dean Smith does not have any fitness worries to speak of ahead of this match.
✨ Prediction
Our thinking is that Charlotte FC and D.C. United should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.
It could well end in a draw. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a very even match with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
Victor Martins, 23:17 21/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
D.C. United
Formed: 1994
Stadium: Audi Field (20,000)
Captain: Christian Benteke
Chairman: Jason Levien & Stephen Kaplan
Manager: Troy Lesesne
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference), US Open Cup (Round of 16)
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34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 66 | WDWDD |
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34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 63 | DWDDW |
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34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 58 | WDWWD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 57 | WWWDD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 57 | LLWLD |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
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34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56 | DWDWL |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
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34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 42 | LDDDL |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
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34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 37 | DDLWW |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 36 | WWLLL |
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34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 35 | DLLWW |
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34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -22 | 34 | LDLWD |
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34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -34 | 30 | LLDLD |
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34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 23 | LLLDL |
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Christian Benteke | 6 |
João Peglow | 2 |
Hosei Kijima | 2 |
Boris Enow | 1 |
Gabriel Pirani | 1 |
Patrick Agyemang | 7 |
Liel Abada | 6 |
Pep Biel | 4 |
Wilfried Zaha | 4 |
Kerwin Vargas | 3 |
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