Saturday’s MLS schedule brings us New York City FC coming up against Charlotte FC.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for New York City FC v Charlotte FC are shown below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
New York City FC
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New York City FC will be looking for a repeat result of a 2-0 MLS victory over D.C. United.
In that match, New York City FC managed 50% possession and 9 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For New York City FC, the scorers were Santiago Rodríguez (20') and Julián Fernández (91'). For their opponents, D.C. United got 4 attempts on 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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Since 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 game, Charlotte FC managed 57% possession and 8 shots at goal with 1 on target. Minnesota United had 12 shots 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.
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Head to head
The last league encounter between these sides was MLS match day 1 on 25/02/2024 when it finished Charlotte FC 1-0 New York City FC.
On that day, Charlotte FC had 38% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Adilson Malanda (8').
New York City FC had 12 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Mario Maric.
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Team News: New York City FC
Maxi Moralez (Cruciate ligament tear) and Talles Magno (Knee injury) aren’t available for New York City FC boss Nick Cushing.
We think that The Pigeons could kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game, utilising Matt Freese, Mitja Ilenic, Thiago Martins, Birk Risa, Kevin OToole, Keaton Parks, James Sands, Hannes Wolf, Santiago Rodríguez, Agustin Ojeda and Monsef Bakrar.
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Team News: Charlotte FC
Due to a fully healthy group available to select from, the Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash.
From our viewpoint, Charlotte FC seem likely to utilise a 4-3-3 system with a starting lineup of Kristijan Kahlina, Jaylin Lindsey, Bill Tuiloma, Andrew Privett, Jere Uronen, Scott Arfield, Ashley Westwood, Djibril Diani, Liel Abada, Enzo Copetti and Kerwin Vargas.
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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,
11:00 26/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
New York City FC
Formed: 2013
Stadium: Yankee Stadium (47,422)
Captain: Thiago Martins
Chairman: Brad Sims
Manager: Nick Cushing
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference)