New York Red Bulls vs Charlotte — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 7′Charlotte, goal:0–1assist
- 12′Charlotte, goal:0–2assist
- Half-time0 – 2
- 48′Charlotte, yellow card:
- 56′New York Red Bulls, yellow card:
- 62′Charlotte, substitution:off
- 70′New York Red Bulls, substitution:off
- 71′New York Red Bulls, substitution:off
- 71′New York Red Bulls, substitution:M. Jimenezoff
- 71′Charlotte, substitution:off
- 72′Charlotte, substitution:off
- 77′New York Red Bulls, yellow card:
- 82′Charlotte, substitution:off
- 82′Charlotte, substitution:off
- 84′New York Red Bulls, substitution:off
- 84′New York Red Bulls, substitution:off
- 85′New York Red Bulls, yellow card:
- 90+2′New York Red Bulls, yellow card:
- 90+3′New York Red Bulls, second yellow card:
- Full-time0 – 2
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Charlotte stun Red Bulls with early double to win on the road
Charlotte secured a 2-0 win away at New York Red Bulls in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 17 fixture at Sports Illustrated Stadium, despite being second-best for much of the possession battle. The result lifted Dean Smith's side while leaving Michel Der Zakarian's hosts with plenty to address.
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The visitors made the perfect start, with Pep Biel converting an L. Abada assist in the seventh minute to put Charlotte ahead. Five minutes later Ashley Westwood doubled the lead, finishing off a Kerwin Vargas assist to make it 0-2, and that scoreline held right through to half-time and beyond.
New York Red Bulls dominated territory and chances, racking up 23 shots to Charlotte's three and completing far more of the game's possession, yet could not find a way past Kristijan Kahlina. The afternoon ended badly for the hosts when A. Mehmeti was sent off deep into stoppage time, in the 90+3rd minute, compounding a frustrating night in front of goal.
Kristijan Kahlina was rated the top performer of the match at 8.2, having kept his goal intact despite New York Red Bulls' heavy shot count. Westwood and Biel, who combined for both Charlotte goals, were not far behind in the ratings.
New York Red Bulls managed 23 shots to Charlotte's three, yet were unable to convert that dominance into goals.
Charlotte won 2–0 away against New York Red Bulls (half-time 0–2).
New York Red Bulls met Charlotte in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 17). Kick-off was Saturday, 25 July 2026, 22:30 UTC at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Referee: Rosendo Mendoza.
Team pages: New York Red Bulls · Charlotte · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Pep Biel (assist: Liel Abada) — 0–1
- 12' Goal: Ashley Westwood (assist: Kerwin Vargas) — 0–2
- 90+3' Red card: Adri Mehmeti
Starting line-ups
New York Red Bulls (4-3-3)
- 34 Ethan Horvath
- 56 M. Dos Santos
- 14 Julián Bazán
- 2 Justin Che
- 12 Dylan Nealis
- 10 Emil Forsberg (c)
- 15 Adri Mehmeti
- 48 Ronald Donkor
- 11 Jorge Ruvalcaba
- 16 Julian Hall
- 7 Cade Cowell
Charlotte (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave New York Red Bulls 49%, the draw 24%, Charlotte 27%. It finished New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage gives New York Red Bulls the lean. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why New York Red Bulls in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1514 to 1556. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,706 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,039 games vs 44.9% across all 98,308 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 49%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 24% and Charlotte at 27%.
Why the draw at 24%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,708. The goals environment takes 2.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Charlotte are missing 2 regular starters — Nathan Byrne, David Schnegg — about 19% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing.
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