Match report
Charlotte edge DC United despite territorial dominance
DC United fell 2-1 to Charlotte in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 26 fixture at Audi Field, despite dominating possession and shot count. Charlotte took the lead against the run of play through Ashley Westwood in the 22nd minute, and that goal stood up until half-time as the away side went in front 1-0.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
United responded quickly after the break, with Lucas Bartlett levelling in the 47th minute from a Keisuke Kurokawa assist to make it 1-1. But Charlotte struck again in the 71st minute when Allan Saint-Maximin converted a Westwood assist to restore the visitors' lead at 2-1, a scoreline that held to the final whistle.
The hosts held 56 percent of possession and produced 30 shots to Charlotte's 10, generating an expected goals tally that dwarfed their opponents', yet could not force a leveller. Charlotte were the more clinical side, making their limited chances count while conceding 12 fouls compared to United's seven.
Westwood was involved in both of Charlotte's goals, scoring the opener and setting up Saint-Maximin's winner, finishing with the joint-highest rating of the match at 8.28.
DC United managed 30 shots to Charlotte's 10, yet still ended up on the losing side.
Charlotte won 2–1 away against DC United (half-time 0–1).
DC United met Charlotte in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 26). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 23:30 UTC at Audi Field. Referee: A. Villarreal.
Team pages: DC United · Charlotte · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 22' Goal: Ashley Westwood — 0–1
- 47' Goal: Lucas Bartlett (assist: Keisuke Kurokawa) — 1–1
- 71' Goal: Allan Saint-Maximin (assist: Ashley Westwood) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
DC United (4-3-3)
Charlotte (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave DC United 28%, the draw 24%, Charlotte 48%. It finished DC United 1–2 Charlotte.
Charlotte's rating gap outweighs DC United's home ground — Charlotte are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Charlotte's 48%. The draw at 24% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Charlotte at 48%?
Charlotte sit 231 points higher on our strength rating — 1389 to 1619. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,097 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 24–27–49.
Why only 48%?
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 49.3% of 5,175 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,116.
What did we measure but not count?
Charlotte have averaged 6 percentage points more possession than DC United in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Charlotte scored +0.64 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,876 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the DC United vs Charlotte final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from DC United 1–2 Charlotte. Explore more on the DC United and Charlotte team pages or the Major League Soccer page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of DC United vs Charlotte?
Charlotte won 2–1 away against DC United (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in DC United vs Charlotte?
Ashley Westwood (22') for Charlotte; Lucas Bartlett (47') for DC United; Allan Saint-Maximin (71') for Charlotte.
›Where can I watch DC United vs Charlotte highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from DC United 1–2 Charlotte are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between DC United and Charlotte?
DC United and Charlotte have met 10 times — 2 wins for DC United, 6 wins for Charlotte and 2 draws.