Expert analysis

Charlotte Road Strength Tests DC United Resolve

Charlotte has posted stronger attacking numbers this season with an average of two goals per game compared to DC United’s 0.6. Their recent sequence includes several wins that show consistency on the road where they still manage 1.6 goals scored per away outing. Head-to-head records favor Charlotte heavily as they claimed seven victories in the last ten meetings. DC United’s form list shows repeated draws and losses that leave them vulnerable to organized visitors. Charlotte’s clean sheet rate sits at 20 percent while their opponents concede more frequently at home. These patterns suggest the visitors can at least share the points in this matchup. DC United’s low over-2.5 rate at home further points toward a tighter contest.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

1–2 WON

Our pick “Draw or Charlotte” at odds 1.50 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline

First half
Peglow 3'
A. Westwood 22'
Second half
L. Bartlett assist K. Kurokawa 47'
D. Schnegg 47'
A. Dozzell 57'
N. Ordaz ↓ J. Hopkins 65'
H. Toffolo ↓ D. Schnegg 69'
R. Aloko ↓ L. Abada 69'
A. Saint-Maximin assist A. Westwood 71'
M. Peltola ↓ B. Servania 72'
A. Goodwin ↓ I. Toklomati 74'
A. Westwood 82'
N. Markovic ↓ A. Dozzell 86'
M. Agyemang ↓ A. Saint-Maximin 89'
L. de la Torre ↓ P. Biel 89'

This season

	DC United	Charlotte
Over 2.5 goals	54%	68%
Clean sheet	25%	20%
Failed to score	33%	20%
Scored per game	1.3	1.8
Conceded per game	1.5	1.4
Scored home / away	1.3 / 1.2	2.0 / 1.6

Across 24 and 25 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
3	NEW New England Revolution	25	13	4	8	43
4	CHA Charlotte ▲	25	11	7	7	40
5	CHI Chicago Fire	24	11	6	7	39
6	ORL Orlando City SC	25	10	4	11	34
7	PHI Philadelphia Union	25	9	6	10	33
8	NEW New York City FC	25	8	8	9	32
9	FCC FC Cincinnati	24	8	8	8	32
10	NEW New York Red Bulls	25	8	6	11	30
11	DCU DC United ▲	24	6	11	7	29
12	TOR Toronto FC	25	6	11	8	29

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

DC United LLDWD

L vs New England Revolution 0–3 Aug 19

L @ Charlotte 1–3 Aug 22

D vs Los Angeles FC 0–0 Aug 29

W vs Columbus Crew 2–1 Sep 9

D vs Atlanta United FC 0–0 Sep 12

Charlotte WWDWD

W vs DC United 3–1 Aug 22

W @ Atlanta United FC 2–0 Aug 29

D vs Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sep 5

W @ CF Montreal 2–1 Sep 9

D @ FC Cincinnati 3–3 Sep 12

Goals trend · last 5 matches

DC United

Scored 0.6 avg

0 1 0 2 0

Conceded 1.4 avg

3 3 0 1 0

Charlotte

Scored 2.0 avg

3 2 0 2 3

Conceded 1.0 avg

1 0 0 1 3

Head-to-head · last meetings

1 DC United

2 Draws

7 Charlotte FC

Aug 2026 Charlotte 3–1 DC United Charlotte

Oct 2025 DC United 0–1 Charlotte Charlotte

Jul 2025 Charlotte 2–1 DC United Charlotte

May 2025 DC United 2–2 Charlotte Draw

Oct 2024 DC United 0–3 Charlotte Charlotte

Over 2.5 goals in 7 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

DC United 4-3-3

1 Sean Johnson G
2 Kimito Nono D
3 Lucas Bartlett D
15 Kye Rowles D
6 Keisuke Kurokawa D
23 Brandon Servania M
21 Andre Dozzell M
7 João Peglow M
25 Jackson Hopkins F
9 Tai Baribo F
11 Louis Munteanu F

Bench Alex Bono, Silvan Hefti, Sean Nealis, Nikola Markovic, Conner Antley, Hosei Kijima, Matti Peltola, Jared Stroud, Nathan Ordaz

Rene Weiler

Charlotte 4-2-3-1

1 Kristijan Kahlina G
14 Nathan Byrne D
22 Henry Kessler D
3 Tim Ream D
23 David Schnegg D
8 Ashley Westwood M
13 Brandt Bronico M
11 Liel Abada M
16 Pep Biel M
10 Allan Saint-Maximin M
9 Idan Toklomati F

Bench Tyler Miller, Harry Toffolo, Morrison Agyemang, Will Cleary, Djibril Diani, Luca De La Torre, Archie Goodwin, Rodolfo Aloko, Tyger Smalls

Dean Smith

Team news · injuries & suspensions

DC United

OUT G. Segal Leg Injury
OUT G. Segal Leg Injury

Charlotte FC

OUT N. Berchimas Foot Injury
OUT A. John Upper-Body Injury
DOUBT A. Goodwin Injury
DOUBT H. Toffolo Hamstring Injury
OUT N. Berchimas Foot Injury
OUT A. John Upper-Body Injury
DOUBT A. Goodwin Injury
DOUBT H. Toffolo Hamstring Injury