Charlotte: match results and statistics
2 investigationsLatest Charlotte football matches: every report comes with full stats, xG analysis and the Crime Index of the result. So far there are only two investigations covering Charlotte — the sample and stats here will grow as more matches are audited.
Current squad — Charlotte
Goalkeepers
- 1K. Kahlina
- 21T. Miller
- 42I. Walker
Defenders
- 3T. Ream
- 4A. Privett
- 14N. Byrne
- 15H. Toffolo
- 22H. Kessler
- 23D. Schnegg
- 34A. Johnson
- 35Will Cleary
- 44M. Agyemang
Midfielders
- 8A. Westwood
- 13B. Bronico
- 16Pep Biel
- 17L. de la Torre
- 20B. Coulibaly
- 28D. Diani
- 48A. John
Attackers
- 7A. Goodwin
- 9I. Toklomati Giorno
- 10A. Saint-Maximin
- 11L. Abada
- 25Tyger Smalls
- 27N. Berchimas
- 37R. Aloko
- 71N. Richmond
Injuries & Suspensions
- A. John— Missing Fixture (Upper-Body Injury)
- A. Johnson— Missing Fixture (Injury)
- A. Saint-Maximin— Missing Fixture (Inactive)
- A. Westwood— Missing Fixture (Yellow Cards)
- D. Schnegg— Missing Fixture (Red Card)
- H. Kessler— Missing Fixture (Lower-Body Injury)
- H. Toffolo— Missing Fixture (Hamstring Injury)
- L. de la Torre— Missing Fixture (Concussion)
- N. Berchimas— Missing Fixture (Foot Injury)
- N. Byrne— Missing Fixture (Muscle Injury)
- T. Ream— Missing Fixture (Muscle Injury)
- W. Zaha— Missing Fixture (Yellow Cards)
Recent Transfers
- N. Richmond— joined from Crown Legacy, - (2026-07-31)
- K. Vargas— left for Atletico Paranaense, Transfer (2026-07-30)
- K. Vargas— left for Atletico Paranaense, Transfer (2026-07-29)
- A. Saint-Maximin— joined from Lens, Free agent (2026-06-30)
- W. Zaha— left for Galatasaray, Return from loan (2026-06-29)
- A. Saint-Maximin— joined from Lens, Free agent (2026-06-29)
- G. Smith— left for Crown Legacy, Free agent (2026-06-24)
- G. Smith— left for Crown Legacy, Free agent (2026-06-23)
- J. Neeley— left for Charlotte Independence, Loan (2026-05-15)
- R. Aloko— joined from Crown Legacy, Transfer (2026-04-09)
Charlotte Squad: Latest Match
Charlotte — Columbus Crew · 4-1-4-1- 1K. KahlinaG
- 14N. ByrneD
- 22H. KesslerD
- 3T. ReamD
- 23D. SchneggD
- 8A. WestwoodM
- 16P. BielM
- 13B. BronicoM
- 17L. de la TorreM
- 11L. AbadaM
- 9I. ToklomatiF
Charlotte Beat Columbus Crew 3:1 With Two Goals in Nine Minutes
A goal in the first minute and a penalty in the ninth — Charlotte led 2:0 before the match had really begun, and Columbus Crew spent the rest of the night trying to claw back from that start. Columbus held the ball 70% of the time and fired 26 shots to the hosts' nine, but it was that early start and Charlotte's extreme precision — seven of nine shots on target — that decided the final 3:1.
New York Red Bulls vs Charlotte 0:2: How 24 Shots Produced Nothing
New York didn't get what 24 shots, 65% possession, and near-constant time in the opponent's box are supposed to buy: the home side didn't score once. How did New York Red Bulls lose 0:2 to Charlotte, generating xG 2.38 against 0.62?
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the head coach of Charlotte?
Per the most recently analyzed match (Charlotte — Columbus Crew) — Dean Smith.
How many players are in Charlotte's current squad?
27 players: goalkeepers — 3, defenders — 9, midfielders — 7, attackers — 8.
How often do Charlotte's match results diverge from the xG-expected outcome?
Bravsen has analyzed 2 matches — average Crime Index 74, with 1 scoring 60+ (the threshold for an anomalous gap between the result and the xG model).
A 2-0 road win over New York Red Bulls carries a Crime Index of 96% — one of the highest figures on the site among any club. It's Charlotte's single most anomalous covered match out of 2 reviewed: by chance quality, the visitors appear to have had a far tougher path to a two-goal shutout win than the final score suggests.
Clinical finishing explains how a scoreline like that happens
Across the 5 matches with calculated xG, Charlotte generated 7.48 expected goals but scored 11 — more than 3.5 goals above the model, one of the clearest cases of sustained xG overperformance among any MLS club on this site. That clinical finishing is exactly what sits behind the Red Bulls rout: a club that consistently converts chances more efficiently than expected will occasionally produce results with a Crime Index this high.
Only 4 articles so far — a trend worth rechecking on a bigger sample
The club's average Crime Index across its 2 reviewed matches is 74% — notably above typical, though with a caveat: the sample is small, and as the database grows, that high average could either hold up or level out.