New York City vs Charlotte Preview
New York City is gearing up for their next match against Charlotte FC at Yankee Stadium. With two consecutive wins under their belt, New York City is in top form, while Charlotte FC has been experiencing fluctuating results in their recent games. The away side have endured a tough start to the season with four losses in their opening nine games and have won only once in their last four.
That has hurt the team and manager Dean Smith, especially the 3-0 loss to Minnesota last time around with the team struggling to break past their opponents on the night. That wasn’t the case for New York while they’ve steadily improved over the last few weeks. They started the season badly with three consecutive losses but are unbeaten in their last four games.
That includes two consecutive wins and it pushed them up the league table with them now level on points with Charlotte, Atalanta, and Montreal. That does hurt Charlotte going into the clash but a win could take the winner as high as fifth on the league table if things go their way.
New York City vs Charlotte team news
New York City FC
Talles Magno has resumed training with NYCFC, although he didn’t feature in the team lineup last weekend. On the other hand, Maxi Moralez continues to recover from a right knee injury and remains sidelined. Besides these concerns, manager Nick Cushing has a fully fit squad at his disposal for the upcoming fixtures.
Charlotte
Last weekend, Charlotte faced some challenges as Nick Scardina and Adilson Malanda were sidelined due to thigh issues. However, Malanda was back on the bench against Minnesota. Ben Bender continues to recover from a knee injury, while Brandon Cambridge is dealing with a right ankle problem. Additionally, Nathan Byrne is sorting out his visa and managing a sore thigh.
New York City vs Charlotte predicted lineups
New York City
Beyond a few issues, Nick Cushing has no really problems and should stick with a similar side that won last time around.
Predicted XI: Freese; Ilenic, Martins, Risa, O’Toole; Parks, Sands; Wolf, Rodriguez, Ojeda; Bakrar
Charlotte
Like his counterpart, Dean Smith doesn’t have too many injury or suspension issues and shouldn’t have a problem naming his best possible 11.
Predicted XI: Kahlina; Lindsey, Tuiloma, Privett, Uronen; Westwood, Diani; Abada, Dejaegere, Vargas; Copetti
New York City vs Charlotte head-to-head
Played: 5; New York City FC: 0, Charlotte FC: 4, Draw: 1
Last five games:
- Charlotte FC 1-0 New York City FC (MLS)
- New York City FC 1-1 Charlotte (MLS)
- Charlotte FC 3-2 New York City FC (MLS)
- Charlotte FC 1-0 New York City FC (MLS)
- New York City FC 1-3 Charlotte FC (MLS)
New York City vs Charlotte prediction
The form guide clearly has New York City FC as the favourites and few can blame them, especially with Charlotte’s bad form going into the clash. But sometimes form doesn’t matter although it will take a rather impressive performance from the away side to walk away with all three points.
Prediction: New York City FC 2-1 Charlotte FC
New York City vs Charlotte betting tips
Betting tips:
- Both teams to score: Yes
- Over 2.5 goals: No
Odds:
- New York City FC: 1.82
- Draw: 3.80
- Charlotte FC: 4.50
New York City vs Charlotte timings and telecast
- Yankee Stadium – 27th April – 11:30 pm GMT
- India: MLS Season Pass
- United Kingdom: MLS Season Pass
- US: Apple TV