Charlotte FC vs DC United

16 July 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Chris Penso

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Pep Biel 44’, 48’

Gabriel Pirani 60’

Match summary

Charlotte FC beat DC United 2-1. Charlotte FC led 1-0 at half-time.

Pep Biel put Charlotte FC ahead in the 44th minute, Biel made it 2-0 in the 48th minute, and Gabriel Pirani pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 60th minute.

The chances backed that up: Charlotte FC created 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to DC United's 0.54 from 11.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

17 Shots 11

7 Shots on target 1

9 Corners 4

618 Passes 456

91.3% Pass accuracy 90.4%

15 Tackles 22

7 Fouls 10

0 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Charlotte FC DC United

Kick-off

Djibril DianiShot on target

2’

Ashley WestwoodShot on target

2’

37’

Jackson Hopkins

Pep BielLeft foot shot

1-0

44’

Half-time1-0

46’

Boris EnowConner Antley

46’

Randall LealJackson Hopkins

Pep BielShot on target

46’

Second half underway

Pep BielLeft foot shot

2-0

48’

Pep BielShot on target

56’

60’

Gabriel PiraniLeft foot shot

2-1

65’

Hosei KijimaDominique Badji

Nicholas ScardinaBill Tuiloma

70’

Kerwin VargasWilfried Zaha

70’

Brandt BronicoDjibril Diani

70’

Idan ToklomatiShot on target

74’

Tyger SmallsLiel Abada

80’

83’

Jared StroudDerek Dodson

88’

Rida ZouhirGabriel Pirani

Brandon CambridgeIdan Toklomati

90+1’

Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Charlotte FC 2.41 xGDC United 0.54 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

DC United attacking Charlotte FC attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Charlotte FC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

DC United 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Kristijan Kahlina	90′	0	1	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Bill Tuiloma Taken off	70′	2	–	–	4	1	47	–	–	–	–
Adilson Malanda	90′	–	3	–	4	3	89	–	–	–	–
Tim Ream	90′	1	–	–	2	1	109	1	–	–	–
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	90′	–	–	–	–	–	91	–	–	1	–
Nicholas Scardina Came on as a substitute	20′	1	–	–	1	–	13	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Ashley Westwood	90′	–	–	59	–	0.07	2	–	3	–	1	–
Djibril Diani Taken off	70′	–	–	21	1	0.08	4	4	4	1	–	–
Liel Abada Taken off	80′	–	–	27	1	0.07	1	–	4	1	2	–
Pep Biel	90′	2	–	26	1	0.02	2	–	4	1	–	–
Wilfried Zaha Taken off	70′	–	–	50	2	0.07	–	–	5	1	2	–
Brandt Bronico Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	16	1	0.01	1	–	1	–	–	–
Kerwin Vargas Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	26	3	0.25	–	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Idan Toklomati Taken off	89′	–	–	1	1	0.47	0.14	2	4	1	12	–
Tyger Smalls Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	2	1	9	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Luis Barraza	90′	5	2	31	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Conner Antley Taken off	45′	–	–	–	1	1	15	1	–	–	–
Garrison Tubbs	90′	4	2	–	5	1	46	1	–	–	–
Kye Rowles	90′	3	–	–	4	1	71	–	–	–	–
Derek Dodson Taken off	83′	4	1	–	4	–	37	1	–	–	–
Boris Enow Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	1	–	33	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Matti Peltola	90′	–	–	45	–	0.01	5	2	8	1	2	–
Gabriel Pirani Taken off	88′	1	–	28	2	0.06	–	–	2	–	–	–
Brandon Servania	90′	–	–	42	–	0.03	1	1	3	1	1	–
João Peglow	90′	–	–	52	–	0.07	2	2	3	2	1	–
Hosei Kijima Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	12	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–
Jared Stroud Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–
Rida Zouhir Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Jackson Hopkins Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.01	0.01	–	2	–	15	–
Dominique Badji Taken off	65′	–	–	2	–	0.14	0.00	–	1	–	8	–
Randall Leal Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	2	–	0.10	0.02	2	3	2	17	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Charlotte FC L L L D W

DC United L L L D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: DC United 0-3 Charlotte FC, 19 Oct 24 Next meeting: DC United 0-1 Charlotte FC, 04 Oct 25 All Charlotte FC vs DC United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.