Charlotte FC vs San Jose Earthquakes

22 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Armando Villarrea

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

Pep Biel 11’
Ashley Westwood 36’
Brandt Bronico 40’
Kerwin Vargas 52’

Cristian Arango 77’ (pen)

Match summary

Charlotte FC won comfortably, 4-1 at home to San Jose Earthquakes. Charlotte FC led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Pep Biel put Charlotte FC ahead in the 11th minute, Ashley Westwood made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, and Brandt Bronico made it 3-0 in the 40th minute. In the second half, Kerwin Vargas made it 4-0 in the 52nd minute and Cristian Arango pulled one back to make it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Charlotte FC created 3.10 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to San Jose Earthquakes's 2.72 from 26. Charlotte FC had a player sent off.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

14 Shots 26

8 Shots on target 6

0 Corners 5

421 Passes 401

73.9% Pass accuracy 75.8%

10 Tackles 19

10 Fouls 10

2 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Charlotte FC San Jose Earthquakes

Kick-off

Wilfried ZahaShot on target

4’

6’

Cristian ArangoShot on target

Pep BielLeft foot shot

1-0

11’

15’

Preston JuddShot on target

Pep BielShot on target

18’

Ashley WestwoodRight foot shot

2-0

36’

Kerwin VargasShot on target

36’

Brandt BronicoRight foot shot

3-0

40’

Brandt Bronico

41’

Half-time3-0

46’

RodriguesNick Lima

46’

Beau LerouxMark-Anthony Kaye

48’

Ian HarkesShot on target

Second half underway

Kerwin VargasRight foot shot

4-0

52’

58’

Ousseni BoudaShot on target

64’

Amahl PellegrinoOusseni Bouda

64’

Reid RobertsJamar Ricketts

Djibril DianiKerwin Vargas

70’

Djibril Diani

73’

Andrew Privett

74’

Andrew PrivettVAR: Red card given

76’

77’

Cristian ArangoPenalty

4-1

80’

Rodrigues

84’

Jack SkahanIan Harkes

86’

Preston JuddShot on target

Iuri TavaresIdan Toklomati

88’

Wilfried ZahaShot on target

90+4’

Full-time4-1

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 3.10 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 2.72 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

San Jose Earthquakes 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

San Jose Earthquakes 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Kristijan Kahlina	90′	5	1	62	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Nathan Byrne	90′	4	1	–	4	–	32	–	–	–	–
Adilson Malanda	90′	–	–	–	1	1	57	–	–	–	–
Andrew Privett	74′	–	1	–	1	1	47	2	–	–	–
Souleyman Doumbia	90′	–	1	–	1	–	41	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Ashley Westwood	90′	1	–	54	1	0.01	–	–	2	1	2	–
Brandt Bronico	90′	1	–	33	–	0.00	1	–	2	1	–	–
Kerwin Vargas Taken off	70′	1	–	20	1	0.25	1	–	2	1	–	–
Pep Biel	90′	1	2	22	4	0.49	1	1	5	1	3	–
Wilfried Zaha	90′	–	–	26	1	0.11	1	–	11	2	4	–
Djibril Diani Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	10	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Idan Toklomati Taken off	88′	–	1	3	–	0.55	0.48	2	5	–	15	–
Iuri Tavares Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Daniel	90′	3	4	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Nick Lima Taken off	45′	2	–	–	5	2	22	1	–	–	–
Bruno Wilson	90′	–	2	–	4	4	44	1	–	–	–
Dave Romney	90′	1	1	–	4	3	55	–	–	–	–
Jamar Ricketts Taken off	64′	2	1	–	5	2	24	–	–	–	–
Rodrigues Came on as a substitute	45′	2	1	–	6	2	22	1	–	–	–
Reid Roberts Came on as a substitute	26′	1	1	–	1	–	14	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Ian Harkes Taken off	84′	–	–	44	2	0.06	1	1	3	2	–	–
Mark-Anthony Kaye Taken off	45′	–	–	19	–	0.01	4	–	8	–	2	–
Cristian Espinoza	90′	–	–	33	11	0.44	1	–	2	2	–	–
Ousseni Bouda Taken off	64′	–	–	17	1	0.03	–	1	1	–	–	–
Beau Leroux Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	37	1	0.09	2	1	4	–	–	–
Jack Skahan Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	1	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Cristian Arango	90′	1	–	10	2	1.92	0.08	1	4	–	25	–
Preston Judd	90′	–	–	4	2	0.18	0.13	1	4	3	14	–
Amahl Pellegrino Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	3	–	0.26	0.01	1	–	–	5	–

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 W D W L W

San Jose Earthquakes L W W L L

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

All Charlotte FC vs San Jose Earthquakes 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.