New York City vs Charlotte Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips

Sportsdunia Desk10:55 AM 26th April 2024

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