New York City FC vs. Charlotte FC 8/17/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/15/2022 at 8:24 PM ET
New York City FC hosts Charlotte FC on Wednesday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. New York City FC is third in the conference table at 12-6-6 on 42 points with a goal difference of +18. New York City FC was defeated by Inter Miami 3-2 on the road last Saturday. New York City FC was tied 2-2 late in the second half but gave up a winner Inter Miami in the 84th minute.
New York City FC has been defeated in each of its last two matches by the same scoreline of 3-2 to Columbus and Inter Miami. Prior to those two losses, New York City FC had lost only one of its 17 previous matches in the MLS. Talles Magno and Heber are the leading goal scorers for New York City FC with six each, while Santiago Rodriguez is the leader in assists with eight.
Charlotte FC is 11th in the conference table at 9-2-14 on 29 points with a goal difference of -9. Charlotte was embarrassed on the road last Saturday when falling to Western Conference leader LAFC 5-0. Charlotte has lost each of its last two matches in MLS play by a combined 8-2.
Charlotte has given up three goals or more in four of its last six matches across all competitions. Karol Swiderski is the leading goal scorer for Charlotte with 7, while Andre Shinyashiki has scored six. The leader in assists is Benjamin Bender with six, while Sergio Ruiz, Yordy Reyna, Christian Ortiz and Swiderski each have posted five assists.
Charlotte FC’s 5-0 loss on Saturday to LAFC was its worst defeat in its first season. Charlotte becomes the fifth expansion club to lose by five or more goals. New York City FC has scored 45 goals this season and Charlotte has scored 30 but has conceded 39, therefore the play here is OVER. The OVER 2.5 goals has cashed in each of Charlotte’s last four matches and in each of NYCFC’s last two. Final Score Prediction, New York City FC wins but our best play is OVER 4-2.
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