St. Louis vs Charlotte 2026 MLS, Regular Season
Introduction
St. Louis CITY SC are hosting Charlotte FC
at Energizer Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.
Match Commentary
- 7': Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Timo Baumgartl (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Charlotte FC 0.
- 59': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Brendan McSorley replaces Jeong Sang-Bin.
- 60': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Charlotte FC 0. Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Becher.
- 66': Jaziel Orozco (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Djibril Diani replaces Luca de la Torre.
- 69': Substitution, Charlotte FC. David Schnegg replaces Harry Toffolo.
- 69': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas replaces Liel Abada.
- 71': Wilfried Zaha (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Charlotte FC 1. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 83': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Miguel Perez replaces Chris Durkin because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Lukas MacNaughton replaces Dante Polvara.
- 87': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Idan Toklomati.
- 90'+3': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Cedric Teuchert replaces Simon Becher.
- 90'+4': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomas Totland replaces Rafael Santos.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 1, Charlotte FC 1.
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Charlotte FC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | CF Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
 CLT |
STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 10 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 356 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 441 | Passes | 469 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 28 | Clearances | 26 |
St. Louis CITY SC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 32 | Timo Baumgartl  |
| 21 | Dante Polvara |
| 99 | Jaziel Orozco |
| 8 | Christopher Durkin |
| 24 | Daniel Edelman |
| 20 | Rafael Santos |
| 6 | Conrad Wallem |
| 11 | Simon Becher |
| 17 | Marcel Hartel |
| 77 | Jeong Sang-Bin |
Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 3 | Tim Ream |
| 4 | Andrew Privett |
| 15 | Harry Toffolo |
| 14 | Nathan Byrne |
| 16 | Pep Biel |
| 8 | Ashley Westwood |
| 17 | Luca de la Torre |
| 9 | Idan Toklomati |
| 10 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
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