Charlotte (7th place, 18 points) hosts New England (3rd place, 25 points) in a Major League Soccer match on May 23, 2026, 7:30 PM. New England is ahead of Charlotte in the table, with Charlotte looking to use their home advantage to close the gap.

Charlotte's form in the last five league matches: LLDLW (1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses). New England's form in the last five matches: DWWLW (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss). Charlotte secured a 3-1 home win against Toronto in their last match, but previously suffered three losses and one draw. New England won two of their last three matches, including a 2-1 victory against Minnesota United.

Charlotte has an average of 1.64 goals scored per game and also conceded 1.64 goals per game. At home, they are more offensive with an average of 1.7 goals and more solid defensively with 0.9 goals conceded. New England scores an average of 1.69 goals per game and concedes 1.31 goals. Away from home, New England scores an average of 1.67 goals but concedes a high 3.33 goals per game. Charlotte has recorded 1 clean sheet this season, while New England has 3. Both teams scored in 10 of Charlotte's games and 8 of New England's games. Charlotte had 10 matches with over 2.5 goals, and New England had 9.

In 5 direct encounters, Charlotte has 2 wins and New England has 3 wins, with no draws. Charlotte scored a total of 6 goals, New England 4. The last meeting on May 2, 2026, ended in a 1-0 victory for New England. New England has been the more dominant side in recent head-to-head matches.

For Charlotte, key starting players include midfielder Pep Biel (7 goals, 4 assists, avg 7.27 rating, stable form), attacker Idan Toklomati (4 goals, 1 assist, avg 6.72 rating, stable form), and attacker Wilfried Zaha (3 goals, 2 assists, avg 7.13 rating, declining form). For New England, key players are midfielder Carles Gil (5 goals, 3 assists, avg 7.39 rating, rising form) and attacker Dor Turgeman (2 goals, 5 assists, avg 6.93 rating, stable form). Luca Langoni is not nominated (3 goals, 6 assists).

For Charlotte, Kristijan Kahlina is in goal, achieving 1 clean sheet in 14 appearances with an average rating of 7.03. New England's goalkeeper is Matt Turner, who has 3 clean sheets in 13 appearances and an average rating of 7.2.