New York City vs Carolina Core Prediction 17 June 2026
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between New York City II and Carolina Core may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Belson Stadium stadium in the city of New York as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament. The match is scheduled for 23:00 17 June.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 05 April 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 5:0. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Carolina Core ):
- ball possession percentage: 55% vs 45%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 4;
- fouls: 3 vs 1;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 7 vs 0.
📊The sides have played three official matches. The statistics are as follows:
- goals: 3 against 6;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.33, in the 2nd half - 1.67;
- average total goals in the match - 3.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

New York City II Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 14 June 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Philadelphia Union II, away team - New York City II). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here's the game statistics (New York City II vs Philadelphia Union II):
- ball possession: 62% vs 38%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 7;
- fouls: 11 vs 18;
- yellow cards: 4 vs 1;
- shots on target: 3 vs 4.
✅The New York City II team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 5 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws. In total, the team has scored 15 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.5. In home matches, this figure is 1.6 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.8.
Match Results: New York City II

Carolina Core Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 14 June 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Carolina Core , away - Crown Legacy). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:0.
Here are the match stats (Carolina Core vs Crown Legacy):
- ball possession: 45% vs 55%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 4;
- fouls: 15 vs 16;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 3;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
⚠️Will Carolina Core be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 3 times, lost 7 games, and drew 0 times. On average, the team scored 1.3 goals per game (in away matches - 1), and conceded 1.9 goals. Hopefully, this season Carolina Core will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Carolina Core
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- home team wins - 2, away team wins - 1, draws - 0.
- Carolina Core have not won in 17 of last 19 games.
- Carolina Core have not won in 16 of last 18 games (MLS Next Pro).
- Carolina Core have not won in last 10 away games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 1, the guests - 2;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3;
- both teams scored: overall - 1; at the home team's field - 1.
- New York City II have conceded in 10 of last 11 home games (MLS Next Pro).
Editorial Prediction
- Under 3.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Carolina Core games (MLS Next Pro).
