Leagues Cup betting and spectator preview: Charlotte and Houston Dynamo meet at Shell Energy Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Charlotte form and stats
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Before that, a nice away win at Necaxa. A Leagues Cup game.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Houston Dynamo so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-8 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Pachuca in their previous outing. The Leagues Cup battle ended 0-0.
Before that game, 2-2 away against Santos Laguna in the Leagues Cup.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Houston Dynamo as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. As for defending, Houston Dynamo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Bassi 8 goals |   K. Świderski 7 goals |  E. Copetti 4 goals |
Charlotte missing players
Houston Dynamo missing players
| Charlotte | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 34 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 11.3 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 51% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | ||
| 11.2 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | Austin | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | SJ Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Dallas | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 10 | Minnesota United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Sporting KC | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
