National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Columbus Crew or Charlotte that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Columbus Crew and Charlotte.
Columbus Crew form and stats
The complete Major League Soccer stats at home this season for Columbus Crew are 10-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Before that, Columbus Crew had a Major League Soccer home game versus Chicago Fire which ended with a victory 2-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Columbus as they are travelling to their away game against Charleston Battery in the Carolina Challenge Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Columbus Crew have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 33 goals in 17 league matches. On the other hand, Columbus have conceded 22 goals.
Charlotte form and stats
A quick return to home after this game, as Charlotte are hosting Inter Miami in the Carolina Challenge Cup only four days away.
Head 2 Head
Columbus Crew missing players
Charlotte missing players
| Columbus Crew | Charlotte | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 38 | 26 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 64% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 68% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.8 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 14 | 13.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 73 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 54 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | New York City | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 51 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 51 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 51 |
| 7 | New York RB | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 48 |
| 8 | DC United | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 47 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 47 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | -17 | 41 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 36 | -18 | 34 |
| 13 | Toronto | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 39 | -27 | 28 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | -37 | 20 |
