Charlotte are receiving Chicago Fire for yet another vital game after their 3-1 result against 4th-placed Atlanta United.
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals (22) in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Charlotte nor Chicago Fire as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Charlotte form and stats
2-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Charlotte so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Charlotte bring valid hopes of a third.
Charlotte are returning here after visiting Atlanta United and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Świderski and Meram (2) scored the goal(s). The talented striker Meram outdid all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 9.0 out of 10. Meram scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, a home victory against Orlando City in the US Open Cup. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Charlotte have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Lots of goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 most recent league matches with this side has had at least three goals.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Charlotte as they have a new game in only three days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Nashville SC are visiting.
Charlotte has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Chicago Fire form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Chicago Fire are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The fans enjoyed Chicago Fire's previous game versus Saint Louis City, a 1-0 win played at home. That victory felt nice as this club had gone four league matches without winning. Czichos came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Saint Louis City last time out, making the manager Hendrickson feel like a tactical genius. Gutierrez got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Gutierrez dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that, the victory at home hosting Saint Louis City in the US Open Cup (2-1). We have checked recent matches where Chicago Fire have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 10 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Chicago are hosting Atlanta United in the Major League Soccer only three days away.
It's early days yet, but Chicago Fire has scored 4 and conceded 8 goals from their travels in the league so far (4 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior two meetings between these two participants are: one win for Charlotte, zero draws and one win for Chicago Fire. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games. Swiderski likes to meet Chicago Fire and have scored 3 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Copetti 4 goals |   K. Kamara 4 goals |  K. Świderski 3 goals |
Charlotte missing players
Chicago Fire missing players
| Charlotte | Chicago Fire | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 91% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 73% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 55% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 64% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 27% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 12 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.8 | 11.3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 40% | 39% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 12.8 | 11.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 16 | 13.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals (22) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals (9) at home in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Chicago Fire have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Chicago Fire have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chicago Fire have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Chicago Fire haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | DC United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Inter Miami | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | New York City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Orlando City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | New York RB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | Toronto | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
