Home advantage could prove decisive in Charlotte - Colorado Rapids battle

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bank of America Stadium

This fixture features two squads living in the lower section of the Major League Soccer, Charlotte at 14th place and Colorado Rapids lying 10th. A nice opportunity for one of the teams to boost their position.

Insights:
  • Charlotte have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals (3) in Major League Soccer

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Charlotte form and stats

Three Major League Soccer home games done for Charlotte, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.

No payout for Charlotte in their previous match, an away game at Real Salt Lake that ended in defeat 1-3. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten through three league games. Marks had a busy but productive day in the Real Salt Lake match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented. Defender Malanda got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.25/10. Malanda won 8 of 9 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Toronto that finished 2-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Charlotte handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

The lack of attacking qualities in Charlotte means that they have only scored {1 goals} in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Colorado Rapids form and stats

1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Colorado Rapids, who have the fewest scored goals (3) in Major League Soccer, playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.

The Colorado goalkeeper William Paul Yarbrough Story is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 265 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Two trips in a row for Colorado Rapids, whose manager Fraser could celebrate last time after the win against Sporting KC. Hooray; their first three points in the league after six rounds not winning. Acosta got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Acosta hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Los Angeles FC.

Colorado Rapids are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 16 matches.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Colorado's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 4 matches. In the opposite end, Colorado Rapids have conceded 6 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

CharlotteE. Copetti
E. Copetti
2 goals
CharlotteK. Świderski
K. Świderski
1 goals
CharlotteK. Jóźwiak
K. Jóźwiak
1 goals

Charlotte missing players

Colorado Rapids missing players

Charlotte Colorado Rapids
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 0 4 7
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
4 2 0 Lost L 0 2 3
7 1 1 Scored S 0 2 3
14 5 1 Conceded C 0 6 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 71%
86% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 43%
71% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 29%
43% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 29%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 43%
29% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 57%
 
5 5.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 5.3
4.7 3.7 1 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 5
3 1.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.4 11 6 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.2 11.4
3.6 2.7 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.3
28% 12% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 13%
 
13.6 12.3 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.5 13.1
6.1 5.3 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 4.7
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Charlotte have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Charlotte have scored more than double the goals of Colorado Rapids.
  • Charlotte have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Major League Soccer
  • Charlotte have the fewest points (1) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Charlotte have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Charlotte have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Major League Soccer
  • Charlotte have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Major League Soccer
  • Charlotte have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Charlotte have yet to win a game at home.
  • Charlotte haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Colorado Rapids have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals (3) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids 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 Cincinnati 7 5 2 0 9 4 4 4 0 0 5 1 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 17
2 New England 7 5 1 1 12 6 4 3 1 0 9 1 3 2 0 1 3 5 6 16
3 Atlanta United 7 4 2 1 14 10 4 3 1 0 9 3 3 1 1 1 5 7 4 14
4 Columbus Crew 7 4 1 2 17 8 3 3 0 0 12 1 4 1 1 2 5 7 9 13
5 Nashville SC 7 3 2 2 6 2 4 2 1 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 11
6 Chicago Fire 6 2 3 1 9 8 4 1 3 0 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 9
7 New York City 7 2 3 2 7 8 3 2 1 0 5 3 4 0 2 2 2 5 -1 9
8 Toronto 7 1 5 1 8 7 3 1 2 0 5 3 4 0 3 1 3 4 1 8
9 Orlando City 6 2 2 2 5 6 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 8
10 Philadelphia Union 7 2 1 4 8 9 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 0 0 3 2 6 -1 7
11 New York RB 7 1 4 2 5 6 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 0 2 2 2 4 -1 7
12 Inter Miami 7 2 0 5 6 8 4 2 0 2 6 4 3 0 0 3 0 4 -2 6
13 DC United 7 1 2 4 7 12 4 1 1 2 5 7 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 5
14 Charlotte 7 1 2 4 7 14 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 1 1 2 6 9 -7 5
15 Montreal Impact 6 1 0 5 3 16 1 1 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 14 -13 3

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