Charlotte want to fill the stadium for this game despite that the season has been hard so far with 41 points and a 10th spot in the Major League Soccer table. Opponents Columbus Crew hold 6th place with 45 pts.
- Charlotte haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Charlotte and Columbus Crew.
Charlotte form and stats
10 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Charlotte have to build on here at Bank of America Stadium in the Major League Soccer. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Charlotte after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Charlotte's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Philadelphia Union (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Charlotte played a great game against Philadelphia Union and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. What a game it was for Rios when beating Philadelphia Union, applying the finishing touch to four goals! Rios, a striker, was the highest rated performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 9.82 (out of 10). Rios scored four goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that match, a win away at Chicago Fire.Goal party? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 11 of the 14 latest league matches with this team has contained three goals or more.
The manager Lattanzio will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to New York RB in only four days.
A decent goal production from Charlotte in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Charlotte have conceded only 14 goals.
Columbus Crew form and stats
Playing away, Columbus Crew have won 3 games, drawn 9 and suffered 3 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season.
The regulars enjoyed Columbus Crew's previous game versus New York RB (placed 3rd), a 2-1 win played at home. Those three points felt nice as this side had gone four league rounds without winning. Junior came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against New York RB last time out, making the manager Porter feel like a tactical genius. Williams, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.34. Williams won 11 of 14 duels.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Portland Timbers.Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's latest 11 league games.
The schedule is very tough for Columbus Crew now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at Orlando City is waiting in only four days.
Columbus are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 15 games (in the league). 22 goals have been conceded by Columbus Crew in these games.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the participants played each other previously this season; Columbus Crew - Charlotte 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Charlotte zero wins, two draws and Columbus Crew zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Świderski 10 goals |   L. Zelarayán 9 goals |  J. Hernández Suárez 9 goals |
Charlotte missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| Charlotte | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | 26 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | 43 |
| 48 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 37 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 84% |
| 81% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 59% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 28% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 13% | 9% |
| 47% | 31% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 56% |
| 25% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 28% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 31% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.1 | 13.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 38% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 40% | 32% |
| 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.8 | 13.7 | 11.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
- Charlotte haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 42 | 64 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 62 |
| 3 | New York RB | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 50 |
| 4 | New York City | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 59 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 45 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 45 |
| 8 | Inter Miami | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -10 | 45 |
| 9 | New England | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 33 | -3 | 41 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 34 | -6 | 41 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | Toronto | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 62 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | DC United | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 66 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -32 | 27 |
