Charlotte will hope that their home support is enough to get a good result from this back-breaking encounter, vs fiery Philadelphia Union.
- Charlotte have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
It's no vacation for neither Charlotte nor Philadelphia Union 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
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Charlotte at their home stadium (Bank of America Stadium) is 4 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Charlotte.
The spoils were shared in Charlotte's previous game, also at home. Visiting DC United (placed 9th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Charlotte's goalie Kahlina played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against DC United with a stunning six saves. The goalie Kahlina was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.43 out of ten. Kahlina topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Nashville SC that finished 1-1.Charlotte are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Cincinnati awaits in three days.
The Charlotte fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. Charlotte's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Playing away, Philadelphia Union have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season.
Philadelphia's last game was the home draw against Cincinnati (2-2). It looked so good for Philadelphia Union vs Cincinnati, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Midfield player Wagner was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Wagner hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against New York RB.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this side's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Los Angeles FC in just three days.
Philadelphia Union are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Philadelphia Union have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Philadelphia Union - Charlotte 1-0 was the product when this pair of squads formerly played each other, also in this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Charlotte one win, zero draws and Philadelphia Union two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 12 goals |  J. Carranza 12 goals |  M. Uhre 8 goals |
Charlotte missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| Charlotte | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 34 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 49 |
| 43 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 33 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 78% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 78% |
| 59% | 57% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 67% |
| 37% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 19% |
| 67% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 59% |
| 15% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 30% |
| 26% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9.8 | 11.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.3 | 13.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 40% | 39% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | 39% |
| 12.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13 | 11.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
- Charlotte have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have the the worst goal difference (-1) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union 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 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 58 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 50 |
| 3 | New England | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -12 | 36 |
| 9 | DC United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 33 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | New York City | 29 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 31 |
| 13 | New York RB | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -12 | 28 |
| 15 | Toronto | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 22 |
