Columbus Crew and Charlotte have both delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. Both teams occupy mid-table places in the Major League Soccer.
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals (26) in Major League Soccer
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
17 points is a decent return from 8 Major League Soccer games here at MAPFRE Stadium for Columbus Crew. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Columbus Crew has recorded two wins in a row here at MAPFRE Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Columbus fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Colorado Rapids and win 3-2. Zelarayán, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top player for the side in that match, receiving a rating of 9.11 (out of 10). Zelarayán scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Nashville SC.Columbus Crew are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at MAPFRE Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 21 goals in 8 matches.
Charlotte form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Charlotte playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.
Two away games in a row for Charlotte, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Philadelphia Union. The attacker Świderski got a match rating of 7.34 in that game. Świderski hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that result Charlotte won their away game at LA Galaxy. The scoreline was 1-0.The visiting Charlotte have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. Charlotte's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Charlotte have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) versus Columbus Crew.Columbus and Charlotte have met previously this season: Charlotte - Columbus Crew 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Zelarayán 7 goals |   K. Świderski 4 goals |  E. Copetti 4 goals |
Columbus Crew missing players
Charlotte missing players
| Columbus Crew | Charlotte | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 60% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 67% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 27% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 16.9 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9 | 10.1 |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 38% | 45% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| 11.1 | 9.8 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.6 | 12.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
- All of Columbus Crew's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Charlotte have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Charlotte have the most conceded goals (26) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Columbus Crew have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Charlotte have scored away.
- Columbus Crew have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals (21) at home in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | New England | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | DC United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | New York RB | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Toronto | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | New York City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
