The Major League Soccer league standings tell the truth about these participants so far, with Los Angeles FC in front of Charlotte by 22 points. Match preview to follow:
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Major League Soccer
- Charlotte have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
Los Angeles FC are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Banc of California Stadium. 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. Ever since the SJ Earthquakes game Los Angeles FC has been unbeatable here at Banc of California Stadium producing five straight wins.
A good away victory last time out for Angeles, who won 4-1 against Real Salt Lake (placed 5th). Attacking player Arango edged out all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 9.01 out of 10. Arango scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Los Angeles FC had a home game versus Seattle Sounders which ended with a victory 2-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Los Angeles FC home games with this odds we find 17 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 10 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 8 matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Los Angeles FC, as the Major League Soccer home game vs DC United is only three days away.
Goals decide football matches and Angeles are scoring many of them at home; 28 on target from 12 league matches. Los Angeles FC's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Charlotte form and stats
There's been little loot from Charlotte's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 12 away games in the Major League Soccer. Charlotte only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. Charlotte seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Home advantage was not enough for Charlotte in their previous game as they lost hosting Chicago Fire, 2-3. Lindsey was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Lindsey served one assist, hit three key passes and won 2 of 7 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus DC United.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this team's 12 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.
The schedule is very tough for Charlotte now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at New York City is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Charlotte when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Arango Duque 11 goals |  C. Vela Garrido 7 goals |   K. Świderski 7 goals |
Los Angeles FC missing players
Charlotte missing players
| Los Angeles FC | Charlotte | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 48 | 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 24 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 92% | 96% |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 92% | 79% |
| 61% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 58% |
| 35% | 50% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 17% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 65% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 26% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 25% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 4.9 | 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.3 | 17.8 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.6 | 11.6 |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 36% | 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 30% |
| 11.7 | 10.5 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.2 | 12.9 |
| 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
- All of Los Angeles FC's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Charlotte have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Charlotte have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Los Angeles FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Charlotte have scored away.
- Los Angeles FC have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the most points (29) at home in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the the best goal difference (+24) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Los Angeles FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Los Angeles FC is in the best form (5-0-1) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Austin | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Dallas | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 34 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 30 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -10 | 25 |
| 13 | SJ Earthquakes | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 23 |
