National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Charlotte Independence or Appalachian that keep their silverware dream alive.
Only a few days to rest for the home side, as they performed in a USL League One match only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Richmond Kickers.
Charlotte Independence form and stats
Last season, Charlotte Independence's US Open Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Charlotte Independence have to build on here at Matthews Sportsplex in the USL League One.
Charlotte Independence are returning here after visiting Richmond Kickers and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a USL League One win away at Tormenta.There will be little rest for Charlotte Independence after this match as they are travelling to North Carolina for a USL League One game in only three days.
At Matthews Sportsplex, Charlotte Independence has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Appalachian form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Carolina Dynamo in order to reach 2nd round of US Open Cup.As the visiting team in NPSL matches, Appalachian have produced an overall stat of 3-2-0 so far.
Appalachian delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Carolina Dynamo in their previous game; a US Open Cup fixture.
Prior to that match, the Appalachian manager Parker faced defeat when travelling to FC Motown and losing 0-3.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 14 goals in 5 league games away this season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Dimick 1 goals | S. Dutey 1 goals | K. Bennett 1 goals |
Charlotte Independence missing players
Appalachian missing players
| Charlotte Independence | Appalachian | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 19 | 55 | ||
| 39 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.6 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 44% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 35% | ||
| 9.9 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 13 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charlotte Independence | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Northern Colorado | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Richmond Kickers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | One Knoxville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Central Valley Fuego | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Tormenta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| 8 | Forward Madison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Union Omaha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Greenville Triumph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Lexington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Appalachian | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | Georgia Revolution | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | North Alabama | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Apotheos | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | LSA Limeno | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 8 |
| 6 | Georgia Storm | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 7 |
