Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Charlotte Independence & Carolina Dynamo face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Charlotte Independence form and stats
Charlotte Independence was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the US Open Cup.Charlotte Independence have performed here this season with 12 wins from 16 USL Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Independence faced defeat in their previous match, away at Louisville City (0-1).
Ahead of that match, Charlotte Independence won a home game hosting Memphis 901 (3-1).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the USL League One game versus Central Valley Fuego in only three days. This game is also played here.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (36 in 16 games), Charlotte Independence's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Independence have conceded only 14 goals.
Carolina Dynamo form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated South Carolina United in order to reach 2nd round of US Open Cup. Carolina Dynamo's mission in US Open Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Two away games in a row for Carolina Dynamo, whose manager William could celebrate last time after the US Open Cup win against South Carolina United.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Des Moines Menace's place.Head 2 Head
Charlotte Independence missing players
Carolina Dynamo missing players
| Charlotte Independence | Carolina Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 46 | 32 | Scored | S | 35 | 76 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3 | ||
| 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 82% | 105% | ||
| 9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 32 | 71 |
| 2 | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 59 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 58 |
| 4 | Miami FC II | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Hartford Athletic | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 41 |
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -11 | 37 |
| 7 | New York RB II | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 37 | -25 | 28 |
| 8 | Loudoun United | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 78 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 39 | -47 | 15 |
