Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Charlotte & Tormenta face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Charlotte nor Tormenta 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
Last season, Charlotte's US Open Cup journey ended in the round of 16.When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Charlotte have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
Charlotte's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Columbus Crew. The home side are looking to build on that result. Defender Afful got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Afful won 3 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Colorado Rapids that ended 2-2.There will be little rest for Charlotte after this match as they are travelling to DC United for a Major League Soccer game in only four days.
Charlotte aren't scoring a lot here at Matthews Sportsplex in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. On the other hand, Charlotte have conceded 7 goals.
Tormenta form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Rio Grande Valley in order to reach 3rd round of US Open Cup. They also participated in US Open Cup last season. This ended in the round of 32.Tormenta have six points from their first three away games in the USL League One, meaning two victories and a loss.
Tormenta play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting One Knoxville. Which player has bagged at least one goal three games in a row for the away team? The answer is Khoury and that is impressive!
It was a USL League One defeat before that one as the away game against Lexington wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.A quick return to home after this game, as Tormenta are hosting Richmond Kickers in the USL League One only four days away.
Tormenta are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Khoury 3 goals |   K. Świderski 2 goals |  K. Jóźwiak 2 goals |
Charlotte missing players
Tormenta missing players
| Charlotte | Tormenta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 43 | 18 | Conceded | C | 12 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| 12.3 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Atlanta United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | New York City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | DC United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Toronto | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | New York RB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Tormenta | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 4 | Greenville Triumph | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 5 | Forward Madison | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Northern Colorado | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Union Omaha | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Richmond Kickers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | One Knoxville | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Lexington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 | Central Valley Fuego | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
