Charleston Battery have some work to do from their 11th spot, and the job starts vs Rio Grande Valley. Read more!
- Charleston Battery have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Grande Valley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Charleston Battery form and stats
Charleston Battery have played 15 USL Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-9 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Charleston bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager Casey led his Charleston Battery to a defeat away at Memphis 901. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through three league fixtures. Charleston were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that, Charleston Battery had a home game versus Tampa Bay Rowdies which ended with a victory 2-1.Goal fest? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league matches with this side has had at least three goals.
Charleston Battery has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Charleston Battery are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (31 from 15 played).
Rio Grande Valley form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their USL Championship travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
The fans enjoyed Grande's previous game versus Colorado Springs, a 1-0 win played at home.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus New Mexico United.Rio Grande Valley are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 15 away games so far. 21 goals have been conceded by Rio Grande Valley in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Williams 14 goals | A. Apodaca 5 goals |  E. Ycaza 5 goals |
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| Charleston Battery | Rio Grande Valley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 36 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 40 |
| 63 | 31 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 35 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 87% | 93% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 66% |
| 63% | 73% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 37% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 24% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 57% | 47% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 59% |
| 13% | 20% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 28% |
| 33% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.9 | 10.3 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 40% | 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 43% | 38% |
| 9.3 | 7.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 9.7 | 7.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
- Charleston Battery have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Charleston Battery have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Charleston Battery haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rio Grande Valley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rio Grande Valley have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rio Grande Valley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Louisville City | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 63 |
| 2 | Memphis 901 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 58 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 54 |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 52 |
| 6 | Detroit City | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
| 7 | Miami FC II | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 48 |
| 8 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 31 | -11 | 35 |
| 9 | Hartford Athletic | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 10 | Indy Eleven | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -15 | 32 |
| 11 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -27 | 24 |
| 12 | Loudoun United | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 34 | -28 | 24 |
| 13 | Atlanta United II | 31 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 80 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 45 | -45 | 20 |
| 14 | New York RB II | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 35 | -46 | 14 |
