With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Charlotte Independence fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against North Carolina.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the USL Championship. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Miami FC II.
Charlotte Independence form and stats
Charlotte Independence have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the USL Championship. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The fans are hoping that Independence will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the USL Championship game against Miami FC II. Ahead of that match, Independence won a home game hosting Memphis 901 (3-2).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Independence have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won one time, drawn one and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Birmingham Legion are coming to town in three days.
Independence have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Matthews Sportsplex with 5 goals in 3 league matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
North Carolina form and stats
North Carolina are still undefeated on their travels in the USL Championship. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
A. Ward was the last player to score for the away team. Carolina haven't scored a league goal in the last 232 minutes.
The manager D. Sarachan was unhappy after their last game, a USL Championship match played at their home ground Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. Carolina suffered a 0-3 loss to Charleston Battery. A 0-2 loss hosting Birmingham Legion before that.
We have checked recent matches where Carolina have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were zero victories, three draws and zero defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as North Carolina are hosting Memphis 901 in the USL Championship only three days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, North Carolina has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Independence two wins, two draws and North Carolina six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Kelly 4 goals |  E. Martínez 2 goals | L. Haakenson 2 goals |
Charlotte Independence missing players
North Carolina missing players
| Charlotte Independence | North Carolina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 71% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 3.7 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 5.7 |
| 5.7 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | 30 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 17 | 58 |
| 28 | 21 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 32% | 24% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 25% |
- All of Charlotte Independence's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Charlotte Independence has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Charlotte Independence has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Charlotte Independence has the most points from losing position (7)
- Charlotte Independence has the most scored goals in the second half (8)
- Charlotte Independence have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Charlotte Independence have not yet lost a game at home.
- Charlotte Independence have scored in all their matches so far.
- Charlotte Independence have scored more than double the goals of North Carolina.
- Charlotte Independence have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Charlotte Independence haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- North Carolina has the fewest conceded goals (2) away
- North Carolina has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- North Carolina has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
- North Carolina has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- North Carolina has the fewest scored goals (3) away
- North Carolina has the fewest scored goals (4)
- North Carolina has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1)
- North Carolina has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
- North Carolina have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- North Carolina have not yet lost a game away.
- North Carolina have scored in all their away matches so far.
- North Carolina have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- North Carolina haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Birmingham Legion | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Charlotte Independence | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 4 | Memphis 901 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 6 |