Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Charlotte Independence match preview

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sat 25.May
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Highmark Stadium (10000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the USL Championship, Pittsburgh Riverhounds holding 26th place and Charlotte Independence lying 33rd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Pittsburgh Riverhounds form and stats

Pittsburgh Riverhounds have secured 5 points from their first three home games. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Dayton Dutch Lions in US Open Cup and win 3-0. Before that, Pittsburgh Riverhounds played out a USL Championship draw 2-2 when visiting Charleston Battery.

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 matches. On the other hand, Pittsburgh Riverhounds have conceded 3 goals.

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Charlotte Independence form and stats

0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Charlotte Independence playing as the away team this season. It's three draws from Charlotte Independence's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Charlotte Independence has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Nashville for a USL Championship game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Florida Soccer Soldiers.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games, an average of less than one per game. Charlotte Independence have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Pittsburgh Riverhounds won 0 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Charlotte Independence has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 3

Top Goalscorers

D. Oduro
5 goals / 1 assists
K. Kerr
3 goals / 1 assists
N. Brett
2 goals

Pittsburgh Riverhounds missing players

Charlotte Independence missing players

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charlotte Independence
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
8 3 1 Played 1 5 11
2 1 1 Won 0 0 1
5 2 0 Drew 1 3 4
1 0 0 Lost 0 2 6
12 5 3 Scored 1 3 12
11 3 1 Conceded 1 6 21
88% 67% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 67% 100% Over 1.5 100% 80% 91%
62% 67% 100% Over 2.5 0% 0% 55%
62% 67% 100% Over 3.5 0% 0% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 18%
62% 67% 100% BTTS 100% 60% 73%
25% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
25% 33% 0% Failed To Score 0% 40% 27%
 
4.6 4 3 Corners For (avg) 4 4 4.9
3.6 2.7 1 Corners Against (avg) 5 4.4 4.2
1.2 1.7 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.8 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Charlotte Independence have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Charlotte Independence have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Charlotte Independence have yet to win a game away.
  • Charlotte Independence haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Pittsburgh Riverhounds have not yet lost a game at home.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
13-04-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3 - 1 Hartford Athletic
20-04-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0 - 0 Saint Louis FC
27-04-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 - 2 Nashville
04-05-19 USL Charleston Battery 2 - 2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
14-05-19 UOC Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3 - 0 Dayton Dutch Lions
19-05-19 USL Memphis 901 - Pittsburgh Riverhounds
25-05-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23:00 Charlotte Independence
29-05-19 UOC Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23:00 Indy Eleven
01-06-19 USL Indy Eleven 23:00 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
08-06-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23:00 Ottawa Fury
Charlotte Independence
27-04-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 1 Charlotte Independence
04-05-19 USL Hartford Athletic 1 - 1 Charlotte Independence
11-05-19 USL Charlotte Independence 1 - 3 Loudoun United
14-05-19 UOC Charlotte Independence 1 - 1 Florida Soccer Soldiers
19-05-19 USL Nashville 1 - 1 Charlotte Independence
25-05-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23:00 Charlotte Independence
02-06-19 USL Ottawa Fury 18:00 Charlotte Independence
08-06-19 USL Swope Park Rangers 21:00 Charlotte Independence
15-06-19 USL Charlotte Independence 23:00 Birmingham Legion
22-06-19 USL Louisville City 23:00 Charlotte Independence

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 6 5 0 17 4 6 3 3 0 10 2 5 3 2 0 7 2 13 23
2 New Mexico United 12 5 6 1 27 17 5 3 2 0 14 6 7 2 4 1 13 11 10 21
3 New York RB II 10 6 2 2 22 12 7 5 1 1 19 8 3 1 1 1 3 4 10 20
4 Nashville 11 5 3 3 19 10 6 3 1 2 10 4 5 2 2 1 9 6 9 18
5 Indy Eleven 8 5 2 1 12 5 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 3 0 1 10 5 7 17
6 Portland Timbers II 9 5 2 2 22 15 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 3 1 1 15 10 7 17
7 Louisville City 10 5 2 3 14 10 6 3 1 2 7 6 4 2 1 1 7 4 4 17
8 Phoenix Rising 10 4 4 2 19 9 6 3 3 0 16 6 4 1 1 2 3 3 10 16
9 Fresno FC 9 4 4 1 16 8 4 1 2 1 6 5 5 3 2 0 10 3 8 16
10 Saint Louis FC 9 4 4 1 10 5 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 2 3 0 3 0 5 16
11 Reno 1868 10 4 4 2 18 14 4 2 2 0 9 7 6 2 2 2 9 7 4 16
12 Charleston Battery 10 4 4 2 13 10 6 3 3 0 10 5 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 16
13 El Paso Locomotive 10 4 4 2 13 10 7 3 2 2 11 10 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 16
14 Tulsa Roughnecks 10 4 3 3 21 17 4 3 1 0 9 2 6 1 2 3 12 15 4 15
15 Austin Bold 10 4 3 3 10 9 5 4 1 0 7 3 5 0 2 3 3 6 1 15
16 OKC Energy 11 4 3 4 18 19 5 3 1 1 8 6 6 1 2 3 10 13 -1 15
17 LA Galaxy II 11 4 3 4 18 24 7 3 2 2 13 15 4 1 1 2 5 9 -6 15
18 Ottawa Fury 8 4 2 2 9 7 5 3 1 1 7 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 14
19 Las Vegas Lights 11 4 2 5 18 18 5 4 1 0 13 2 6 0 1 5 5 16 0 14
20 North Carolina 9 3 4 2 12 7 4 1 3 0 6 3 5 2 1 2 6 4 5 13
21 Orange County 10 3 4 3 17 15 6 3 2 1 15 10 4 0 2 2 2 5 2 13
22 Rio Grande Valley 10 3 4 3 19 19 5 2 2 1 9 7 5 1 2 2 10 12 0 13
23 Sacramento Republic 10 4 1 5 12 15 4 2 1 1 6 5 6 2 0 4 6 10 -3 13
24 Bethlehem Steel 10 3 3 4 16 17 6 1 2 3 6 9 4 2 1 1 10 8 -1 12
25 Birmingham Legion 10 3 3 4 9 17 5 1 1 3 1 6 5 2 2 1 8 11 -8 12
26 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 8 2 5 1 12 11 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 1 3 1 7 8 1 11
27 Real Monarchs 9 3 2 4 17 17 5 3 1 1 13 7 4 0 1 3 4 10 0 11
28 San Antonio 10 3 2 5 11 13 6 3 2 1 9 5 4 0 0 4 2 8 -2 11
29 Atlanta United II 10 3 2 5 10 16 6 2 0 4 5 10 4 1 2 1 5 6 -6 11
30 Loudoun United 8 2 3 3 10 11 1 0 1 0 3 3 7 2 2 3 7 8 -1 9
31 Memphis 901 11 2 3 6 10 15 5 0 2 3 3 6 6 2 1 3 7 9 -5 9
32 Colorado Springs 11 2 2 7 10 20 5 1 0 4 2 8 6 1 2 3 8 12 -10 8
33 Charlotte Independence 11 1 4 6 12 21 6 1 1 4 9 15 5 0 3 2 3 6 -9 7
34 Swope Park Rangers 8 1 2 5 12 22 4 1 1 2 9 11 4 0 1 3 3 11 -10 5
35 Seattle Sounders II 11 1 1 9 6 33 5 1 1 3 5 11 6 0 0 6 1 22 -27 4
36 Hartford Athletic 10 0 1 9 6 25 2 0 1 1 2 3 8 0 0 8 4 22 -19 1