The league table in USL Championship tells a story about these teams so far, with Tampa Bay Rowdies leading Charleston Battery by 10 points. Match preview to follow:
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest conceded goals (6) in USL Championship
- Charleston Battery have the most points from losing position (4) in USL Championship
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.
Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats
5-0-1 is the performance here at Al Lang Stadium so far in the USL Championship, giving Tampa Bay Rowdies a total of 15 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results!
Rowdies are returning here after visiting Hartford Athletic in a USL Championship game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. S. Guenzatti scored the goal(s).
Before that game, the home loss against Pittsburgh Riverhounds with the scoreline 1-2.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (13 in 6 games), Rowdies's attacking play is working. Tampa Bay Rowdies have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Charleston Battery form and stats
Things could have gone better for Charleston Battery in their USL Championship away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Charleston are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the USL Championship against Loudoun United (placed 8th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Charlotte Independence wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Charleston have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Rowdies won three, Charleston Battery won five and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Guenzatti Varela 7 goals |  S. Fortes dos Santos 3 goals |  J. Adebayo-Smith 2 goals |
Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players
Charleston Battery missing players
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston Battery | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.9 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.7 | 9 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 41% | 52% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 35% |
- All of Tampa Bay Rowdies's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Charleston Battery have the most points from losing position (4) in USL Championship
- Charleston Battery haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Charleston Battery have scored away.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest conceded goals (6) in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the most points (15) at home in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the most scored goals (13) at home in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the the best goal difference (+9) in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies 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 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Charlotte Independence | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Hartford Athletic | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Miami FC II | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | New York RB II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 8 |
| 8 | Loudoun United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 3 |