Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Charlotte Independence: Match guide and preview

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Lang Stadium (7227 seats)

It's ground zero in USL Championship - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Tampa Bay Rowdies and Charlotte Independence did in their pre-season friendlies!

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Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats

Tampa Bay Rowdies have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 2 victories, 0 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored 5 goals and conceded 10 times.

Rowdies could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the USL Championship. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Al Lang Stadium they witnessed 5 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In total the trophy was secured after W10 - D3 - L3 from 16 games.

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Charlotte Independence form and stats

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Charlotte Independence have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats from three fixtures.

Last season was a triumph for Independence in the national league as they took home the USL Championship trophy. The championship was secured after 8 wins, 4 draws and only 4 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 5, drew 1 and lost 2.

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Rowdies victories, three draws and two Charlotte Independence wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tampa Bay RowdiesL. Mkosana
L. Mkosana
4 goals

Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players

Charlotte Independence missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tampa Bay Rowdies Charlotte Independence
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Tampa Bay Rowdies Last season Charlotte Independence
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
19 10   Played P   8 17
13 7   Won W   5 8
3 2   Drew D   1 4
3 1   Lost L   2 5
32 20   Scored S   13 25
14 9   Conceded C   10 24
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
74% 90%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 76%
47% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 59%
11% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 41%
5% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 18%
47% 60%   BTTS BTTS   62% 71%
42% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 29%
11% 0%   Failed to Score F T   0% 6%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.6
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
8.7 10.3   Shots (avg) S (   7.9 9.6
3.8 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 4.4
44% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   58% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Charleston Battery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Charlotte Independence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hartford Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Loudoun United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Miami FC II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 New York RB II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 16 10 3 3 25 11 8 5 2 1 15 7 8 5 1 2 10 4 14 33
2 Charleston Battery 15 9 3 3 26 15 7 6 0 1 14 5 8 3 3 2 12 10 11 30
3 Miami FC II 16 4 4 8 20 34 8 3 2 3 12 16 8 1 2 5 8 18 -14 16
4 Atlanta United II 16 3 3 10 23 33 8 2 2 4 14 16 8 1 1 6 9 17 -10 12

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Charleston Battery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Charlotte Independence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hartford Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Loudoun United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Miami FC II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 New York RB II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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