USL Championship match preview: Tampa Bay Rowdies versus North Carolina

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Fri 17.July
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Lang Stadium (7786 seats)

Tampa Bay Rowdies will battle it out with North Carolina in this USL Championship game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats

The hosts won their first USL Championship game here at Al Lang Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Tampa Bay Rowdies last season were 8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses from 17 games.

Rowdies's previous game was a USL Championship match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Atlanta United II (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting New York RB II and winning 1-0.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Tampa Bay Rowdies at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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North Carolina form and stats

Carolina failed to get anything from their last game, a USL Championship home match vs Louisville City (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-1. A 2-3 loss hosting Birmingham Legion before that.

Let's have a look at how North Carolina performed last season in the USL Championship: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 8 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 57 and conceded 37 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 9 with 17/22 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Tampa Bay Rowdies victories, one draw and five North Carolina wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tampa Bay RowdiesL. Fernandes
L. Fernandes
2 goals
RowdiesL. Mkosana
L. Mkosana
1 goals

Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players

North Carolina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tampa Bay Rowdies North Carolina
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 0 1
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 2 2 Scored S 0 0 0
1 1 1 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% 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%
50% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
6.5 10 10 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
2.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 11 11 Total Shots T S 0 0 7
6 3 3 Shots on Target S O 0 0 2
50% 67% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Tampa Bay Rowdies Last season North Carolina
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 17   Played P   17 35
16 8   Won W   5 16
10 6   Drew D   3 8
9 3   Lost L   9 11
62 33   Scored S   17 59
35 14   Conceded C   22 40
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
80% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 74%
46% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 54%
31% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 31%
17% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 20%
57% 59%   BTTS BTTS   47% 54%
31% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 29%
17% 12%   Failed to Score F T   41% 23%
 
7.5 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 8.5
3 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 6.5
2 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0 1.5
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
20 0   Total Shots T S   0 27
6 0   Shots on Target S O   0 14
33% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 21%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Indy Eleven 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 4 6
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Charleston Battery 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Louisville City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Saint Louis FC 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
6 Bethlehem Steel 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Loudoun United 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
13 New York RB II 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 North Carolina 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Atlanta United II 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
16 Memphis 901 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Miami FC II 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 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 Phoenix Rising 34 24 6 4 89 36 17 13 3 1 51 16 17 11 3 3 38 20 53 78
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 34 19 11 4 58 30 17 10 7 0 30 10 17 9 4 4 28 20 28 68
3 Nashville 34 20 7 7 59 26 17 10 4 3 30 11 17 10 3 4 29 15 33 67
4 Indy Eleven 34 19 6 9 48 29 17 13 4 0 26 6 17 6 2 9 22 23 19 63
5 Reno 1868 34 18 6 10 72 51 17 8 4 5 39 26 17 10 2 5 33 25 21 60
6 Louisville City 34 17 9 8 58 41 17 10 4 3 38 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 17 60
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 17 8 6 3 33 14 17 8 4 5 28 19 28 58
8 New York RB II 34 17 6 11 74 51 17 11 3 3 42 15 17 6 3 8 32 36 23 57
9 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 17 10 5 2 33 20 17 6 4 7 25 24 14 57
10 North Carolina 34 16 8 10 57 37 17 11 5 1 40 15 17 5 3 9 17 22 20 56
11 Real Monarchs 34 16 8 10 71 53 17 11 4 2 47 22 17 5 4 8 24 31 18 56
12 Orange County 34 15 9 10 54 43 17 10 4 3 34 17 17 5 5 7 20 26 11 54
13 Ottawa Fury 34 14 10 10 50 43 17 10 5 2 28 16 17 4 5 8 22 27 7 52
14 El Paso Locomotive 34 13 11 10 42 36 17 8 5 4 28 19 17 5 6 6 14 17 6 50
15 Sacramento Republic 34 14 6 14 50 43 17 8 4 5 31 18 17 6 2 9 19 25 7 48
16 Austin Bold 34 13 9 12 53 52 17 10 3 4 35 20 17 3 6 8 18 32 1 48
17 LA Galaxy II 34 12 12 10 59 62 17 7 6 4 33 28 17 5 6 6 26 34 -3 48
18 New Mexico United 34 11 13 10 59 57 17 6 8 3 32 24 17 5 5 7 27 33 2 46
19 Charleston Battery 34 11 13 10 44 44 17 8 6 3 28 20 17 3 7 7 16 24 0 46
20 San Antonio 34 12 9 13 62 57 17 9 6 2 37 20 17 3 3 11 25 37 5 45
21 Birmingham Legion 34 12 7 15 35 51 17 7 3 7 13 15 17 5 4 8 22 36 -16 43
22 Saint Louis FC 34 11 9 14 40 41 17 8 6 3 25 16 17 3 3 11 15 25 -1 42
23 Rio Grande Valley 34 11 8 15 50 58 17 9 3 5 26 16 17 2 5 10 24 42 -8 41
24 Las Vegas Lights 34 11 8 15 46 56 17 9 4 4 31 17 17 2 4 11 15 39 -10 41
25 Loudoun United 34 11 6 17 59 65 17 7 3 7 39 30 17 4 3 10 20 35 -6 39
26 Portland Timbers II 34 10 8 16 65 71 17 5 4 8 34 36 17 5 4 8 31 35 -6 38
27 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 17 7 2 8 26 28 17 2 9 6 16 25 -11 38
28 OKC Energy 34 9 11 14 45 58 17 5 6 6 21 25 17 4 5 8 24 33 -13 38
29 Atlanta United II 34 9 8 17 45 77 17 8 1 8 28 36 17 1 7 9 17 41 -32 35
30 Memphis 901 34 9 7 18 37 52 17 5 3 9 24 23 17 4 4 9 13 29 -15 34
31 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 8 10 16 45 69 17 6 3 8 25 28 17 2 7 8 20 41 -24 34
32 Bethlehem Steel 34 8 7 19 49 78 17 4 3 10 26 35 17 4 4 9 23 43 -29 31
33 Seattle Sounders II 34 8 7 19 42 82 17 7 3 7 30 31 17 1 4 12 12 51 -40 31
34 Hartford Athletic 34 8 5 21 49 80 17 6 4 7 31 32 17 2 1 14 18 48 -31 29
35 Colorado Springs 34 7 6 21 31 65 17 6 3 8 19 24 17 1 3 13 12 41 -34 27
36 Swope Park Rangers 34 6 8 20 46 80 17 5 5 7 27 34 17 1 3 13 19 46 -34 26

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 Indy Eleven 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 4 6
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Charleston Battery 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Louisville City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Saint Louis FC 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
6 Bethlehem Steel 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 Loudoun United 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
13 New York RB II 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 North Carolina 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Atlanta United II 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
16 Memphis 901 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Miami FC II 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

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