Football match preview: Charlotte Independence vs Forward Madison

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Competition: USA USL League One
Competition: Fri 05.August
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: American Legion Memorial Stadium

Who will get all the points when Forward Madison visit Charlotte Independence? In this match guide you'll learn all the relevant information and stats required to get smart.

Insights:
  • Charlotte Independence have the most conceded goals (34) in USL League One
  • Forward Madison have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in USL League One

Charlotte Independence and Forward Madison should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Charlotte Independence form and stats

When playing at home in the USL League One, Charlotte Independence have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.

Charlotte Independence's last game was hosting Central Valley Fuego (placed 8th) and winning 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Charlotte Independence played a great game against Central Valley Fuego and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Bennett was absolutely essential when Independence beat Central Valley Fuego 4-0, scoring three goals.

In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Tucson.

Goals decide football matches and Charlotte Independence are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Charlotte Independence's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Forward Madison form and stats

Playing away, Forward Madison have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the USL League One this season.

Forward delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Northern Colorado (placed 9th) in their previous fixture.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Union Omaha.

Observe! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 11 league matches.

Forward Madison are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Forward Madison's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved played each other earlier this campaign: Independence - Forward Madison 6-2. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Charlotte Independence wins - draws - Forward Madison wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Charlotte IndependenceT. Mbuyu
T. Mbuyu
7 goals
Charlotte IndependenceK. Bennett
K. Bennett
5 goals
Forward MadisonR. Smith
R. Smith
4 goals

Charlotte Independence missing players

Forward Madison missing players

Charlotte Independence Forward Madison
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 1 Played P 1 8 17
7 5 1 Won W 0 2 6
4 2 0 Drew D 1 4 7
7 2 0 Lost L 0 2 4
29 22 2 Scored S 1 10 23
34 13 1 Conceded C 1 14 24
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 82%
72% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 47%
39% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 24%
22% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
67% 89% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 71%
17% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
28% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 18%
 
4.6 5.8 7 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1.9 2.9
5.4 5.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7.4 5.4
3.2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.9 3.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.8 8 4 Shots (avg) S ( 5 5.9 7.6
3.2 3.9 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.2
46% 58% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 48% 42%
 
8.9 7 6 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.4 7.7
4.1 2.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.4 3
Key stats in USL League One this season:
  • All of Charlotte Independence's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Charlotte Independence have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Charlotte Independence have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Forward Madison have scored away.
  • Charlotte Independence have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Charlotte Independence have the most conceded goals (34) in USL League One
  • Charlotte Independence have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in USL League One
  • Charlotte Independence have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Charlotte Independence haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Forward Madison have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Forward Madison have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in USL League One
  • Forward Madison have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in USL League One
  • Forward Madison have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Forward Madison haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Greenville Triumph 19 9 5 5 28 22 10 6 1 3 12 9 9 3 4 2 16 13 6 32
2 Richmond Kickers 19 9 4 6 34 23 10 5 3 2 23 11 9 4 1 4 11 12 11 31
3 Tormenta 18 7 6 5 27 26 10 2 4 4 13 18 8 5 2 1 14 8 1 27
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves 19 7 4 8 29 23 11 4 3 4 20 13 8 3 1 4 9 10 6 25
5 Forward Madison 17 6 7 4 23 24 9 4 3 2 13 10 8 2 4 2 10 14 -1 25
6 Charlotte Independence 18 7 4 7 29 34 9 5 2 2 22 13 9 2 2 5 7 21 -5 25
7 Union Omaha 16 5 9 2 17 13 6 2 3 1 6 4 10 3 6 1 11 9 4 24
8 Central Valley Fuego 18 6 5 7 22 26 8 2 3 3 8 9 10 4 2 4 14 17 -4 23
9 Northern Colorado 19 5 7 7 24 25 8 3 2 3 12 9 11 2 5 4 12 16 -1 22
10 North Carolina 17 5 3 9 23 30 9 3 2 4 13 14 8 2 1 5 10 16 -7 18
11 Tucson 16 3 4 9 16 26 8 0 3 5 7 13 8 3 1 4 9 13 -10 13

Read more about USL League One

USL League One is the third level of football in the United States and Canada. It is brand new; launched in 2019. The league currently holds ten teams but this is likely to expand. Regular season has 28 games played from March to October, followed by a playoff.