Richmond Kickers have come here for an interesting game versus the hosting Charlotte Independence. Prepare for the match with this in-depth USL League One preview!
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.
Charlotte Independence form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Charlotte Independence's two home games in the USL League One so far this season, having collected 4 points here at American Legion Memorial Stadium. The Independence fans aren't used to losing league-games here at American Legion Memorial Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Charlotte Independence has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat.
The Charlotte Independence club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Northern Colorado and win 2-1. Some amazing scenes last match, when Mbuyu scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Central Valley Fuego.This is expected to be a close game, with Charlotte Independence perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Charlotte Independence as a small favourite), we find eight games. Charlotte Independence has won six of these, drawn two and lost zero.
Early season league goal statistics from Charlotte Independence's 2 home games: 5 goals, 4 conceded.
Richmond Kickers form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the USL League One ended in defeat. Last season Richmond Kickers had these away match statistics: Played 14; won 3, drew 2 and lost 9.
The followers enjoyed Richmond's previous fixture versus Carolina Dynamo, a US Open Cup win (1-0) played at home.
It was a USL League One defeat before that one as the away game against Chattanooga Red Wolves wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Richmond Kickers playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Richmond Kickers win, one draw and four defeats.
It's early days yet, but Richmond Kickers has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Charlotte Independence won six, Richmond Kickers were winners in zero and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  T. Mbuyu 3 goals |  N. Vinyals 2 goals | E. Terzaghi 2 goals |
Charlotte Independence missing players
Richmond Kickers missing players
| Charlotte Independence | Richmond Kickers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 56% | 56% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6 | 9.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Charlotte Independence | Last season | Richmond Kickers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 19 | 13 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Lost | L | 10 | 11 | ||
| 60 | 39 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 38 | 15 | Conceded | C | 26 | 37 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 76% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 66% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 29% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 14% | ||
| 50% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 48% | ||
| 35% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 34% | ||
| 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 7.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Richmond Kickers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlotte Independence | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Tormenta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Central Valley Fuego | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tucson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Forward Madison | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Greenville Triumph | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 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 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 32 | 71 |
| 2 | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 59 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 58 |
| 4 | Miami FC II | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Hartford Athletic | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 41 |
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -11 | 37 |
| 7 | New York RB II | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 37 | -25 | 28 |
| 8 | Loudoun United | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 78 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 39 | -47 | 15 |
| 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 | Union Omaha | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 51 |
| 2 | Greenville Triumph | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| 3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 44 |
| 4 | North Texas | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Tucson | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -1 | 40 |
| 7 | Toronto II | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | New England II | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -6 | 37 |
| 9 | Forward Madison | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Inter Miami II | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -9 | 31 |
| 11 | Tormenta | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -11 | 30 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 25 |
