Soccer betting preview: Forward Madison welcomes Charlotte Independence in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: USA USL League One
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Breese Stevens Field (6000 seats)

Forward Madison greet Charlotte Independence for another entertaining USL League One fixture here at Breese Stevens Field.

Insights:
  • Charlotte Independence is in the best form (3-3-0) in USL League One

It's no vacation for neither Forward Madison nor Charlotte Independence as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Forward Madison form and stats

Only two USL League One home games for Forward Madison so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

The spoils were shared in Forward's previous game, also at home. Visiting Charlotte Independence (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Forward Madison won a home game hosting Greenville Triumph (4-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Forward Madison have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 23 matches with the results: Won 9, drawn 7 and lost 7.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Forward Madison at home in the league. 4 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Charlotte Independence form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (4) in USL League One, are W2-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the USL League One.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Independence goalkeeper Austin Pack is eager to challenge this, with his 328 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Charlotte Independence has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Forward Madison for a 0-0 draw.

A loss, in the US Open Cup away at Charleston Battery (after extra-time), earlier. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Charlotte Independence in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Charlotte Independence, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Independence has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Charlotte Independence have put together a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when playing Forward Madison.

The sides have faced each other already this season, with the result Forward Madison - Charlotte Independence 0-0 written in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Forward MadisonC. Chaney
C. Chaney
2 goals
Forward MadisonD. Gebhard
D. Gebhard
1 goals
ForwardM. Cichero
M. Cichero
1 goals

Forward Madison missing players

Charlotte Independence missing players

Forward Madison Charlotte Independence
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 2 4 7
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 3
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 4
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 4 0 Scored S 4 6 7
2 1 0 Conceded C 2 3 3
50% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 57%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 43%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 29%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 14%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 43%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 57%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 43%
 
4.5 7.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 3.3
5.2 6.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.2 4
2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.2 13.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 12.2 12.6
5 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 3.9
25% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 40% 26%
 
10.8 10.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 14.8 12.4
4.5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 3.9
Key stats in USL League One this season:
  • Charlotte Independence have the most clean sheets (4) in USL League One
  • Charlotte Independence have the most matches under the total-line (5) in USL League One
  • Charlotte Independence have the most points (8) away in USL League One
  • Charlotte Independence have the most scored goals (6) away in USL League One
  • Charlotte Independence have the most scored goals in the second half (4) in USL League One
  • Charlotte Independence is in the best form (3-3-0) in USL League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Charlotte Independence 7 3 4 0 7 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 13
2 North Carolina 5 3 1 1 10 4 4 2 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 10
3 Tormenta 6 3 0 3 7 8 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 -1 9
4 Forward Madison 4 1 3 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 6
5 Greenville Triumph 5 2 0 3 6 9 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 6
6 Northern Colorado 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 3 5
7 Union Omaha 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 5
8 Richmond Kickers 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
9 One Knoxville 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 4
10 Lexington 5 1 1 3 4 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -3 4
11 Chattanooga Red Wolves 4 1 1 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 4
12 Central Valley Fuego 5 1 1 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 2 2 5 -5 4

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.