Forward Madison are unlocking their away locker room to North Carolina for yet another important fixture following their 0-1 result against 11th-placed North Carolina.
- Forward Madison have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in USL League One
- North Carolina is in the worst form (0-2-3)
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Forward and North Carolina.
Forward Madison form and stats
Overall USL League One stats at home this season for Forward Madison are 4-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Forward Madison hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Central Valley Fuego, Forward Madison and Tucson), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Forward Madison are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Breese Stevens Field, having lost their two previous games here.
The Forward followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Breese Stevens Field: A 0-1 defeat against North Carolina (placed 11th).
Ahead of that match, Forward Madison lost 2-5 at home to Chattanooga Red Wolves.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Forward Madison have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 6 and lost 2.
The Forward fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
North Carolina form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for North Carolina so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for North Carolina, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Forward Madison (placed 8th) last time out. Those three points felt sweet as this club had gone five league rounds without winning.
Prior to that match, the North Carolina manager Bradford faced defeat when travelling to Northern Colorado and losing 1-4.North Carolina are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
Observe! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 11 of this club's latest 14 league fixtures.
Carolina have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. The North Carolina manager Bradford has some worries about the defense as 24 goals have been conceded in these travels. When North Carolina is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Central Valley Fuego, Carolina and Tucson.
Head 2 Head
Interestingly enough, the last time the hosts kept a "clean sheet" was also versus this opposition, five games ago (Forward Madison - North Carolina 0-0). Forward Madison-North Carolina H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Forward Madison one win, North Carolina two wins, one draw. one of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  G. McLaughlin 11 goals |  O. Anderson 5 goals |
Forward Madison missing players
North Carolina missing players
| Forward Madison | North Carolina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 37 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 24 | 41 |
| 88% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 73% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 46% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 27% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 33% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 65% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 27% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 9.5 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 7.6 | 8 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | 39% |
| 7.8 | 6.5 | 2.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
- Forward Madison have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in USL League One
- Forward Madison have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in USL League One
- Forward Madison have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- North Carolina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- North Carolina have the fewest points (8) away in USL League One
- North Carolina have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in USL League One
- North Carolina have the the worst goal difference (-13) in USL League One
- North Carolina is in the worst form (0-2-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Richmond Kickers | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 44 |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| 3 | Greenville Triumph | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Tormenta | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | -1 | 37 |
| 5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Charlotte Independence | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 7 | Northern Colorado | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Forward Madison | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Central Valley Fuego | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 10 | Tucson | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 24 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -13 | 23 |
