This game features two teams residing in the lower section of the USL League One, North Carolina holding 10th spot and Central Valley Fuego in 8th. A nice opportunity for one of the teams to boost their position.
- North Carolina have the the worst goal difference (-13) in USL League One
- Central Valley Fuego have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in USL League One
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
North Carolina form and stats
When playing at home in the USL League One, North Carolina have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games. When North Carolina hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like North Carolina, Charlotte Independence and Tucson), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Carolina faced defeat in their previous match, away at Northern Colorado (1-4).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Tucson.Take note: 11 of the most recent 13 league games from this club have had goals from both sides.
North Carolina are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. On the other hand, North Carolina have conceded 17 goals. Carolina has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Central Valley Fuego form and stats
Playing away, Central Valley Fuego have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the USL League One this season.
Central Valley Fuego go into this game after a win, the home game against Tucson that ended 3-2. Central can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Tucson. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. Falck scored the final goal.
A loss against Tormenta was the result prior to that, in a home game.Central Valley Fuego have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Central's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips. When Central Valley Fuego 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, Charlotte Independence and Tucson.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other already this season, with the final score North Carolina - Central Valley Fuego 0-1 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Carolina zero wins, zero draws and Central Valley Fuego two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. One of the profiles has been Chaney with 2 goals scored against North Carolina in these 2 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  G. McLaughlin 11 goals |   C. Chaney 6 goals | V. Falck 6 goals |
North Carolina missing players
Central Valley Fuego missing players
| North Carolina | Central Valley Fuego | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 41 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 33 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 65% |
| 61% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 43% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 45% | 39% |
| 26% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 17% |
| 78% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 27% | 39% |
| 17% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 45% | 26% |
| 9% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 39% |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 6 | 6.8 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.3 | 8.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.3 | 7.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 39% | 43% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 48% | 40% |
| 9.5 | 8.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Central Valley Fuego have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Central Valley Fuego have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in USL League One
- Central Valley Fuego have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Central Valley Fuego haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- North Carolina have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- North Carolina have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Greenville Triumph | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Tormenta | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | -3 | 33 |
| 6 | Northern Colorado | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | Forward Madison | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 8 | Central Valley Fuego | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Charlotte Independence | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -6 | 30 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -13 | 23 |
| 11 | Tucson | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -12 | 20 |
