Club members at WakeMed Soccer Park haven’t celebrated many wins this season, with North Carolina languishing in the 12th position. The opposing Forward Madison will hope to shield their higher league place in this game.
- North Carolina have the fewest scored goals (18) in USL League One
- Forward Madison have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the USL League One.
North Carolina form and stats
North Carolina's struggle is real here at WakeMed Soccer Park with only 6 points collected from 7 USL League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-5. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on North Carolina to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that North Carolina will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the USL League One game against North Texas (placed 3rd). Carolina were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that game, the home loss against Chattanooga Red Wolves with the scoreline 1-4.Carolina are traveling soon after this match as the USL League One match at Richmond Kickers awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Carolina in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for North Carolina with 15 goals conceded in these matches.
Forward Madison form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their USL League One travels is 1 win, 5 draws and 1 defeat. Two points from the last two away games for Forward, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Forward played 1-1 against North Texas in their previous match.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Toronto II.The travelling fans enjoy Forward's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. In the opposite end, Forward have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
North Carolina and Forward Madison have faced each other before this season: Forward Madison - Carolina 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  J. Keegan 6 goals |  R. Kristo 4 goals | D. Gebhard 4 goals |
North Carolina missing players
Forward Madison missing players
| North Carolina | Forward Madison | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 30 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 76% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 41% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 29% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 56% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 3.4 | 4 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 6.2 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.3 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 12.6 | 11.1 |
| 3.5 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | 31% |
- All of Forward Madison's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of North Carolina's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Forward Madison have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Forward Madison have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Forward Madison have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Forward Madison haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- North Carolina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- North Carolina have scored in all their home matches so far.
- North Carolina have the fewest points (6) at home in USL League One
- North Carolina have the fewest scored goals (18) in USL League One
- North Carolina have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in USL League One
- North Carolina have the most conceded goals (15) at home in USL League One
- North Carolina have the most conceded goals (30) in USL League One
- North Carolina have the the worst goal difference (-12) in USL League One
- North Carolina have the the worst goal difference (-3) at home 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 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | North Texas | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Toronto II | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Greenville Triumph | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Forward Madison | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | New England II | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Tormenta | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Inter Miami II | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Richmond Kickers | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Tucson | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 12 |