North Carolina have outperformed Richmond Kickers so far this season, but every game begins at 0-0. Here's all the data you require before kickoff:
- North Carolina have the most scored goals (14) in USL League One
- Richmond Kickers have not yet lost a game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
North Carolina form and stats
Overall USL League One stats playing at home this season for North Carolina are 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
North Carolina's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Forward Madison (placed 5th). Up until that fixture this club had gone six consecutive league rounds without a defeat.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Central Valley Fuego and winning 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with North Carolina perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with North Carolina as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Carolina has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.
North Carolina are traveling soon after this match as the USL League One match at Charlotte Independence awaits in four days.
Carolina are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. North Carolina are not conceding a lot of goals here at WakeMed Soccer Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Richmond Kickers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their USL League One travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Richmond has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Greenville Triumph for a 2-2 draw. The match against Greenville Triumph looked like a defeat for Richmond Kickers, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Pavone equalized in the 82nd minute.
A draw for Richmond before that, at their own venue hosting Union Omaha (0-0).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Richmond Kickers in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Richmond Kickers, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
After this away game Richmond Kickers return home for a USL League One game against Lexington. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Richmond have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these sides: North Carolina won six, Richmond Kickers were winners in two and we saw two draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Duizit Mentzingen 6 goals | L. Perez 3 goals | O. Anderson 2 goals |
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| North Carolina | Richmond Kickers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 57% |
| 88% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 25% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 43% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5 | 6.1 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.4 | 15.2 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 6.2 | 9.3 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 50% | 33% |
| 9.9 | 10 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
- North Carolina have the most points (10) at home in USL League One
- North Carolina have the most scored goals (14) in USL League One
- North Carolina have the most scored goals (8) at home in USL League One
- North Carolina have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in USL League One
- North Carolina have the the best goal difference (+7) in USL League One
- North Carolina haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- North Carolina is in the best form (4-1-1) in USL League One
- Richmond Kickers have not yet lost a game away.
- Richmond Kickers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Richmond Kickers have won significantly less corners away then 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 | North Carolina | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Charlotte Independence | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Tormenta | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 | One Knoxville | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Forward Madison | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Greenville Triumph | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Richmond Kickers | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Union Omaha | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Northern Colorado | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Lexington | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Central Valley Fuego | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 4 |
