Columbus Crew is set to face off against Charlotte FC on July 18th

In the upcoming MLS fixture on July 18, 2024, at Lower.com Field, Columbus Crew is set to face off against Charlotte FC. Columbus Crew comes into the match riding on an impressive momentum, having accumulated 15 points from their previous 5 contests, acquiring an average of 3 points per game. Additionally, Columbus Crew has been in an excellent scoring form, netting 20 times in the past 5 matches, and keeping 3 clean sheets in the same period. Their unbeaten stretch spans over their last 5 games as well, which could prove pivotal in this upcoming fixture. Given their trend of scoring multiple goals, we may likely witness a game with more than one goal.

On the other hand, Charlotte FC has managed to glean 7 points from their last 5 matches, averaging 1.4 points per game. They have found the net 8 times in the same set of fixtures. In 3 out of these 5 matches for Charlotte FC, both teams have managed to score.

With respect to past encounters, these two teams have met 5 times. Columbus Crew emerged victorious from one meet, with Charlotte clinching the win twice, and 2 matches ended in a draw. The last time they faced each other, the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Considering this season’s performance, Columbus Crew has an average of 2.1 Points Per Game for home matches, while Charlotte has averaged 1.18 Points Per Game in away matches. Given the Crew’s solid home-form performance and Charlotte’s decent away-form, coupled with the Crew’s impressive goal-scoring ability and their current unbeaten streak, Columbus Crew appears to have the edge in this match-up.

It should be noted, however, Charlottes’ defense would have to deliver an impeccable performance to prevent the Columbus Crew from scoring. Stats suggest that Both Teams to Score landed in 12 out of 21 games for Columbus Crew and in 10 out of 23 games for Charlotte FC this season. This, along with the fact that over 3 goals on average have been scored in games between them, indicates the potential for an exciting, goal-filled contest.

Insights

• Columbus Crew enters this match in excellent form, having won all of their last five matches and scoring an impressive 20 goals in these games.
• Charlotte FC, on the other hand, has a modest record from their last five matches, earning 7 points with 8 goals.
• Columbus Crew has a strong defense. They have kept 3 clean sheets in the last five matches and only conceded 2 goals during this period.
• Based on past encounters, Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC have a close rivalry where Crew has won once, Charlotte has won twice, and two matches ended in a draw.
• Columbus Crew is known for their good performance at home, winning their last three home games and scoring in their last four.
• Columbus Crew’s BTTS (Both Teams To Score) has only landed in 2 of their last 5 games compared to Charlotte FC where BTTS has landed in 3 of their last five games.
• For the upcoming match, Columbus Crew has better odds of winning due to their robust 60% home win rate and a mere 10% home loss rate.
• While Charlotte is not as strong on the offensive as Columbus Crew, they tend to score in games, with BTTS landing in 43% of their matches this season.
• On the average points per game parameter, both the teams score higher at home than away with Columbus Crew scoring 2.1 points per home game compared to Charlotte’s 1.18 points per away match.
• Data from previous meetings indicate matches between Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC tend to be high-scoring, with an average of 3 goals per game.
• Columbus Crew has scored in each of their last 11 games, suggesting it’s likely they’ll score in the upcoming match against Charlotte FC.
• Columbus Crew is currently on a non-losing streak of 5 games, highlighting the momentum they have coming into this fixture.
• Even though Columbus Crew appears dominant, it’s notable that their last encounter with Charlotte FC ended in a draw (1-1), indicating that Charlotte FC can indeed pose a challenge.

Match Facts

In their past 6 encounters, Columbus Crew has only managed 1 victory while Charlotte FC boasts 2 wins, the rest ending in a draw., The previous scoreboard tallies 8-7, tipping in favor of Charlotte FC., Matches last season read: 4-2, home ground advantage for Columbus Crew and 1-0 for Charlotte FC at their home., Columbus Crew is maintaining a 4 match winning tide in the MLS., In the MLS, Columbus Crew has managed to keep a consistent record of home wins, totalling 3., 23 % of Columbus Crew goals are scored between the 61-75 minute timeframe., Charlotte FC has a tendency to score 25% of their goals between minutes 31 and 45., Columbus Crew is currently on a 4 match winning streak., Columbus Crew has claimed victory in 3 consecutive home matches., Columbus Crew managed to retain an undefeated streak at home against Charlotte FC in their past 3 meetings., Columbus Crew failed to score in one of their 10 home games in the MLS this season., Charlotte FC has found themselves goalless in 3 of their 10 away games in this season’s MLS., Columbus Crew’s home track record for this season reads: 6-3-1., Columbus Crew’s high scorer is Cucho Hernandez with 11 goals, while Patrick Agyemang leads Charlotte FC with 6 goals.,

Diego Rossi of Columbus Crew has the highest number of assists (7) while Jere Uronen tops this category for Charlotte FC with 4., Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) has 4 yellow cards, more than any other player on the team while Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) picked up 7., Columbus Crew has managed to score at least one goal in 6 successive matches., The first half victory rate stands at 42% for Columbus Crew and just 20% for Charlotte FC., The last match’s victory went to Charlotte FC., Charlotte FC bested Columbus Crew by 2 goals in their last meet., When Columbus Crew takes a 1-0 lead at home, they secure victory in 93% of their games., When leading 0-1 on away grounds, Charlotte FC has a 42% winning rate., If Columbus Crew starts 1-0 down at home, their win-rate drops to 25%., In a scenario where Charlotte FC is trailing 0-1 away, they succeed only 18% of the time., Performance wise, Columbus Crew holds the upper hand over Charlotte FC in the MLS., Over the past 5 matches, Columbus Crew outperformed Charlotte FC., Columbus Crew earned just 1 win against Charlotte FC in their last 5 MLS games., The last 5 face-offs saw Columbus Crew winning once, Charlotte FC securing 2 victories, and 2 matches resulting in a draw., The number of goals Columbus Crew scores against Charlotte FC on average is 1.4, while Charlotte FC nets an average of 1.6 goals against Columbus Crew., On average, matches between Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC has total of 3 goals., First halves in these matches muster an average 1.2 goals., On their home ground, Columbus Crew scores an average of 2.17 goals while Charlotte FC manages to put 1.19 goals past their opponents on average while playing away.