Charlotte FC and Austin FC will be back in action later this week when they square off at Bank of America Stadium in Major League Soccer. Match day schedules for July 1, 2022 at 02:00 EAT.
Newly promoted Charlotte FC has proved worth of the American football top flight, they currently occupy the ninth place in the Eastern Conference with 20 points after 17 matches. Coming into this game, Charlotte has picked up seven points from the last five games both home and away.
The host will be aiming to bounce back from 2-1 MLS defeat to Montreal Impact in their previous game. In that match, Charlotte FC managed 51% possession, four shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Guzmán Corujo (9′). Montreal Impact got eight shots with three of them on target and goals by Romell Quioto (6′) and Mathieu Choinière (47′).
On the other hand, Austin FC is one of the best teams in the Western Conference this season; they currently occupy the third spot with 28 points after 16 matches. The visitors have outperformed their expected goals throughout the campaign, tallying the second-most times domestically (31) behind only Los Angeles FC. Coming into this game, Austin has picked up eight points from the last five games both home and away.
Austin FC shared spoils 2-2 MLS with FC Dallas in their previous game. In that match, Austin FC had 63% possession, 18 ahots with four of them on target and goals scored by Sebastián Driussi (72′) and Danny Hoesen (85′). FC Dallas got 12 shots with six of them on target and goals by Paul Arriola (58′) and Brandon Servania (68′) scored for FC Dallas.
Charlotte FC vs. Austin FC head to head
This will be the first competitive head to head encounter between Charlotte FC and Austin FC.
Home
- Montreal 2-1 Charlotte
- Columbus 1-1 Charlotte
- Charlotte 2-0 New York
- Seattle 2-1 Charlotte
- New York 3-1 Charlotte
Away
- Austin 2-2 Dallas
- Montreal 0-1 Austin
- Austin 1-4 Pachuca
- LA Galaxy 4-1 Austin
- Austin 2-2 Orlando
Charlotte FC team news
Vinicius Mello and Adam Armour will be unavailable for Coach Christian Lattanzio through injuries. While midfielder Alan Franco is off to Atletico Talleres on loan.
Austin FC team news
Josh Wolff will be without without the services of Freddy Kleemann and Jhojan Valencia through in juries while Daniel Pereira still out on suspension.
Prediction and odds
Austin is definitely the better team on paper however the two teams have similar forms at the moment. We predict a narrow win for Austin FC or shared spoils.
- Austin FC Win
- Draw
- Goals over 2.5
