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The wait is almost over for the MLS action on Saturday when Charlotte FC will take on FC Cincinatti.
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๐ Form Guide
Charlotte FC
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Charlotte FC are hoping to win again after their last result, a 2-0 MLS victory against Columbus Crew.
In that game, Charlotte FC managed 46% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Charlotte FC, goals were scored by Ashley Westwood (83') and Patrick Agyemang (88'). Columbus Crew had 7 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.
Dean Smith's Charlotte FC have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 7 times in their preceding six outings. The number of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures amounts to 9.
FC Cincinatti
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FC Cincinatti will come into the clash following a 1-0 MLS win against New York City FC in their previous outing.
In that match, FC Cincinatti had 46% possession and 10 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for FC Cincinatti was Luciano Acosta (57'). New York City FC had 8 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.
During their 6 previous matches, Pat Noonan's FC Cincinatti have fired home a total of 6 times therefore giving them the goals per game average of 1.
โ๏ธ Head to head
The previous league contest featuring these clubs was MLS match day 43 on 23/09/2023 when it ended FC Cincinatti 3-0 Charlotte FC.
In that game, FC Cincinatti managed 40% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 9 on target. The goals were scored by รlvaro Barreal (45'), Aaron Boupendza (50') and Luciano Acosta (78').
Charlotte FC had 9 attempts on goal with 0 on target.
The referee was Jair Marrufo.
๐๏ธ Team News: Charlotte FC
The Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith will be happy not to have any fitness worries at all coming into this game with a completely injury-free squad to choose from.
We think that Charlotte FC may well employ a 4-3-2-1 formation this time with Kristijan Kahlina, Nathan Byrne, Adilson Malanda, Andrew Privett, Djibril Diani, Junior Urso, Ashley Westwood, Iรบri Tavares, Brecht Dejaegere, Kerwin Vargas and Patrick Agyemang.
๐ฐ Team News: FC Cincinatti
Owing to a fully injury-free group available to choose from, the FC Cincinatti manager Pat Noonan doesnโt have any fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game.
Itโs our belief that FC Cincinatti seem most likely to begin the game with a 3-4-3 formation, starting the game with Roman Celentano, Miles Robinson, Matthew Miazga, Ian Murphy, Alvas Powell, DeAndre Yedlin, Pavel Bucha, Luca Orellano, Luciano Acosta, Corey Baird and Sergio Santos.
โก Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that FC Cincinatti could find themselves up against it to score against this Charlotte FC outfit who we reckon should gain the upper hand.
Our tip is therefore for a highly competitive game with a 1-0 advantage for Charlotte FC at the end of the 90 minutes.
Letโs see.
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Victor Martins, 23:01 30/03/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Charlotte FC
Formed: 2022
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium (74,867)
Captain: Ashley Westwood
Chairman: Joe LaBue
Manager: Dean Smith
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference)
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34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 66 | WDWDD |
2 |
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34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 63 | DWDDW |
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34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 58 | WDWWD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 57 | WWWDD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 57 | LLWLD |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
7 |
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34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56 | DWDWL |
8 |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
10 |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
11 |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
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34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 42 | LDDDL |
13 |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
14 |
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34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 37 | DDLWW |
15 |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 36 | WWLLL |
16 |
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34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 35 | DLLWW |
17 |
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34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -22 | 34 | LDLWD |
18 |
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34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -34 | 30 | LLDLD |
19 |
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34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 23 | LLLDL |
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