Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew Prediction: Columbus Crew have no excuse.

Charlotte FC and Columbus Crew prepare to take on each other in the 5th round of the season. The game will be played at Charlotte's home stadium, Bank of America Stadium by 02:30 GMT.

Columbus Crew are 2nd on the Eastern Conference table with 10 points and their records are: 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. While Charlotte FC are 11th with 4 points and they have a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Charlotte FC

Charlotte FC had taken a poor turn since the draw in game 2. Since then, they have lost back-to-back games in the league. And their current results in the opening 4 games are: 1 win, 2 defeats and 1 draw.

Charlotte FC played against Nashville SC last week and they were defeated 2-1 at the end. Nashville SC had 2 goals in the first half and Charlotte managed to pull one goal back through Brecht Dejaegere just on the brink of half time. Unfortunately they couldn't get level throughout the second half until the end of the game. Charlotte FC were pretty average in the game according to the match statistics. They had 47% possession, 4 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances in the game.

Charlotte FC are desperate for a win and manager Dean Smith needs to make some changes to the team to get the right results. Another defeat here would definitely be disastrous for the morale of the team.

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew are regarded as the clear favorites to win this game when their form and quality is considered. They are coming off a very good win over The Red Bulls last week and overall their season results are 3 wins and 1 draw in 4 games.

Columbus Crew were too powerful for the Red Bulls last weekend after beating them 3-0 in regular time. Cucho Hernandez scored the opening goal in just 13 minutes and then Jacen Russell Rowe and Aidan Morris extended the lead in the second half to seal the win for Columbus Crew. The team also dominated the statistics, as they had 59% possession, 3 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. They also created 3 big chances and had 2 counter attacks in the game.

If all things go right, Columbus Crew shouldn't have any problems against Charlotte FC in this game because both teams are widely apart in terms of form.

Head to Head

According to the h2h, Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC have played only 6 games against each other. They both won 1 game each and drew 4 games. 

Analysis and Predictions

It's clear that The Crew are in high spirits and in good form at the moment and Charlotte is looking the opposite.

According to the h2h, Columbus Crew are without a clean sheet in the last 4 meetings and there's been less than 4.5 cards in 4 of the last 5 meetings.

• Columbus Crew to Score First at 1.94 Odds
• Columbus Crew to Score First at 1.94 Odds
• Cucho Hernandez to Score Anytime at 2.30 Odds