Charlotte FC vs New York City FC Prediction: Both teams are desperate for points

Charlotte FC welcomes New York City FC to the Bank of America Stadium for another exciting MLS clash. Charlotte FC won the previous fixture 3-1 last month and hope to do a double against the visitors. Charlotte took the lead in the 4th minute after a VAR check and Maxime Chanot drew the hosts level in the 28th minute to bring the game all square in the first half. But that did not stop the visitors as Charlotte took the lead once more in the 77th minute and went on to extend the lead in the 91st minute to secure all 3 points.

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Charlotte are one of the poorest teams in the league this season. They are currently 12th in the Eastern Conference with 32 points. They are also on a 3 match losing streak coming into this match. Their last win came against the opposition they face in this match. Last time out they lost 2-0 to FC Cincinnati away from home and they lost by the same scoreline against Toronto FC in the match before.

FC Cincinnati opened scoring in the 38th minute through a Nick Hagglund strike and added the second late in the second half to secure a 2-0 win. Charlotte took a major share of the possession with 64% but registered as low as 2 shots on target in that match.

Charlotte have lost their last 3 games leading to this match. They are also without a clean sheet in 6 games. 6/8 games have seen over 2.5 games scored for both Charlotte FC and in 4/5 matches, they are first to concede. In 5/7 games less than 10.5 corners have been played.

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New York City FC are higher on the table compared to the opposition even though they are equally as poor in form. They are in 4th place in the Eastern Conference with 46 points. They are also on a 4 match winless streak. In their last match, they caught a lucky break, after playing a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati.

FC Cincinnati took an early lead in the 22nd minute of the game but couldn't hold on as the hosts responded just after 20 minutes. The major talking point of the game was the red card awarded against Thiago Martins for a professional foul. The hosts were lucky after VAR ruled off a penalty to the opposition for a tackle on Sergio Santos.

New York City FC are without a win and without a clean sheet in 4 games so far. In 6/8 New York City FC matches, over 2.5 goals have been played. Both teams have scored in 6/8 of New York City FC games. In 5/6 games, New York City FC have conceded first and in 8/10 matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

New York City FC and Charlotte FC have met just once and Charlotte FC won that fixture 3-1.

• Charlotte FC: Adam Armour (injured), Vinicius Mello (injured)
• New York City FC: Thiago Martins (suspended), Justin Haak (injured), Anton Tinnerholm (injured), Alfredo Morales (injured)

A win here is a gold mine for both teams as both teams are without a win in their recent games. It is unclear who will come out stronger but I expect the game to be tight with each team registering at least a goal. The corner bet is also a solid option for this clash.

• Bet Home win or draw and under 4.5 goals at 1.66 odd
• Bet Over 2 goals at 1.72 odds
• Bet Correct Score 2-1 at 8.5 odds