Match Report
The table read 16th (Rhode Island, 29 pts) against 4th (Charleston Battery, 39 pts), 10 points apart. Rhode Island's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rhode Island 1.48 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Charleston Battery 2.04 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.35.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Rhode Island, 1 for Charleston Battery and 2 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Rhode Island: Jojea Kwizera (61'), Jerome Williams (51'), Jerome Williams (66'), Dwayne Atkinson (83')
Key stats
Possession: Rhode Island 37% · Charleston Battery 63% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 3-8