Match Report
The table read 3rd (Forward Madison, 44 pts) against 1st (Charlotte Independence, 49 pts), 5 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.91/1.04 for Forward Madison and 2.39/1.35 for Charlotte Independence (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
Charlotte Independence had won four straight.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Forward Madison 1, draws 3, Charlotte Independence 2, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 83% of the meetings. Goals have dried up lately: 2.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.67 across the full history.
Breese Stevens Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Charlotte Independence led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Forward Madison: Ryan Carmichael (58') · Charlotte Independence: Joey Skinner (11')
Key stats
Possession: Forward Madison 51% · Charlotte Independence 49% · Total shots: 21-10 · On target: 9-1 · Corners: 7-2