Match Report
The table gap was wide: 30 points between Charlotte Independence (1st, 49 pts) and Richmond Kickers (17th, 19 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Charlotte Independence 2.39 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Richmond Kickers 0.91 and 1.96, with the league averaging 1.47.
Richmond Kickers had gone 9 games without a win. Over the last five, Charlotte Independence had taken 7 of 15 points to Richmond Kickers's 1.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Charlotte Independence, 1 draw and 2 for Richmond Kickers, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Ramblewood Soccer Complex, capacity 4,300, hosted the game. The referee was A. Yaya, with 16 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Charlotte Independence led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Charlotte Independence: Prince Saydee (40'), Fabrice Gael Ngah (45'), Souaibou Marou (58') · Richmond Kickers: Sean Vinberg (75')
Key stats
Possession: Charlotte Independence 55% · Richmond Kickers 45% · Total shots: 21-20 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 6-9