Match Report
Tampa Bay Rowdies went into the game 10th in the table on 34 points; North Carolina FC sat 3rd on 45 — an 11-point gap. North Carolina FC ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Tampa Bay Rowdies 1.43 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, North Carolina FC 1.33 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.35.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Tampa Bay Rowdies, 3 by North Carolina FC, 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Al Lang Stadium, with room for 7,227 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Tampa Bay Rowdies: Manuel Arteaga (37'), Woobens Pacius (82') · North Carolina FC: Evan Conway (14'), Oalex Anderson (90')
Key stats
Possession: Tampa Bay Rowdies 63% · North Carolina FC 37% · Total shots: 24-9 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 9-2