We said: Charlotte FC 1-2 New York City FC
There are a lot of new faces in Charlotte, and it might take them a while to gel as a unit, while we are unconvinced they have sorted out their goalkeeping issues.
After a difficult 2023 campaign, having a long off-season to familiarize themselves with their new surroundings should be helpful to the Pigeons, who have plenty of attacking depth which should serve them well in this match.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Charlotte FC win with a probability of 40.65%. A win for New York City FC had a probability of 32.06% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charlotte FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.44%) and 2-0 (7.48%). The likeliest New York City FC win was 0-1 (9.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Charlotte FC in this match.