This will be the second MLS meeting between Charlotte and the Crew, with the sides drawing, 1-1, in Columbus on June 18. The Crew are unbeaten in their last six matches against expansion sides (W3 D3, incl. playoffs) dating back to the start of the 2019 season.
Charlotte FC returns home after a pair of road losses, having won seven of its first 10 home MLS games. Charlotte is the third expansion team in MLS history to win at least seven of its first 10 home matches after Chicago (8) in 1998 and Atlanta (7) in 2017.
The Crew are unbeaten in nine straight matches (W4 D5), the longest active streak in the league, following a scoreless draw against New England on Saturday. Columbus has just two double-digit unbeaten runs in its MLS history, going 12 in a row without losing in 2017 and 18 straight without defeat in 2004.
Charlotte conceded seven goals over its last two matches, both on the road. Charlotte has allowed just seven total goals in 10 home matches this season, only the Union (6) have let in fewer goals in home matches this year.
Lucas Zelarayán has been involved in seven of the Crew’s last eight MLS goals (1 goal, 6 assists), including each of the last four. Since he joined the Crew in 2020, the team has a record of W20 D5 L4 in matches in which he Zelarayán contributes to at least one goal.
