Charlotte FC hosts New York City FC in conference matchup

New York City FC (9-7-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (8-11-2, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC +104, NYCFC +224, Draw +274; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC and New York City FC take the pitch in a conference matchup.

Charlotte is 5-8-1 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte ranks 10th in the league with 34 goals led by Patrick Agyemang with six.

NYCFC is 9-4-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC is seventh in the MLS drawing 109 corner kicks, averaging 5.5 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Agyemang has six goals and one assist for Charlotte. Pep Biel has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Hannes Wolf has nine goals and three assists for NYCFC. Maxi Moralez has two goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 2-7-1, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

NYCFC: 5-3-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 6.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Andrew Privett (injured), Patrick Agyemang (injured), Souleyman Doumbia (injured), Nathan Byrne (injured), Timothy Michael Ream (injured), Wilfried Zaha (injured).

NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Matt Freese (injured), Keaton Parks (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.