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New York City vs Charlotte FC Bet Builder Tips: Thursday, July, 5th
The MLS is hotting up and we have you covered with the latest New York City FC v Charlotte FC bet builder tips in Thursday morning’s only action.
The hosts will be looking to build on a victory that simultaneously ended a 12-game winless run and extended their unbeaten run to six games. Charlotte FC, winless in five, would welcome a result.
Nothing separates these two in terms of points.
In this article:
- New York City vs Charlotte FC Preview
- New York City vs Charlotte FC Stats & Facts
- New York City vs Charlotte FC Bet Builder
New York City vs Charlotte FC Preview
Thursday, July 5th, 00:30 (UK)
New York City’s win on Sunday was their first since the end of April, some 12 games ago. Matías Pellegrini’s goal was enough to beat CF Montreal and also means they have gone six unbeaten having drawn their previous five. Make of that what you will.
That victory was the Pigeons’ first on their travels in the MLS this season, so, they will be relieved to see this fixture take place in the Bronx as they look to build some momentum with another result against Charlotte FC.
The visitors are yet to hoist themselves out of a slump of their own. The North Carolinian side have gone five without a win, picking up just three points over that period and keeping just one clean sheet over that period.
Logistically, the division is vast which gives home advantage extra weight, the Crown have travelled pretty well this campaign though winning three of their 10 away games, a tally only Orlando City can best.
Nothing separates the sides in terms of points (24), Charlotte have played a game fewer though.
New York City vs Charlotte FC Stats & Facts
- New York City ended a run of 11 league games without a win at the weekend
- New York City are unbeaten in 6 games
- Only Orlando City (4) have won more away games then Charlotte FC (3) in the Eastern Conference
- Charlotte FC have won each of the 3 matches against New York City
New York City vs Charlotte FC Bet Builder
The first leg of this bet is a Derrick Jones card. No player in the MLS can best his booking tally of eight.
The Ghanaian has made 17 appearances, giving him a cards per 90 average of 0.51 making anything over evens a worthy addition to the bet builder.
Jones has not gone longer than three games without a card this season and was booked in five games on the spin.
Referee Filip Dujic’s conservative card average does take the gloss of this selection a bit, the whistleblower has still dished out 38 yellow and reds in 11 appearances.
An Ashley Westwood shot is the next selection.
The former Burnley midfielder has averaged fewer than one per game and his side are not notoriously sharpshooters. However, the way I expect the game to go should force the visitors to attack.
This is why we’re using bet365 for this builder. The choice of selections for the player shots market is second to none. We can choose from 10 players for either side with their over shots tallies broken down from over 0.5 to as high as over 4.5. The same goes for player cards and shots on target.
New York City have scored first on eight occasions this season, galvanised by their recent win and with the home advantage, they should start strong here.
If they take the lead, Charlotte FC will be forced to move up the pitch in search of an equaliser.
The selection does not hinge entirely on NYCFC scoring first, Westwood has averaged 0.6 shots per game and hit this line in more than half of his appearances.
Siding with goals in the form of both teams to score also seems logical as it has clicked in 63% of the sides combined 41 fixtures this league season, including the reverse. It is also worth noting Charlotte FC’s last four games have averaged four goals per game.
- Derrick Jones Card
- Ashley Westwood 1 Shot
- Both Teams to Score
Odds via bet365 as at 17:45 July 4th 2023. Odds may now differ.
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