Carolina Core vs Huntsville City: match statistics
Carolina Core vs Huntsville City: form, goals and key statistics
Game details
Carolina Core played against Huntsville City in MLS Next Pro (United States). The game was played on August 8, 2026. Final score: 2:0.
Recent form
Carolina Core has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Huntsville City has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.
Scoring records
Carolina Core scores 1.36 goals per game and allows 1.82. Huntsville City scores 1.65 and allows 1.90. Games in this league average 3.25 goals.
BTTS and goal totals
Both teams score in 68% of Carolina Core's games and 55% of Huntsville City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 64% and 70%, compared with league averages of 61% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.
xG and shots
Carolina Core has the higher season xG average, 1.46 to 1.35 per game. Carolina Core takes 12.2 shots per game, while Huntsville City takes 10.9.
First-half and second-half trends
Carolina Core leads at halftime in 23% of its games and scores 0.82 goals per game after halftime. Huntsville City leads at halftime in 30% and scores 0.85 after halftime.
When the teams score
Carolina Core's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). For Huntsville City, it is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.
League scoring profile
MLS Next Pro games average 3.25 goals. Both teams score in 61% of games, and 66% finish with at least three goals.
Head-to-head record
Before this game, 5 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 3 away wins. Those games averaged 2.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 20% of them.
Archived pre-match analysis
This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.
General match analysis
Carolina Core have significantly stronger home numbers: they average 1.64 goals scored with an xG of 1.60, while Huntsville City score 1.40 goals away from home with an xG of 1.35. The hosts have scored in every home match, whereas the visitors have failed to score in 30% of their away fixtures, increasing Carolina’s chances of capitalizing on home advantage. Huntsville City’s away defense concedes an average of 2.10 goals per match, and the team have lost as many as 50% of such fixtures, despite keeping a clean sheet in 30% of them. However, the visitors are in better short-term form, collecting 8 points from their last 5 matches and conceding only 5 goals, compared with Carolina’s 12. The hosts’ edge in chance creation and scoring consistency is minimal, so a narrow Carolina victory remains the most likely outcome.
View the statistical overviewBTTS - will both teams score?
Carolina Core have landed BTTS in 60% of their matches, while Huntsville City have done so in 50%, compared with a league average of 62%, providing a moderately positive signal for both teams to score. The hosts average 1.9 goals scored and 1.7 conceded, while the visitors score 1.4 goals but allow opponents 2.1 goals per match. Carolina Core recorded BTTS in as many as 80% of their last five outings, scoring 2.0 and conceding 2.4 goals on average, so their matches are currently very open. Huntsville City have improved defensively, conceding just 1.0 goal per match across their last five fixtures, but Carolina have produced 1.55 xG during this period, while the visitors' opponents average 1.57 xG over the season. The BTTS tip is slightly stronger because both teams possess attacking potential, and the hosts' particularly weak defense should give each side a realistic chance of scoring. BTTS - No means that at least one team fails to score; it does not automatically mean a 0:0 result or that neither team will score.
View BTTS statisticsOver/Under - goals analysis
Carolina Core average 1.9 goals per match, while Huntsville City concede 2.1, creating favorable conditions for the home side. Carolina, in turn, concede 1.7 goals per game, while the visitors score an average of 1.4, making a goal for Huntsville a realistic scenario as well. At least 2 goals were scored in 90% of Carolina’s matches and 70% of Huntsville’s games, with the league average standing at a high 3.28 goals. In their last five appearances, Carolina recorded 22 goals in total, averaging 4.4 per match, while their average xG created was 1.55 compared with 1.80 xG conceded. Over 1.5 is the strongest selection, as it combines a very high historical hit rate with both teams’ defensive vulnerability, without requiring a match with at least three goals.
View Over/Under statisticsHT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario
A draw at half-time is the most logical starting point, as Huntsville City were level at the break in all of their last five matches, while Carolina Core recorded the same outcome in 50% of their fixtures this season. However, the hosts have been clearly weaker in the opening half recently, conceding an average of 1.6 goals compared with just 0.4 for the visitors, while Carolina went into half-time trailing in 60% of their last five appearances. After the break, Huntsville City have greater potential, scoring an average of 0.8 goals in this period and conceding only 0.7, compared with 1.3 goals conceded by Carolina Core. The visitors are also in better current points-scoring form, averaging 1.6 points from their last five matches compared with 1.0 for the hosts. Therefore, the HT/FT scenario of a draw at half-time and a Huntsville City win at full-time receives the highest rating.
View first-half and second-half statisticsStats by half
Game stats
Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?
This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.
Team stats— who is more efficient?
Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.
Shooting quality
| Carolina Core | Huntsville City | |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy (shots on target) | 37% | 43% |
| Chance quality (xG per shot) | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Finishing (goals per shot on target) | 0.30 | 0.35 |
xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.
* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.
Team form— who is in better shape?
Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.
Huntsville City is 60% better for: last-5 form.
1 pts / game - Carolina Core · 1.6 pts / game - Huntsville City
Goals— how do both teams score and concede?
How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.
Huntsville City is 21% better for: goals scored per game.
1.36 goals / game - Carolina Core · 1.65 goals / game - Huntsville City
Carolina Core scores in 82% of games (18 of 22 games), while Huntsville City keeps a clean sheet in 35% (7 of 20 games).
Huntsville City scores in 80% of games (16 of 20 games), while Carolina Core keeps a clean sheet in 23% (5 of 22 games).
How often they score at least...
How often they concede at least...
* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.
Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?
How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.
Goal patterns
BTTS and goal count
Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?
See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.
Full game - team comparison (Over)
Over / Under - Carolina Core
Over / Under - Huntsville City
1st half
2nd half
Game halves— when do the teams score more often?
How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.
Huntsville City is 47% better for: first-half form (half-time points).
0.95 pts / game - Carolina Core · 1.4 pts / game - Huntsville City
Before half-time (1st half)
After half-time (2nd half)
Carolina Core - second-half results
Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 18%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.
Defense stays consistent across the full game.
Huntsville City - second-half results
Leads at halftime in 30% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.
Defense stays consistent across the full game.
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 0.80 | 1.80 |
| Goals scored / game | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Goals allowed / game | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Average goals per game | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 goal | 100% | 100% |
| 2 goals | 80% | 60% |
| 3 goals | 40% | 20% |
| Clean sheet | 20% | 60% |
| No goal | 40% | 20% |
| Goal difference | -3 | +1 |
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 1.00 | 1.60 |
| Goals scored / game | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Goals allowed / game | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Average goals per game | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 goal | 40% | 80% |
| 2 goals | 40% | 60% |
| 3 goals | 0% | 0% |
| Clean sheet | 60% | 60% |
| No goal | 60% | 40% |
| Goal difference | 0 | +1 |
* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.
Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?
The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.
Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.
Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.
* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.
Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?
A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.
Game profile
Carolina Core
Huntsville City
* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.
League context— is this a high-scoring league?
How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).
Teams vs league
| Carolina Core | Liga | Huntsville City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average goals per game | • 3.18 | 3.25 | ▲ 3.55 |
| Both teams scored | ▲ 68% | 61% | ▼ 55% |
| Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) | ▼ 64% | 66% | ▲ 70% |
| Clean sheets | ▲ 23% | 21% | ▲ 35% |
| Goal before half-time | ▲ 86% | 75% | • 75% |
| Goal after half-time | ▼ 82% | 84% | • 85% |
^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.
Lineups and player events
Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.
Home team
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Away team
Starting lineup
Match timeline
Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.
Referee and managers
Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.
Head-to-head
Record from Carolina Core's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses against Huntsville City. Games average 2.40 goals, and both teams scored in 20% of them.
FAQ
What was the result of Carolina Core vs Huntsville City?
The MLS Next Pro match finished Carolina Core 2:0 Huntsville City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.
What is the head-to-head record between Carolina Core and Huntsville City?
In the last 5 head-to-head matches Carolina Core won 1, Huntsville City won 3 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 20% of them.
What do the goal statistics show before Carolina Core vs Huntsville City?
Carolina Core score 1.36 goals per game on average and Huntsville City 1.65. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.25 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Carolina Core's matches and 55% of Huntsville City's.
What form are Carolina Core and Huntsville City in?
Over the last 5 games Carolina Core have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Huntsville City 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).
Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Carolina Core vs Huntsville City?
This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.