United States - MLS Next ProData current as of September 03, 2026

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Carolina Core vs New England II: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Carolina Core plays New England II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The game is scheduled for September 4, 2026.

Recent form

Carolina Core has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. New England II has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Carolina Core scores 1.40 goals per game and allows 1.92. New England II scores 1.64 and allows 1.52. Games in this league average 3.33 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 68% of Carolina Core's games and 68% of New England II's. The Over 2.5 rates are 64% and 72%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 67% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

New England II has the higher season xG average, 1.86 to 1.51 per game. Carolina Core takes 12.6 shots per game, while New England II takes 15.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Carolina Core leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.84 goals per game after halftime. New England II leads at halftime in 28% and scores 0.88 after halftime.

When the teams score

Carolina Core's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (9 goals). For New England II, it is minutes 31-45+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS Next Pro games average 3.33 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 67% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Carolina CoreNew England II
1.4Goals scored / game1.64
Carolina CoreNew England II
1.92Goals allowed / game1.52
Carolina CoreNew England II
47%Average possession52%
Carolina CoreNew England II
4.56Shots on target / game5.6
Carolina CoreNew England II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.64Shots per game15.6
Carolina CoreNew England II
4.56Shots on target5.6
Carolina CoreNew England II
11.1%Shot conversion10.5%
Carolina CoreNew England II
47%Possession52%
Carolina CoreNew England II
1.51xG for1.86
Carolina CoreNew England II
1.71xG against1.28
Carolina CoreNew England II

Shooting quality

Carolina Core: BalancedNew England II: Attacking
Carolina CoreNew England II
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.29

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Carolina Core is 33% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Carolina Core · 0.6 pts / game - New England II

Carolina Core
LDWLL
Season result split
20% W32% R48% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-12
0.92 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 3.2xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
New England II
WLLLL
Season result split
44% W24% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-8
1.56 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DWWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 2.22Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow 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.

New England II is 17% better for: goals scored per game.

1.4 goals / game - Carolina Core · 1.64 goals / game - New England II

New England II is 26% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.92 goals / game - Carolina Core · 1.52 goals / game - New England II

Carolina Core scoring profile: very strong

Carolina Core scores in 84% of games (21 of 25 meczów), while New England II keeps a clean sheet in 28% (7 of 25 meczów).

New England II scoring profile: very strong

New England II scores in 88% of games (22 of 25 meczów), while Carolina Core keeps a clean sheet in 24% (6 of 25 meczów).

35Goals scored (season)41
Carolina CoreNew England II
48Goals conceded (season)38
Carolina CoreNew England II
3.32Average goals per game3.16
Carolina CoreNew England II
9Goals scored (last 5)9
Carolina CoreNew England II
16Goals conceded (last 5)15
Carolina CoreNew England II

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal88%
Carolina CoreNew England II
44%2 goals52%
Carolina CoreNew England II
8%3 goals20%
Carolina CoreNew England II
4%4 goals4%
Carolina CoreNew England II

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal72%
Carolina CoreNew England II
56%2 goals48%
Carolina CoreNew England II
40%3 goals16%
Carolina CoreNew England II
12%4 goals16%
Carolina CoreNew England II

* 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.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time28%
Carolina CoreNew England II
4%BTTS in both halves12%
Carolina CoreNew England II
20%Scored in both halves32%
Carolina CoreNew England II

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS64%
Carolina CoreNew England II
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Carolina CoreNew England II
80%BTTS - last 5100%
Carolina CoreNew England II

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.

1st half

84%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Carolina CoreNew England II
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time48%
Carolina CoreNew England II
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Carolina CoreNew England II

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
Carolina CoreNew England II
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Carolina CoreNew England II
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Carolina CoreNew England II

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

New England II is 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Carolina Core · 1.16 pts / game - New England II

Carolina Core - half-time state
24% leading28% draw48% trailing
New England II - half-time state
28% leading32% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.16
Carolina CoreNew England II
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.76
Carolina CoreNew England II
0.96Goals conceded (1st half)0.84
Carolina CoreNew England II
1.52Average goals (1st half)1.6
Carolina CoreNew England II
36%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Carolina CoreNew England II
60%No goal before half-time48%
Carolina CoreNew England II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.32Points per game (2nd half)1.6
Carolina CoreNew England II
0.84Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
Carolina CoreNew England II
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
Carolina CoreNew England II
1.8Average goals (2nd half)1.56
Carolina CoreNew England II
52%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Carolina CoreNew England II
36%No goal after half-time32%
Carolina CoreNew England II

Carolina Core - second-half results

32% W36% R32% P
25
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding83%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 20%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

New England II - second-half results

40% W40% R20% P
29
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding157%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Carolina Core - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game1.41.8
Average goals per game2.22.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
New England II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.60
Goals scored / game1.20.6
Goals allowed / game1.61.4
Average goals per game2.82.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Carolina Core
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
2
9
16-30
9
9
31-45
8
8
46-60
5
8
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

New England II
ScoredConceded
6
4
0-15
4
10
16-30
9
7
31-45
8
3
46-60
6
6
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.24
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
68%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-69%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Carolina Core

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

New England II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.96
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

Carolina CoreLigaNew England II
Average goals per game 3.323.33 3.16
Both teams scored 68%62% 68%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 64%67% 72%
Clean sheets 24%21% 28%
Goal before half-time 84%77% 80%
Goal after half-time 80%85% 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.33
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.91
Home goals / game
1.43
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Carolina Core's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against New England II. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Carolina Core FC
1 : 0
New England Revolution II

FAQ

When do Carolina Core and New England II play?

Carolina Core face New England II on September 4, 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Carolina Core vs New England II?

Carolina Core score 1.40 goals per game on average and New England II 1.64. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.33 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 67% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Carolina Core's matches and 68% of New England II's.

What form are Carolina Core and New England II in?

Over the last 5 games Carolina Core have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and New England II 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Carolina Core vs New England II?

The statistical background for Carolina Core vs New England II — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.