United States - USL League OneData current as of September 22, 2026

Charlotte Independence vs Fort Wayne: match statistics

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Charlotte Independence vs Fort Wayne: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Charlotte Independence plays Fort Wayne in USL League One (United States). The game is scheduled for September 26, 2026.

Recent form

Charlotte Independence has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Fort Wayne has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Charlotte Independence scores 2.33 goals per game and allows 1.44. Fort Wayne scores 1.58 and allows 1.35. Games in this league average 2.98 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 74% of Charlotte Independence's games and 54% of Fort Wayne's. The Over 2.5 rates are 70% and 58%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 60% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Charlotte Independence has the higher season xG average, 1.82 to 1.63 per game. Charlotte Independence takes 15.8 shots per game, while Fort Wayne takes 13.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Charlotte Independence leads at halftime in 56% of its games and scores 0.74 goals per game after halftime. Fort Wayne leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.73 after halftime.

When the teams score

Charlotte Independence's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (20 goals). For Fort Wayne, it is minutes 0-15 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

USL League One games average 2.98 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 60% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% 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.

Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
2.33Goals scored / game1.58
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
1.44Goals allowed / game1.35
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
50%Average possession53%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
5.74Shots on target / game5.04
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.85Shots per game13.88
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
5.74Shots on target5.04
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
14.7%Shot conversion11.4%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
50%Possession53%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
1.82xG for1.63
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
1.61xG against1.4
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

Shooting quality

Charlotte Independence: AttackingFort Wayne: Balanced
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.31

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.

Charlotte Independence is 43% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Charlotte Independence · 1.4 pts / game - Fort Wayne

Charlotte Independence
WLWDW
Season result split
63% W19% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
17-5-5
2.07 pts / game · goal difference +24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-0-1
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Fort Wayne
WLWLD
Season result split
38% W27% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-7-9
1.42 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Charlotte Independence is 47% better for: goals scored per game.

2.33 goals / game - Charlotte Independence · 1.58 goals / game - Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne is 7% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.44 goals / game - Charlotte Independence · 1.35 goals / game - Fort Wayne

Charlotte Independence scoring profile: very strong

Charlotte Independence scores in 93% of games (25 of 27 games), while Fort Wayne keeps a clean sheet in 31% (8 of 26 games).

Fort Wayne scoring profile: very strong

Fort Wayne scores in 81% of games (21 of 26 games), while Charlotte Independence keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 27 games).

63Goals scored (season)41
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
39Goals conceded (season)35
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
3.78Average goals per game2.92
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
11Goals scored (last 5)11
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
10Goals conceded (last 5)10
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

How often they score at least...

93%1 goal81%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
67%2 goals50%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
44%3 goals23%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
19%4 goals4%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal69%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
37%2 goals46%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
19%3 goals15%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
7%4 goals4%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

* 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.

74%
Charlotte Independence - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.20 of 27 games
60%
League average

Goal patterns

37%BTTS at half-time12%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
7%BTTS in both halves0%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
44%Scored in both halves23%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

BTTS and goal count

59%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
80%BTTS - last 580%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

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)

1st half

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
44%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

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.

Charlotte Independence is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.04 pts / game - Charlotte Independence · 1.73 pts / game - Fort Wayne

Charlotte Independence - half-time state
56% leading37% draw7% trailing
Fort Wayne - half-time state
50% leading23% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.04Points per game (1st half)1.73
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
1.48Goals scored (1st half)0.85
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
2.07Average goals (1st half)1.35
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
56%Clean sheet before half-time62%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
26%No goal before half-time46%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

After half-time (2nd half)

1.48Points per game (2nd half)1.46
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
0.81Goals conceded (2nd half)0.77
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
48%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne
41%No goal after half-time50%
Charlotte IndependenceFort Wayne

Charlotte Independence - second-half results

41% W26% D33% L
55
Half-time points
40
Half-time goals
+24
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at halftime in 56% of games and wins 63%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Fort Wayne - second-half results

38% W31% D31% L
45
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 38%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Charlotte Independence - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.60
Goals scored / game1.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game2.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7
Fort Wayne - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.00
Goals scored / game1.01.2
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game2.02.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Charlotte Independence
ScoredConceded
20
9
0-15
5
5
16-30
18
3
31-45
5
5
46-60
5
6
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (20 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Fort Wayne
ScoredConceded
9
5
0-15
4
4
16-30
9
6
31-45
7
5
46-60
7
7
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

3.35
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+19%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Charlotte Independence

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
131%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.7
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 32% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Fort Wayne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* 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 (USL League One).

Teams vs league

Charlotte IndependenceLigaFort Wayne
Average goals per game 3.782.98 2.92
Both teams scored 74%60% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 70%60% 58%
Clean sheets 19%22% 31%
Goal before half-time 81%74% 81%
Goal after half-time 85%81% 77%

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

2.98
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+48%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defensive advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Charlotte Independence's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Fort Wayne. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Charlotte Independence and Fort Wayne play?

Charlotte Independence face Fort Wayne on September 26, 2026 in USL League One. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Charlotte Independence vs Fort Wayne?

Charlotte Independence score 2.33 goals per game on average and Fort Wayne 1.58. The USL League One average is 2.98 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 74% of Charlotte Independence's matches and 54% of Fort Wayne's.

What form are Charlotte Independence and Fort Wayne in?

Over the last 5 games Charlotte Independence have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Fort Wayne 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Charlotte Independence vs Fort Wayne?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Charlotte Independence vs Fort Wayne: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.