United States - MLS Next ProData current as of September 08, 2026

Crown Legacy vs Carolina Core: match statistics

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Crown Legacy vs Carolina Core: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Crown Legacy plays Carolina Core in MLS Next Pro (United States). The game is scheduled for September 12, 2026.

Recent form

Crown Legacy has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Carolina Core has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Crown Legacy scores 2.42 goals per game and allows 1.38. Carolina Core scores 1.42 and allows 1.92. Games in this league average 3.32 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 58% of Crown Legacy's games and 69% of Carolina Core's. The Over 2.5 rates are 73% and 65%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Crown Legacy has the higher season xG average, 1.62 to 1.50 per game. Crown Legacy takes 13.5 shots per game, while Carolina Core takes 12.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Crown Legacy leads at halftime in 46% of its games and scores 1.19 goals per game after halftime. Carolina Core leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.88 after halftime.

When the teams score

Crown Legacy's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (13 goals). For Carolina Core, it is minutes 31-45+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS Next Pro games average 3.32 goals. Both teams score in 62% 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, 2 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.20 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% 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.

Crown LegacyCarolina Core
2.42Goals scored / game1.42
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
1.38Goals allowed / game1.92
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
51%Average possession47%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
5.12Shots on target / game4.54
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.46Shots per game12.58
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
5.12Shots on target4.54
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
18%Shot conversion11.3%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
51%Possession47%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
1.62xG for1.5
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
1.49xG against1.71
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

Shooting quality

Crown Legacy: Efficient finishingCarolina Core: Balanced
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
Accuracy (shots on target)38%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.470.31

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.

Crown Legacy is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Crown Legacy · 1 pts / game - Carolina Core

Crown Legacy
DLWLW
Season result split
54% W27% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-7-5
1.88 pts / game · goal difference +27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-2-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Carolina Core
DWLLD
Season result split
19% W35% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-9-12
0.92 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-4-8
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 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.

Crown Legacy is 70% better for: goals scored per game.

2.42 goals / game - Crown Legacy · 1.42 goals / game - Carolina Core

Crown Legacy is 39% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.38 goals / game - Crown Legacy · 1.92 goals / game - Carolina Core

Crown Legacy scoring profile: very strong

Crown Legacy scores in 88% of games (23 of 26 meczów), while Carolina Core keeps a clean sheet in 23% (6 of 26 meczów).

Carolina Core scoring profile: very strong

Carolina Core scores in 85% of games (22 of 26 meczów), while Crown Legacy keeps a clean sheet in 31% (8 of 26 meczów).

63Goals scored (season)37
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
36Goals conceded (season)50
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
3.81Average goals per game3.35
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
11Goals scored (last 5)10
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
8Goals conceded (last 5)13
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal85%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
77%2 goals46%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
46%3 goals8%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
15%4 goals4%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal77%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
50%2 goals58%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
19%3 goals38%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
0%4 goals12%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

* 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

42%BTTS at half-time19%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
23%BTTS in both halves4%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
65%Scored in both halves19%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
60%BTTS - last 580%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

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

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
54%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
38%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
65%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

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.

Crown Legacy is 73% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.73 pts / game - Crown Legacy · 1 pts / game - Carolina Core

Crown Legacy - half-time state
46% leading35% draw19% trailing
Carolina Core - half-time state
23% leading31% draw46% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.73Points per game (1st half)1
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
1.23Goals scored (1st half)0.54
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
0.81Goals conceded (1st half)0.92
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
2.04Average goals (1st half)1.46
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
46%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
27%No goal before half-time62%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

After half-time (2nd half)

1.73Points per game (2nd half)1.31
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
1.19Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
1.77Average goals (2nd half)1.88
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core
19%No goal after half-time35%
Crown LegacyCarolina Core

Crown Legacy - second-half results

46% W35% R19% P
45
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 46% of games and wins 54%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Carolina Core - second-half results

31% W38% R31% P
26
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding83%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 19%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Crown Legacy - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.20
Goals scored / game1.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.82.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Carolina Core - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.81.8
Average goals per game1.63.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Crown Legacy
ScoredConceded
13
5
0-15
8
7
16-30
11
9
31-45
10
5
46-60
11
5
61-75
10
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (13 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Carolina Core
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
2
9
16-30
9
9
31-45
8
8
46-60
6
8
61-75
9
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

3.57
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
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

Crown Legacy

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.80
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Carolina Core

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.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
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.
100%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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

Crown LegacyLigaCarolina Core
Average goals per game 3.813.32 3.35
Both teams scored 58%62% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 73%66% 65%
Clean sheets 31%21% 23%
Goal before half-time 85%76% 81%
Goal after half-time 92%85% 81%

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

3.32
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.90
Home goals / game
1.42
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
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 Crown Legacy's perspective: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses against Carolina Core. Games average 3.20 goals, and both teams scored in 60% of them.

Carolina Core
2 : 0
Crown Legacy
Carolina Core
2 : 2
Crown Legacy
Crown Legacy FC (Charlotte FC II)
3 : 4
Carolina Core FC
Crown Legacy FC (Charlotte FC II)
0 : 0
Carolina Core FC
Carolina Core FC
1 : 2
Crown Legacy FC (Charlotte FC II)

FAQ

When do Crown Legacy and Carolina Core play?

Crown Legacy face Carolina Core on September 12, 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Crown Legacy and Carolina Core?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Crown Legacy won 1, Carolina Core won 2 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.20 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Crown Legacy vs Carolina Core?

Crown Legacy score 2.42 goals per game on average and Carolina Core 1.42. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.32 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Crown Legacy's matches and 69% of Carolina Core's.

What form are Crown Legacy and Carolina Core in?

Over the last 5 games Crown Legacy have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Carolina Core 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Crown Legacy vs Carolina Core?

The statistical background for Crown Legacy vs Carolina Core — 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.