United States - MLS Next ProBelson Stadium at St John's UniversityData current as of 08 September 2026

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New York City II vs Carolina Core: match statistics

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

Key match information

New York City II play Carolina Core in MLS Next Pro (United States). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Belson Stadium at St John's University.

Current form

New York City II: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Carolina Core: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

New York City II scores 1.33 and concedes 1.58 goals per match. Carolina Core scores 1.21 and concedes 1.79. League average: 3.23 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: New York City II 58%, Carolina Core 71%. Over 2.5: New York City II 58%, Carolina Core 64%. League level: BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 65%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. New York City II: 11.4 shots per match, Carolina Core: 11.4.

Match halves

New York City II: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.83. Carolina Core: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

New York City II: 61-75 (4 goals). Carolina Core: 46-60 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS Next Pro: 3.23 goals per match, BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 65%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 50%.

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

New York City IICarolina Core
1.33Goals scored / match1.21
New York City IICarolina Core
1.58Goals conceded / match1.79
New York City IICarolina Core
52%Average possession43%
New York City IICarolina Core
3.92Shots on target / match4.07
New York City IICarolina Core

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.42Shots per match11.36
New York City IICarolina Core
3.92Shots on target4.07
New York City IICarolina Core
11.7%Shot conversion10.7%
New York City IICarolina Core
52%Possession43%
New York City IICarolina Core
1.36xG for1.36
New York City IICarolina Core
1.57xG against1.86
New York City IICarolina Core

Shooting quality

New York City II: BalancedCarolina Core: Balanced
New York City IICarolina Core
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.30

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

New York City II is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - New York City II · 1.4 pts / match - Carolina Core

New York City II
LWWLW
Season result split
42% W17% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-5
1.42 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Carolina Core
WLDLW
Season result split
14% W36% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-7
0.79 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.99BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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 York City II is 10% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - New York City II · 1.21 goals / match - Carolina Core

New York City II is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.58 goals / match - New York City II · 1.79 goals / match - Carolina Core

New York City II scoring profile: very strong

New York City II scores in 75% of matches (9 of 12 matches), while Carolina Core keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 matches).

Carolina Core scoring profile: very strong

Carolina Core scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while New York City II keeps a clean sheet in 25% (3 of 12 matches).

16Goals scored (season)17
New York City IICarolina Core
19Goals conceded (season)25
New York City IICarolina Core
2.92Average goals in match3
New York City IICarolina Core
10Goals scored (last 5)7
New York City IICarolina Core
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
New York City IICarolina Core

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal79%
New York City IICarolina Core
50%2 goals43%
New York City IICarolina Core
8%3 goals0%
New York City IICarolina Core
0%4 goals0%
New York City IICarolina Core

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal86%
New York City IICarolina Core
42%2 goals57%
New York City IICarolina Core
25%3 goals29%
New York City IICarolina Core
8%4 goals7%
New York City IICarolina Core

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time21%
New York City IICarolina Core
0%BTTS in both halves7%
New York City IICarolina Core
25%Scored in both halves21%
New York City IICarolina Core

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
New York City IICarolina Core
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
New York City IICarolina Core
60%BTTS - last 560%
New York City IICarolina Core

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
New York City IICarolina Core
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
New York City IICarolina Core
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
New York City IICarolina Core

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
New York City IICarolina Core
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
New York City IICarolina Core
42%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
New York City IICarolina Core

Match 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 York City II is 53% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.42 pts / match - New York City II · 0.93 pts / match - Carolina Core

New York City II - half-time state
33% leading42% draw25% trailing
Carolina Core - half-time state
21% leading29% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per match (1st half)0.93
New York City IICarolina Core
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.43
New York City IICarolina Core
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)1
New York City IICarolina Core
0.92Average goals (1st half)1.43
New York City IICarolina Core
67%Clean sheet before half-time29%
New York City IICarolina Core
58%No goal before half-time64%
New York City IICarolina Core

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.43
New York City IICarolina Core
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
New York City IICarolina Core
1.17Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
New York City IICarolina Core
2Average goals (2nd half)1.57
New York City IICarolina Core
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
New York City IICarolina Core
42%No goal after half-time36%
New York City IICarolina Core

New York City II - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
17
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Carolina Core - second-half results

36% W36% R29% P
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 14%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

New York City II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.80
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.01.6
Average goals in match0.82.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+4-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Carolina Core - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

New York City II
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
1
2
31-45
3
3
46-60
4
6
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Carolina Core
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
5
16-30
4
6
31-45
7
2
46-60
2
4
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.96
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

New York City II

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.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Carolina Core

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

New York City IILigaCarolina Core
Average goals in match 2.923.23 3.00
Both teams scored 58%62% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%65% 64%
Clean sheets 25%21% 14%
Goal before half-time 67%75% 86%
Goal after half-time 75%83% 86%

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

3.23
Average goals per match
62%
Both teams scored
65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / match
1.45
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
60%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): New York City II 1 - 0 - 1 Carolina Core. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Carolina Core FC
5 : 0
New York City FC II
New York City FC II
2 : 1
Carolina Core FC