Columbus Crew vs Charlotte Prediction & Betting Tips (18 July)

What great health for the Columbus Crew players who are very good 3rd in the Eastern Conference and even back in the race for the top 2. Indeed, last weekend, they scored a 5th victory in a row in California on the lawn of LAFC 1-5 in a match with 3 expulsions 1 only on the Columbus side. This success against Hugo Lloris' teammates followed those against Toronto, in a 4-0 manner, still without conceding a goal against Nashville 2-0, a volley inflicted on the New England Revs 1-5 and on a stroll against Kansas in the first place 4-0. In addition to the victories, it is above all 20 goals scored in the five victories, an incredible average of 4 goals per match on average! Charlotte will therefore have the difficult task of stopping Columbus' enormous surge in recent matches and not being a 6th opponent on their list. We can probably count on the North Carolina players to provide a quality showdown, it's not like they just beat East leader Cincinnati last weekend and on the road in addition to that 1-3.

This success allowed them to get back on their feet after two defeats in quick succession against Houston Dynamo 1-0 and against Inter Miami 1-2. In the rankings, Charlotte occupies a valiant 6th place, qualified for the playoffs but 7 lengths behind its opponent of the night. There is no doubt that a victory would literally restart the race for the top 3 in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Entering in the 86th minute of play against LAFC, when the match was already over, the young 22-year-old Colombian Hinestroza received a red within five minutes and will serve his suspension tonight. Evan Bush remains injured and will probably be OUT. How not to mention the important Cucho Hernandez (12 goals, 7 assists in 16 appearances) author of 2 goals in his last 2 matches. Mention also to boys like Diego Rossi (8 goals, 11 assists) and Christian Ramirez (7 pawns, 4 pancakes), author of a double against Los Angeles FC last weekend.

The craziest thing for Charlotte, it It is that she allowed herself to fine Cincinnati while she was playing without her offensive asset, Patrick Agyemang (6 goals, 3 assists) suspended. He will probably return to competition tonight while Junior Urso (12 appearances) should undoubtedly remain with the medical staff. Agyemang's replacement scorer, Tavares took advantage of his free playing time to score his 2nd goal of the season against FC Cincy while Vargas (5 pawns) and Abada (ex-Celtic Glasgow) also planted their golaso.