Nashville arrive in strong shape, having won four of their last five, and their home numbers this season are striking. Every home game has gone over 2.5 goals, with an average of 4.0 scored per game — well above the league average of 3.18 — while they have conceded less than one goal per home match on average. Charlotte come in with reasonable away form, winning three of their last five on the road, but they have kept zero clean sheets away from home and are conceding 1.7 per game in those fixtures.

The head-to-head record is thin, but Nashville took the only previous meeting. With both sides showing BTTS rates above the league average and Charlotte yet to shut out anyone away from home, the conditions point firmly toward an open, high-scoring contest. Nashville look well-placed at home, and this fixture appears to have goals written all over it.