On Jun 30th, Charlotte hosts Austin in a meeting of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams in the ever popular Charlotte derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed Charlotte is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Montreal Impact. Romell Quioto struck first for Montreal Impact in the 6th minute, but Corujo Briccola got the equalizer for Charlotte in the 9th minute. Charlotte is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Austin recorded a 2-2 draw against FC Dallas. Paul Arriola scored the first goal for FC Dallas in the 60th minute, then Brandon Servania added another in the 68th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Austin should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Both Diego Fagúndez and Sebastián Driussi have been the hottest scorers for Austin in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. For Charlotte, their top scorers are Bender and Andre Shinyashiki, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.