Spokane Velocity vs Charlotte Independence

Spokane Velocity face Charlotte Independence in the USL League One (Group Stage) on Thursday 23 July 2026, kick-off 01:00 UTC at One Spokane Stadium.

Spokane Velocity are 5th with 54 points from 32 games, while Charlotte Independence are 1st with 66. That leaves Charlotte Independence 12 points ahead.

At home this season Spokane Velocity average 1.9 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game; on the road Charlotte Independence average 1.8 scored and 1.7 conceded. Spokane Velocity have kept 9 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times; Charlotte Independence have 7 clean sheets and 2 blanks.

Spokane Velocity have scored 8 and conceded 10 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Charlotte Independence have scored 15 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, with 5 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4.

Spokane Velocity come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while Charlotte Independence have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Spokane Velocity currently sit 5th on 54 points, with Charlotte Independence placed 1st on 66 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 13 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. The model expects at least one side to be kept off the scoresheet, backing the NG selection. The Both Teams To Score selection (NG) is assigned a 69% probability at odds of 1.45.

• Charlotte Independence have the better recent form (12 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Spokane Velocity have scored 51 goals this season compared with 85 for Charlotte Independence.
• Defensively, Spokane Velocity have conceded 46 and Charlotte Independence have conceded 50.
• League positions: Spokane Velocity 5th, Charlotte Independence 1st.
• Spokane Velocity have won 11 of 16 home matches in this competition.
• Charlotte Independence have won 6 of 16 away matches in this competition.

• Spokane Velocity have failed to score in 7 of 33 games and Charlotte Independence in 2 of 35.
• Clean sheets this season: Spokane Velocity 9, Charlotte Independence 7.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Spokane Velocity's last 5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 4 of Charlotte Independence's last 5 matches.
• Both sides scored in 2 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings.

In the last 4 meetings, Spokane Velocity have won 1, Charlotte Independence have won 2 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 27 March 2026, finished Charlotte Independence 4-0 Spokane Velocity.