Our prediction for this MLS match:
Austin FC
Match Time & Date:
21/07/2024
02:30
Prediction: 1-1
Charlotte
Sunday’s football game at Q2 Stadium pits together Austin FC and Charlotte. Los Verdes suffered a dip in form, with the team losing to both Seattle Sounders and FC Dallas in the previous two league matches and they face yet another difficult task against Charlotte. Defender Brendan Hines-Ike is back from suspension, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Charlotte, on the other hand, will be without suspended defender Nathan Byrne in Sunday’s encounter, while midfielder Junior Urso remains in the recovery room. Anyhow, Austin FC and Charlotte seem to be evenly matched at the moment and we predict that they are going to share the spoils in the Q2 Stadium clash. In their only previous meeting in the Major League Soccer Austin FC defeated Charlotte 1-0 thanks to Daniel Pereira’s goal and yet another close encounter is on the cards.
Highlighted Player (Matt Hedges):
Matthew Hedges is a 193-cm tall centre back who was born in Rochester, New York on April 1, 1990. At the age of 18 he started his college career at Butler Bulldogs and in 2011 he moved to North Carolina Tar Heels. After scoring 18 goals in total in college football, Matt played for Reading United before joining MLS club FC Dallas.
The American footballer has been playing for FC Dallas since 2012 and in 2016 he won both US Open Cup and Supporters’ Shield with the Toros. Matthew Hedges made his debut for USA national soccer team on February 8, 2015, coming as a substittute in the 72nd minute in a friendly against Panama.
2017 was the most successful year of his career as he won the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the Yenks. USA defeated Jamaica 2-1 in the title game, but Matt Hedges was not given an opportunity to play in the final. His preferred foot is right.
