COLUMBUS, OH. (AP) — Charlotte FC is staying in Ohio for a match against the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night.
The Crown is coming off a win in Cincinnati against the #1 team in the Eastern Conference where captain Ashley Westwood made club history with three assists in one game.
READ MORE: Westwood first Charlotte player to post three assists in one match in 3-1 victory over Cincinnati
BOTTOM LINE: Christian Ramirez leads the Columbus Crew into a matchup with Charlotte FC fresh off of a two-goal showing against Los Angeles FC.
The Crew are 9-3-2 in conference games. The Crew are 3-2 in games decided by one goal.
Charlotte is 8-5-3 against conference opponents. Charlotte ranks second in the Eastern Conference allowing 24 goals.
Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season. Charlotte won the last meeting 2-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cucho Hernandez has 12 goals and five assists for the Crew. Diego Rossi has eight goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Patrick Agyemang has six goals and two assists for Charlotte. Kerwin Vargas has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 9-1-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 6.2 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game.
Charlotte: 4-3-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Jacen Russell-Rowe (injured), Evan Bush (injured).
Charlotte: Junior Urso (injured).
Wednesday’s game from Columbus, Ohio, starts at 7:30 p.m.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
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