On Aug 27th, Charlotte will play host to Toronto in a Major League Soccer match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. 10th placed Charlotte is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Orlando City. Ercan Kara scored the first goal for Orlando City in the 62nd minute, then McKinze Gaines tied it up for Charlotte in the 66th minute. Charlotte is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Toronto, recorded a 1-2 loss against Inter Miami. Jean Mota struck first for Inter Miami in the 24th minute, but Lorenzo Insigne got the equalizer for Toronto in the 28th minute. Toronto is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Toronto was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Osorio scored the first goal for Toronto in the 4th minute, then Bradley added another in the 10th minute In the end, Charlotte was frustrated by Toronto’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Toronto ended the match with the shutout victory.
Toronto is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jonathan Osorio and Federico Bernardeschi each having 3 goals in their last 5. Charlotte’s most prolific scorer has been Karol Świderski. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.