Orlando is coming into this match playing in good form in their recent matches. They have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 6 of their last 8 matches and really made a push for the playoffs toward the end of the season. Their attack has been great in these matches as they have scored at least 2 goals in 7 of their last 8 matches, but their defense has not been good. They have allowed 9 goals in their last 5 matches and they have not kept a clean sheet in any of those. They are going up against a Charlotte side that has also been in very good form in their recent matches. They have won their last 3 straight as well as 4 of their last 5 matches with no losses in that span. Their attack has been on fire in these matches as they have scored at least 2 goals in each of their last 3 as well as 4 of their last 5 matches, scoring 14 goals total in their last 5 matches. Their defense has also been very good in these matches as they have allowed no goals in their last 2 matches and have kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5 matches as well. Charlotte needed to make a playoff push over the last few weeks and they played their best when they needed to. Now they are going to be coming into this match with the same mindset as they have been playing playoff level over the last few weeks. Their last loss was actually a 2-0 away loss against Orlando a few weeks ago, but that was also their only loss against Orlando in their last 5 meetings, winning 2 of those 5 meetings as well. Both of these sides have been in great form with potent attacks recently, but Charlotte has been much better on defense and that will be very important here as this is a match Charlotte can win or at least draw to force penalties as the decider. Charlotte will win this match or at least draw, take Charlotte +0.5 here.
USA MLS Playoffs: Charlotte FC +0.5, Rot. 209813