Charlotte FC takes shutout streak into matchup with the New England Revolution

New England Revolution (3-4-1, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (6-2-1, first in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC -135, New England +351, Draw +267; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC heads into a matchup with the New England Revolution after notching two straight shutout wins.

Charlotte is 3-1-0 in Eastern Conference play. Liel Abada leads the third-ranked scoring team in the MLS with three goals. Charlotte has scored 16.

The Revolution are 3-4-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Revolution are 2-3 in matches decided by one goal.

Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Abada has three goals and one assist for Charlotte. Patrick Agyemang has two goals.

Carles Gil has scored three goals with one assist for the Revolution. Leonardo Campana has one goal.

SEASON SO FAR: Charlotte: Averaging 1.8 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 0.8 goals per game.

Revolution: Averaging 0.8 goals, 2.9 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Jahlane Forbes (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Brandon Cambridge (injured).

Revolution: Malcolm Fry (injured), Leonardo Campana (injured), Wyatt Omsberg (injured), Tomas Chancalay (injured), Andrew Farrell (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.