Sporting Kansas City hosts Charlotte FC in non-conference action

Charlotte FC (8-9-1, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (4-10-4, 14th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC +145, Sporting Kansas City +156, Draw +259; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City and Charlotte FC meet in non-conference action.

Sporting KC is 2-4-2 in home games. Sporting KC is 1-5-0 when it scores only one goal.

Charlotte is 2-7-1 in road games. Charlotte ranks 10th in the Eastern Conference allowing only 29 goals.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has 10 goals and two assists for Sporting KC. Daniel Salloi has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

Liel Abada has six goals and two assists for Charlotte. Patrick Agyemang has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 3-4-3, averaging 1.8 goals, 3.5 shots on goal and 3.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

Charlotte: 3-7-0, averaging 1.6 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Zorhan Bassong (injured), Robert Voloder (injured), Dany Rosero (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured).

Charlotte: Patrick Agyemang (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Nathan Byrne (injured), Timothy Michael Ream (injured).

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