Wolf leads New York City FC against Charlotte FC

New York City FC (4-5-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (4-5-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

LINE: Charlotte FC +117, NYCFC +203, Draw +251; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Hannes Wolf leads New York City FC into a matchup with Charlotte FC after scoring three goals against the Columbus Crew.

Charlotte is 3-2-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte has a 9-0-0 record in games it scores at least three goals.

NYCFC is 3-4-1 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference allowing 18 goals.

The teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season. Charlotte won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pep Biel has scored six goals and added four assists for Charlotte. Harry Toffolo has two assists over the last 10 games.

Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has scored eight goals with one assist for NYCFC. Wolf has four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 13-5-12, averaging 5.7 goals, 12.9 shots on goal and 13.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

NYCFC: 14-11-5, averaging 5.7 goals, 15.6 shots on goal and 12.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Henry Kessler (injured), Harry Toffolo (injured).

NYCFC: Drew Baiera (injured), Kevin O'Toole (injured), Talles Magno (injured), Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista (injured).

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