Charlotte
vs
DC United
Major League Soccer prediction
The model makes it 57% Charlotte, 21% draw, 22% DC United — fair odds of 1.75, 4.76 and 4.55. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1 (10%).
Expected goals: Charlotte 2.19, DC United 1.29.
Both teams to score: 65%. Over 2.5 goals: 68%, under 2.5: 32%.
Model confidence: High.
Model insights
Leading scorers
Charlotte
No league goals recorded yet.
DC United
- T. Baribo11 goals
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Charlotte carry a model rating of 6.52 against 6.41 for DC United. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
Recent form (most recent last): Charlotte W-W-D-W-L; DC United D-D-D-W-D.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 2.19 goals for Charlotte and 1.29 for DC United. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Charlotte rate 0.62 in attack and 1.23 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; DC United rate 0.75 and 1.87.
That points to 68% for over two and a half goals and 65% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 2-1 (10%), 1-1 (9%), 2-0 (7%).
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 288 correct results out of 598 settled predictions (48%), with 58 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Charlotte the highest probability at 57%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.19 expected goals for Charlotte against 1.29 for DC United. Charlotte's attack/defence rating is 0.62/1.23 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.75/1.87 for DC United.