Nashville and Charlotte are two very different teams, and they meet on a baseball field in Tennessee on Saturday night. Charlotte excels at scoring goals while Nashville excels at the stopping them.

In three games, Nashville has only allowed two goals. The battle between Charlotte’s potent offense and Nashville’s stingy defense will be a fun one to watch.

In order for Charlotte to gain any points this weekend they’ll need to continue their success of converting the opportunities they’re presented.

Offense vs. defense

Let’s look at how these teams matchup statistically.

Charlotte converts 29 percent of their shots into goals, currently the best rate in the league. It is worth noting that they’ve attempted only the 13th highest amount of shots in the league.

Nashville has allowed a conversion rate of 19 percent.

Charlotte’s attack likes to get easier shots in the box. Early in the season, they’ve been able to do that very well, averaging nine shots in the box per game. Nashville’s defense has been less willing to let provide easy shots, allowing just six shots in the box per game.

Nashville’s defense has faced 38 total shots but their opponents have only put an average of 26 percent of their shots on target. Things appear to have been fairly easy for Charlotte, which has attempted 37 total shots and put an average of 44 percent of those shots on target.

Insight from the other side

On this week’s episode of Talkin’ Jacks Extra, we got an insider’s perspective on Nashville SC from NashvilleGoldenGoal.com’s Glenn Judah. Listen below.

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Charlotte: W | W | D

Nashville: L | D | W

Prediction time

This is a game that I feel will be won on a few key plays with very few goals scored. I would honestly be amazed if both teams combined to score more than two goals.

I’m predicting a 1–0 victory for Charlotte over Nashville.

Game details

What: Nashville FC vs. Charlotte Independence

Where: First Tennessee Park, Nashville, Tennessee

When: Saturday, April 7, 8:30 p.m. Eastern

Watch: On YouTube