Detroit City FC will travel to face North Carolina FC in an Eastern Conference match on Friday night. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park and will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network.
Detroit City comes into the match after securing its second consecutive home win, having defeated Indy Eleven 1-0 last Saturday. The match saw a significant shift when Indy Eleven received a red card in the 30th minute. Detroit scored the only goal of the game in the 57th minute through Ates Diouf. Goalkeeper Carlos Sandaña recorded his third clean sheet in four matches across all competitions.
This season, Detroit City has struggled on the road, with three wins, four draws, and seven losses across all competitions. Their most recent away victory was on April 12 against Phoenix Rising FC, where they scored three goals in the final ten minutes to secure the win.
Both North Carolina FC and Detroit City have similar records over their last five matches—two wins, two losses, and one draw each. The main difference between them is goal differential; Detroit holds a +2 while North Carolina stands at -1.
North Carolina currently occupies third place in the Eastern Conference standings, trailing first-place Louisville City and second-place Charleston Battery by a notable margin. Detroit City is positioned sixth but remains just five points behind North Carolina FC.
