North Carolina FC and Oakland Roots face each other in an official match of the 2025 USL Championship season. The game takes place at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday, 17/05/2025, at 00:00 (UK Time).

Our experts have prepared prediction for North Carolina FC vs Oakland Roots, based on in-depth study and analysis of both teams' probabilities. Our goal is to assist bettors in making profitable decisions, which is why we offer the best free predictions for today. Find more USL Championship predictions by clicking the link.

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APWin's prediction for North Carolina FC vs Oakland Roots

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Double Chance: Draw or Oakland Roots

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👉 Our prediction is: North Carolina FC to score first

It will be a tough task for North Carolina FC to topple Oakland Roots, who have been a better side overall this season. But with the support of the home crowd will be a huge help to North Carolina FC in their bid to cause an upset.

While the odds of an outright win are not great, we recommend betting on North Carolina FC to score first as a decent alternative. There is still good value in those odds, and with North Carolina FC's attacking talent, they have more than a puncher's chance of paying off that bet.

👉 Our prediction is: North Carolina FC win or draw

Our top betting tip is North Carolina FC to win or draw on the Double Chance market. What that means is North Carolina FC, the home team, must win or draw for the bet to win, and we feel strongly that the match will end in one of those two outcomes.

We simply don't see North Carolina FC losing to Oakland Roots. More than the gulf in quality between the two sides which is clear to see in the statistics, we also have a lot of belief in North Carolina FC's ability to make home advantage count in this match.

How North Carolina FC arrives for the match

North Carolina FC comes into the match having played 9 games in the USL Championship so far. They have recorded 4 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses, with an average of 1.56 points per game in the tournament.

In the 2025 season across all competitions, the team has achieved 4 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses.

North Carolina FC's attack has scored 11 goals during this period. Out of this total, 11 goals were scored in the USL Championship, averaging 1.22 goals per match. The season's average stands at 1.22.

The offense system of North Carolina FC is led by Evan Conway as the top scorer of the season. The American Forward has scored 3 goals. He is supported by the season's best assistant, Michael Maldonado, who has contributed with 4 assists.

On the defensive side, the team has conceded 9 goals with an average of 1 in the league. In all competitions, the current numbers are 9 goals conceded in 9 matches, resulting in an average of 1.

How Oakland Roots arrives for the match

On the other hand, Oakland Roots comes into the match having played 9 games in the USL Championship so far. They have recorded 3 wins, 1 draws, and 5 losses, with an average of 1.11 points per game in the tournament.

In the 2025 season across all competitions, the team has achieved 3 wins, 1 draws, and 5 losses.

Oakland Roots's attack has scored 11 goals during this period. Out of this total, 11 goals were scored in the USL Championship, averaging 1.22 goals per match. The season's average stands at 1.22.

The offense system of Oakland Roots is led by Wolfgang Prentice as the top scorer of the season. The American Midfielder has scored 4 goals. He is supported by the season's best assistant, Peter Wilson, who has contributed with 3 assists.

On the defensive side, the team has conceded 15 goals with an average of 1.67 in the league. In all competitions, the current numbers are 15 goals conceded in 9 matches, resulting in an average of 1.67.

Both Teams in the Standings

To provide context on how both teams are coming into this match, we present here the current campaigns of the two clubs at this moment.

# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
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North Carolina FC Team Logo

North Carolina FC

29 12 6 11 39 39 0 42 1.45
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Oakland Roots

28 7 7 14 36 49 -13 28 1.00
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Data and Statistics for North Carolina FC vs Oakland Roots

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Home Team

North Carolina FC Team Logo

North Carolina FC

USA - USL Championship

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W W L L D

1.56

Home W W L D

1.75

Away W L L D W

1.4

Away Team

Oakland Roots Team Logo

Oakland Roots

USA - USL Championship

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W L W W L

1.11

Home L W L D L

0.8

Away W W L L

1.5

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Facts and Curiosities for North Carolina FC vs Oakland Roots

The bookmakers place North Carolina FC as the favorite to win the match, with a 56% chance of victory. During the analysis of this prediction, the average odds were as follows:

  • North Carolina FC - 1.79.

  • Draw - 4.15.

  • Oakland Roots - 5.35.

The last match between the teams took place on 08/09/2024, in the USL Championship, and North Carolina FC won the match. The final score was 5-0.