CHARLOTTE, NC – The Charlotte Independence travel to Knoxville, Tennessee for a showdown with the reigning USL League One champions Saturday night. Here is all you need to know.
Match Details
Date: April 18
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Opponent: One Knoxville SC
Where: Covenant Health Park (Knoxville, TN)
Watch: The match will be televised locally on WCCB Charlotte and streamed on ESPN+.
League Standing
- Charlotte Independence: 1-1-1 (11th place, 4 points)
- Away Record: 0-1-1
- Last Time Out: 2-3 loss at New York Cosmos on April 3.
- One Knoxville SC: 3-1-2 (4th place, 11 points)
- Home Record: 1-1-1
- Last Time Out: 0-0 draw at Portland Hearts of Pine on April 11.
Head-to-Head History
- Last Season
- May 16: Charlotte Independence picked up their first ever victory over One Knox 3-1 at the Sportsplex at Matthews. Luis Alvarez and Jordan Skelton exchanged goals in the first half before Christian Chaney and Souaibou Marou both scored for the Jacks in the second stanza.
- July 30: In an extremely competitive contest, the two sides drew 2-2 at Covenant Health Park. Skelton scored in the 2nd minute before former Jacks Bachir Ndiaye and Juan David Moreno gave the Independence a 2-1 lead. Stavros Zarokostas equalized in the 79th minute to share the points.
- September 26: In their final regular season bout of 2025, a thunderous effort for Jaheim Brown in the 66th minute stood as the game-winner for One Knox, winning 1-0 at home.
- November 2: Meeting in the USL League One Quarterfinals, the eventual champions got on the board in the 17th minute through Sivert Haugli and Zarokostas added a crucial insurance goal in the 64th minute. Chaney pulled one back for Charlotte, but that was all they could manage, ending their season in Knoxville.
- All-Time Series Record
- 1-4-4
Players to Watch
- Charlotte’s Viggo Ortiz leads the Jacks in goals (2) and scored with a stunning strike last time out against NY Cosmos.
- First-year striker out of UNC Charlotte Denis Krioutchenkov has scored three goals for One Knox, sitting T-4 in league scoring.
- Skelton continues to lead an organized back line, which has allowed only five goals in six games and posted three clean sheets.
U.S. Open Cup Drama Midweek
- One Knoxville pulled off one of the biggest “cupsets” in U.S. Open Cup history on Wednesday, knocking off MLS’ D.C. United in penalty kicks. Goalkeeper Jonathan Burke made a huge save in the final round of penalties before Kyle Linhares finished off the MLS side. The victory sets up another MLS matchup with Columbus Crew on April 29.
- Charlotte Independence’s cup run came to a close against Charlotte FC. Hampered by injuries and an early red card, the Jacks couldn’t recover and fell 6-0 to their crosstown rival.
