Tampa Bay vs Hartford Athletic Prediction & Betting Tips (23 October)

Home matches has not exactly been a fortress for Tampa Bay in recent times, with Tampa Bay suffering four defeats in their previous five top-flight home matches. As if that wasn’t a worrying enough statistic on its own, it should also be pointed out that title-chasing Hartford Athletic are currently on an severyal winnings against their rivals in the USL Championship.

Over the course of their last 31 away games in the USL Championship, Hartford Athletic have not been involved in a single goalless draw, so the outfit cannot be accused of a lack of consistency on this front. None of the previous 18 second-tier fixtures involving Tampa Bay have finished scoreless either, so the net appears certain to bulge at some point here.

The net tends to bulge at both ends when Hartford Athletic come calling in the USL Championship, with this being the case in 16 of their most recent 21 away matches, including in 1-1 and 2-2 draws against these opponents last season. Speaking of Tampa Bay, 18 of their previous 21 top-flight home fixtures have also seen neither goalkeeper emerge with a clean sheet.