A total of nine fixtures are done and Tacoma Defiance are 4 points in front of St. Louis City II. Who wins?
- All of Tacoma Defiance's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
It's no vacation for neither Tacoma Defiance nor St. Louis City II as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Tacoma Defiance form and stats
The story so far in the MLS Next Pro for Tacoma Defiance at their home stadium (Cheney Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
The Defiance crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to St. Louis City II here at Cheney Stadium.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Los Angeles II (after extra-time).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tacoma Defiance have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Tacoma Defiance is on fire here. A stunning 13 from 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Defiance defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
St. Louis City II form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of St. Louis City II playing as the away team in the MLS Next Pro this season. St. Louis City II has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
It's the second away game in a row for St. Louis City II, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Tacoma Defiance (placed 9th) last time out.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting North Texas.Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored in 9 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.
Louis struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved met each other before this campaign: St. Louis City II - Tacoma Defiance 1-1. Last four meetings with these sides: Defiance won one, St. Louis City II were winners in two and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Pina Rodrigues 5 goals |   J. Klein 5 goals | H. Uderitz 4 goals |
Tacoma Defiance missing players
St. Louis City II missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 13 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 60% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 30% | 60% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 20% | 40% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 70% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 10% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.2 | 6.6 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| 3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 63% | 68% | 112% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 30% |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
- All of Tacoma Defiance's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Tacoma Defiance haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colorado Rapids II | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 | North Texas | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 3 | Austin II | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Whitecaps FC II | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Swope Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Minnesota United II | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo FC II | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes II | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Tacoma Defiance | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers II | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | Real Monarchs | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 12 |
| 12 | Los Angeles II | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | St. Louis City II | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | LA Galaxy II | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 6 |
