Phoenix Rising vs Orange County preview

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sun 19.September
Match begins: 02:30 (UTC)
Venue: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex (12000 seats)

Both sides are relishing a fine season so far and match dates like today could be momentous. Read up on Phoenix Rising - Orange County!

Insights:
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (54) in USL Championship
  • Orange County have the most points (21) away in USL Championship

Little time to rest for the home side, as they had a USL Championship match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Las Vegas Lights, was also a home game here at Phoenix Soccer Complex. The away team is better rested.

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Phoenix Rising form and stats

Home games in the USL Championship have been a walk in the park for Phoenix Rising so far, with 30 points won from 12 matches; 9 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Phoenix Rising has won four games in a row. The Oakland Roots match was the last time out without a victory.

Phoenix's previous game was a USL Championship match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Las Vegas Lights (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

In the game before, an away victory match versus LA Galaxy II with a 4-3 scoreline.

Goals are plentiful at Phoenix Soccer Complex in the league this season as Phoenix Rising has scored 36 goals here in 12 home games. Phoenix have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Orange County form and stats

The visitors, who have the most points (21) away in USL Championship, are W6-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the USL Championship.

Orange go into this game after a win, the home game against Las Vegas Lights that ended 3-0.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting El Paso Locomotive.

Orange has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. It's not easy to score on Orange as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H game ended Phoenix - Orange County 1-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Phoenix Rising four wins, three draws and Orange County three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Phoenix RisingS. Moar
S. Moar
13 goals
Orange CountyR. Damus
R. Damus
12 goals
PhoenixS. Asante Wiafe
S. Asante Wiafe
8 goals

Phoenix Rising missing players

Orange County missing players

Phoenix Rising Orange County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 12 0 Played P 0 12 23
15 9 0 Won W 0 6 9
5 3 0 Drew D 0 3 7
3 0 0 Lost L 0 3 7
54 36 0 Scored S 0 19 34
24 9 0 Conceded C 0 11 28
96% 92% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 92% 91%
83% 92% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 78%
74% 83% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 52%
48% 58% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 30%
26% 42% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
65% 58% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 58% 52%
35% 42% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 35%
4% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 22%
 
7 8.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.7 3.5
4.4 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.2 3.8
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.4 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.9 17.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.5 8.7
6.2 7.9 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 4
38% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 37%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • Orange County have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in USL Championship
  • Orange County have the most clean sheets (4) away in USL Championship
  • Orange County have the most points (21) away in USL Championship
  • Orange County have the most scored goals (19) away in USL Championship
  • Orange County have the the best goal difference (+8) away in USL Championship
  • Orange County have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Phoenix Rising have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Phoenix Rising have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Phoenix Rising have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals (24) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most clean sheets (5) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most points (30) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (36) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (54) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the the best goal difference (+30) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Phoenix Rising 23 15 5 3 54 24 12 9 3 0 36 9 11 6 2 3 18 15 30 50
2 Orange County 23 9 7 7 34 28 11 3 4 4 15 17 12 6 3 3 19 11 6 34
3 San Diego Loyal 23 10 4 9 35 31 12 7 1 4 21 14 11 3 3 5 14 17 4 34
4 Tacoma Defiance 21 8 6 7 27 28 10 6 3 1 16 9 11 2 3 6 11 19 -1 30
5 Oakland Roots 22 7 6 9 24 31 10 4 3 3 12 10 12 3 3 6 12 21 -7 27
6 Sacramento Republic 22 6 8 8 27 31 10 3 2 5 14 17 12 3 6 3 13 14 -4 26
7 LA Galaxy II 22 6 5 11 39 46 12 2 5 5 23 21 10 4 0 6 16 25 -7 23
8 Las Vegas Lights 25 5 2 18 31 60 12 3 2 7 16 21 13 2 0 11 15 39 -29 17

Read more about USL Championship

The USL Championship, formerly known as United Soccer League (USL) is the second level of league football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. The USL Championship has 36 teams divided into two conference, Eastern and Western. Nearly half the teams are reserve teams/affiliates of the biggest US clubs.