Game week two of the USL Championship season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Phoenix Rising - LA Galaxy II preview:
Phoenix Rising form and stats
The hosts won their first USL Championship game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Phoenix Rising last season were 13 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss from 17 games.
A nice win for Phoenix last time playing, versus Real Salt Lake. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2. Before that, Phoenix Rising had a home game versus Sporting KC which ended with a victory 2-1.
There will be little rest for Phoenix Rising after this match as they are travelling to Orange County for a USL Championship game in only four days.
Phoenix Rising has the goal stats of 6-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Last season, Phoenix Rising's league statistics were 24 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the USL Championship. Over these 34 matches they scored 89 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season Phoenix Rising managed 13-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with 51 goals and 16 conceded.
LA Galaxy II form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the USL Championship, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from 17 matches.
Galaxy play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-1 victory visiting Rio Grande Valley (placed 16th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against El Paso Locomotive.
As you can tell from the results above, Galaxy was very dominant against Rio Grande Valley, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with M. Cuevas, C. Dunbar, A. Williams and K. Koreniuk (2) providing the goals.
5 goals so far away for LA Galaxy II, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Let's have a look at how LA Galaxy II performed last season in the USL Championship: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 12 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 59 and conceded 62 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 6 and lost 6 with 26/34 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Phoenix victories, zero draws and three LA Galaxy II wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Dadaşov 3 goals | ![]() K. Koreniuk 2 goals | ![]() S. Asante Wiafe 1 goals |
Phoenix Rising missing players
LA Galaxy II missing players
| Phoenix Rising | LA Galaxy II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 62% | 62% |
- Famalicão have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Marítimo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marítimo 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 | Porto | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 53 | 82 |
| 2 | Benfica | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 44 | 74 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 60 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 53 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 49 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 42 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Boavista | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 39 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 38 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -16 | 38 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -25 | 35 |
| 15 | Tondela | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Vitoria Setubal | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 31 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 33 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 30 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 33 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 40 | -42 | 17 |