Here's what we know about the Des Moines Menace - Michigan Bucks match:

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Competition: USA PDL
Date: Sat 20.July
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)

Des Moines Menace perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Michigan Bucks can look both up and down from their 2nd position.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Michigan Bucks have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 2-3-1 (win-draw-loss) from six matches. Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Des Moines Menace form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Des Moines Menace, who have the fewest conceded goals (0) in PDL, are 4-0-0 (wins-draw-losses). Des Moines Menace haven’t lost a game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Duluth. After failing to beat Saint Louis FC here, Des Moines Menace has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.

Des Moines Menace's previous game was a PDL match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Thunder Bay Chill. The home side are looking to build on that result. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Thunder Bay Chill in a game that was won 3-0.

Goals are plentiful this season as Des Moines Menace has scored 11 goals here in 4 attempts. Des Moines Menace have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.

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Michigan Bucks form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Michigan Bucks won their last game, 1-0 versus Dayton Dutch Lions played at home. Before that, Michigan Bucks travelled to Dayton Dutch Lions and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

The Michigan Bucks manager P. Thomas has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Michigan Bucks have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 0 - 0 - 4 (Des Moines Menace wins - draws - Michigan Bucks wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

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Des Moines Menace Michigan Bucks
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
14 7 3 Played 0 6 12
11 7 3 Won 0 2 6
3 0 0 Drew 0 2 3
0 0 0 Lost 0 2 3
30 17 7 Scored 0 8 20
4 0 0 Conceded 0 12 17
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
64% 71% 100% Over 1.5 0% 83% 75%
50% 43% 33% Over 2.5 0% 67% 58%
29% 14% 0% Over 3.5 0% 67% 50%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 0% 17% 25%
14% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 67% 58%
86% 100% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 17% 33%
14% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 17% 8%
 
2.5 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 6.5 6.5
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5 5
1.2 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Des Moines Menace have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
  • Des Moines Menace have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Des Moines Menace have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Michigan Bucks have scored away.
  • Des Moines Menace have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Des Moines Menace have won all their home matches so far.
  • Des Moines Menace have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Des Moines Menace have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Des Moines Menace haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Michigan Bucks have created more than twice as many corners as Des Moines Menace.
  • Michigan Bucks have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Michigan Bucks haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Des Moines Menace
All US Open Cup PDL
All Home Away
16-06-19 PDL Kaw Valley 0 - 0 Des Moines Menace
21-06-19 PDL Thunder Bay Chill 0 - 3 Des Moines Menace
22-06-19 PDL Thunder Bay Chill 2 - 2 Des Moines Menace
25-06-19 PDL WSA Winnipeg 0 - 4 Des Moines Menace
26-06-19 PDL WSA Winnipeg 2 - 3 Des Moines Menace
30-06-19 PDL Des Moines Menace 1 - 0 Kaw Valley
04-07-19 PDL Green Bay Voyageurs 0 - 0 Des Moines Menace
12-07-19 PDL Des Moines Menace 3 - 0 Thunder Bay Chill
14-07-19 PDL Des Moines Menace 2 - 0 Thunder Bay Chill
20-07-19 PDL Des Moines Menace 00:30 Michigan Bucks
Michigan Bucks
All US Open Cup PDL
All Home Away
25-05-19 PDL Michigan Bucks 3 - 2 Cincinnati Dutch Lions
29-05-19 PDL Chicago FC United 5 - 0 Michigan Bucks
07-06-19 PDL West Virginia Chaos 0 - 1 Michigan Bucks
12-06-19 PDL Michigan Bucks 1 - 2 Dayton Dutch Lions
21-06-19 PDL Chicago FC United 1 - 3 Michigan Bucks
30-06-19 PDL Cincinnati Dutch Lions 3 - 1 Michigan Bucks
06-07-19 PDL Michigan Bucks 5 - 0 West Virginia Chaos
10-07-19 PDL Dayton Dutch Lions 2 - 2 Michigan Bucks
13-07-19 PDL Michigan Bucks 1 - 0 Dayton Dutch Lions
20-07-19 PDL Des Moines Menace 00:30 Michigan Bucks

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Kaw Valley 9 5 3 1 14 6 7 4 2 1 12 6 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 18
2 Des Moines Menace 6 5 1 0 12 0 4 4 0 0 11 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 16
3 Thunder Bay Chill 6 3 1 2 11 6 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 2 0 2 7 5 5 10
4 Green Bay Voyageurs 4 2 1 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 7
5 St. Louis Lions 8 2 1 5 7 11 5 2 1 2 5 4 3 0 0 3 2 7 -4 7
6 WSA Winnipeg 9 0 1 8 3 26 2 0 0 2 1 6 7 0 1 6 2 20 -23 1

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