Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sacramento Republic & Portland Timbers III face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
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Sacramento Republic form and stats
Sacramento Republic participated in US Open Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.The Sacramento Republic fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Monterey Bay and win 2-1.
Previous to that game, a USL Championship home match hosting Tulsa Roughnecks in a game that was won 2-1.Sacramento Republic have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Sacramento have scored 3 goals and conceded 5 times.
Portland Timbers III form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Contra Costa in order to reach 2nd round of US Open Cup. Portland Timbers III's mission in US Open Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.The fans enjoyed Portland Timbers III's previous match versus Contra Costa, a US Open Cup win (2-1) played at home.
It was a PDL defeat before that one as the away game against Des Moines Menace wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. López Alvarez 2 goals | D. Martìnez Juárez 2 goals |  S. Gontán Gallardo 1 goals |
Sacramento Republic missing players
Portland Timbers III missing players
| Sacramento Republic | Portland Timbers III | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 53 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 22 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.6 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | ||
| 38% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 114% | ||
| 7.3 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.6 | ||
