Weidner Field: Colorado Springs vs New Mexico United USL Championship preview

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sun 12.July
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Weidner Field

Game week two of the USL Championship season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Colorado Springs - New Mexico United preview:

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Colorado Springs form and stats

Colorado enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at OKC Energy's place. The match ended 2-1 with C. Volesky scoring. A 2-2 draw away before that, with San Antonio the opponent.

Last season, Colorado Springs's league statistics were 7 wins, 6 draws and 21 losses, resulting in a 35th position in the USL Championship. Over these 34 matches they scored 31 goals and conceded 65. Playing at home last season Colorado Springs managed 6-3-8 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 24 conceded.

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New Mexico United form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the USL Championship ended in defeat. Last season New Mexico United had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 5, drew 5 and lost 7.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Mexico, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Sacramento Republic (placed 11th). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Sacramento Republic's place.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Mexico manager T. Lesesne as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against El Paso Locomotive.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, New Mexico United has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Let's have a look at how New Mexico United performed last season in the USL Championship: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 13 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 59 and conceded 57 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 7 with 27/33 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Colorado victories, zero draws and three New Mexico United wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

Colorado Springs missing players

New Mexico United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colorado Springs New Mexico United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
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 0 0
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
5 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
40% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Colorado Springs Last season New Mexico United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   18 35
7 6   Won W   5 11
6 3   Drew D   5 13
21 8   Lost L   8 11
31 19   Scored S   28 60
65 24   Conceded C   35 59
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
79% 71%   O 1.5 25% 38% 39%
27% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 6% 6%
3% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
15% 19% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 19% 18%
70% 69% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 50% 55%
30% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 75% 50% 45%
 
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (43)
  • Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Benfica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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

Table
  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

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2 San Diego Loyal 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
3 Phoenix Rising 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
4 LA Galaxy II 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
5 Austin Bold 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Colorado Springs 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 San Antonio 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 El Paso Locomotive 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Las Vegas Lights 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Orange County 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Sacramento Republic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Tulsa Roughnecks 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 New Mexico United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 OKC Energy 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Real Monarchs 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Rio Grande Valley 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
17 Portland Timbers II 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0
18 Seattle Sounders II 3 0 0 3 3 8 3 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0

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