It's ground zero in USL Championship - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Colorado Springs and Orange County did in their pre-season friendlies!
- Colorado Springs have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Orange County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Colorado Springs form and stats
Last season, Colorado Springs's league statistics were 2 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the USL Championship. Over these 16 matches they scored 19 goals and conceded 28. Playing at home last season Colorado Springs managed 0-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with 8 goals and 11 conceded.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Colorado as they have a new game in only three days, a USL Championship match thankfully also at home. Real Monarchs are visiting.
Colorado have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and three practice matches played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Colorado Springs scored 5 goals and let in 9 goals during these three games.
Orange County form and stats
Let's have a look at how Orange County performed last season in the USL Championship: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 18 and conceded 18 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 0 and lost 5 with 11/14 goals scored/conceded.
It's a day of discovery for Orange County as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Orange County have played three with the results W1-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Orange County has scored 9 goals and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Colorado won three, Orange County won five and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Barry 10 goals |   R. Damus 6 goals |  M. Ngalina 3 goals |
Colorado Springs missing players
Orange County missing players
| Colorado Springs | Orange County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 6.4 | 9.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 5.6 | 1.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 11.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| 5.4 | 7.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 40% | 31% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 58% | 42% |
- All of Colorado Springs's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Colorado Springs have created more than twice as many corners as Orange County.
- Colorado Springs have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Colorado Springs have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Colorado Springs have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Colorado Springs have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Colorado Springs haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Orange County have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Orange County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orange County have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Orange County have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Orange County haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colorado Springs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | New Mexico United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | El Paso Locomotive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rio Grande Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | San Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Real Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | El Paso Locomotive | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | New Mexico United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Colorado Springs | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 13 |
| 4 | Real Monarchs | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -11 | 11 |