USL Championship match preview: El Paso Locomotive versus Austin Bold

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Fri 11.October
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Southwest University Park (10000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, El Paso Locomotive in 14th and Austin Bold in 15th place.

El Paso Locomotive and Austin Bold should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's quite the trip for Austin Bold when visiting El Paso Locomotive as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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El Paso Locomotive form and stats

El Paso Locomotive have played 15 USL Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for El Paso Locomotive bring valid hopes of a third.

The home team returns to Southwest University Park after sharing the points with Reno 1868 (placed 9th) on their last time out; the USL Championship game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, El Paso Locomotive won a home game hosting Fresno FC (2-1).

A decent goal production from El Paso Locomotive in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. El Paso Locomotive's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Austin Bold form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Austin Bold so far with only 13 USL Championship points returning home. The records show 3-4-7 (win-draw-lose).

It's the second away game in a row for Austin Bold, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Portland Timbers II (placed 25th) in the USL Championship last time out. Before that, Austin Bold secured a home win against Las Vegas Lights with the score 4-1.

Austin Bold have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Austin Bold have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Austin Bold - El Paso Locomotive 0-0. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 0 wins for El Paso Locomotive, 1 draw and 0 wins for Austin Bold. Over 2,5 goals: 0 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

Top Goalscorers

 
André Lima
3 goals
 
S. Guadarrama
2 goals / 2 assists
 
X. Báez
1 goals

El Paso Locomotive missing players

Austin Bold missing players

El Paso Locomotive Austin Bold
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
31 15 7 Played P 6 14 31
12 7 2 Won W 0 3 13
10 4 2 Drew D 3 4 7
9 4 3 Lost L 3 7 11
37 23 9 Scored S 6 14 49
32 17 9 Conceded C 12 26 46
84% 93% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 93% 94%
74% 80% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 64% 71%
45% 53% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 65%
19% 40% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 42%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 26%
39% 47% 43% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 58%
42% 40% 43% Clean Sheets C S 17% 14% 26%
35% 20% 29% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 23%
 
5.1 5.9 7.5 Corners For (avg) C F 3.2 3.6 4.8
4.1 3.4 1 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.8 5.4 4.6
1.9 1.2 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.5 2.1
4 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 5
Key stats This season:
  • Austin Bold have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • El Paso Locomotive have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

El Paso Locomotive
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
25-08-19 USL Rio Grande Valley 1 - 0 El Paso Locomotive
05-09-19 USL El Paso Locomotive 2 - 2 Tulsa Roughnecks
08-09-19 USL Las Vegas Lights 0 - 3 El Paso Locomotive
15-09-19 USL Orange County 2 - 0 El Paso Locomotive
22-09-19 USL El Paso Locomotive 2 - 0 Colorado Springs
29-09-19 USL Sacramento Republic 1 - 2 El Paso Locomotive
03-10-19 USL El Paso Locomotive 2 - 1 Fresno FC
06-10-19 USL Reno 1868 0 - 0 El Paso Locomotive
11-10-19 USL El Paso Locomotive 00:00 Austin Bold
20-10-19 USL LA Galaxy II 01:00 El Paso Locomotive
Austin Bold
All US Open Cup USL Championship
All Home Away
18-08-19 USL Austin Bold 5 - 1 Tulsa Roughnecks
25-08-19 USL OKC Energy 4 - 2 Austin Bold
02-09-19 USL Austin Bold 3 - 0 Rio Grande Valley
08-09-19 USL Colorado Springs 1 - 1 Austin Bold
12-09-19 USL Austin Bold 1 - 2 Sacramento Republic
15-09-19 USL Austin Bold 1 - 2 Reno 1868
22-09-19 USL Austin Bold 4 - 1 Las Vegas Lights
29-09-19 USL Portland Timbers II 1 - 2 Austin Bold
11-10-19 USL El Paso Locomotive 00:00 Austin Bold
20-10-19 USL Seattle Sounders II 01:00 Austin Bold

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Phoenix Rising 31 23 5 3 82 30 15 12 3 0 47 13 16 11 2 3 35 17 52 74
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 32 17 11 4 56 30 17 10 7 0 30 10 15 7 4 4 26 20 26 62
3 Indy Eleven 31 18 5 8 44 25 16 12 4 0 24 5 15 6 1 8 20 20 19 59
4 Nashville 31 17 7 7 52 25 14 7 4 3 23 10 17 10 3 4 29 15 27 58
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 16 9 7 59 30 16 8 5 3 32 13 16 8 4 4 27 17 29 57
6 New York RB II 32 17 6 9 70 42 17 11 3 3 42 15 15 6 3 6 28 27 28 57
7 Fresno FC 32 16 8 8 56 40 16 10 4 2 31 18 16 6 4 6 25 22 16 56
8 Louisville City 30 15 9 6 46 31 16 9 4 3 30 18 14 6 5 3 16 13 15 54
9 Reno 1868 31 16 5 10 65 49 16 8 3 5 37 24 15 8 2 5 28 25 16 53
10 North Carolina 31 14 8 9 52 34 15 9 5 1 35 14 16 5 3 8 17 20 18 50
11 Ottawa Fury 31 13 9 9 46 38 16 10 4 2 27 15 15 3 5 7 19 23 8 48
12 Sacramento Republic 31 14 5 12 47 36 15 8 3 4 28 14 16 6 2 8 19 22 11 47
13 Orange County 30 13 8 9 47 37 16 9 4 3 32 17 14 4 4 6 15 20 10 47
14 El Paso Locomotive 31 12 10 9 37 32 15 7 4 4 23 17 16 5 6 5 14 15 5 46
15 Austin Bold 31 13 7 11 49 46 17 10 3 4 35 20 14 3 4 7 14 26 3 46
16 Real Monarchs 29 13 6 10 61 49 14 9 3 2 40 20 15 4 3 8 21 29 12 45
17 LA Galaxy II 32 11 11 10 55 60 16 6 6 4 31 28 16 5 5 6 24 32 -5 44
18 New Mexico United 31 10 12 9 55 54 15 5 7 3 29 23 16 5 5 6 26 31 1 42
19 Las Vegas Lights 32 11 8 13 46 52 16 9 4 3 31 15 16 2 4 10 15 37 -6 41
20 San Antonio 31 11 7 13 53 49 15 9 4 2 32 15 16 2 3 11 21 34 4 40
21 Charleston Battery 31 9 13 9 36 41 14 6 6 2 20 17 17 3 7 7 16 24 -5 40
22 Birmingham Legion 31 11 7 13 33 45 15 6 3 6 11 13 16 5 4 7 22 32 -12 40
23 Saint Louis FC 30 10 9 11 35 34 15 7 6 2 23 14 15 3 3 9 12 20 1 39
24 OKC Energy 32 9 11 12 44 53 16 5 6 5 21 23 16 4 5 7 23 30 -9 38
25 Portland Timbers II 30 10 7 13 59 60 16 5 4 7 31 32 14 5 3 6 28 28 -1 37
26 Rio Grande Valley 31 9 8 14 46 56 16 8 3 5 24 15 15 1 5 9 22 41 -10 35
27 Memphis 901 31 9 7 15 35 46 15 5 3 7 22 19 16 4 4 8 13 27 -11 34
28 Charlotte Independence 32 7 11 14 37 51 16 6 2 8 23 27 16 1 9 6 14 24 -14 32
29 Atlanta United II 32 8 8 16 40 72 16 7 1 8 23 34 16 1 7 8 17 38 -32 32
30 Loudoun United 31 8 6 17 46 58 15 5 3 7 28 24 16 3 3 10 18 34 -12 30
31 Bethlehem Steel 31 8 6 17 45 67 17 4 3 10 26 35 14 4 3 7 19 32 -22 30
32 Tulsa Roughnecks 31 7 9 15 42 64 14 5 2 7 22 23 17 2 7 8 20 41 -22 30
33 Swope Park Rangers 31 6 8 17 41 68 16 5 5 6 26 32 15 1 3 11 15 36 -27 26
34 Colorado Springs 32 7 5 20 29 61 17 6 3 8 19 24 15 1 2 12 10 37 -32 26
35 Hartford Athletic 32 6 5 21 43 79 15 4 4 7 25 31 17 2 1 14 18 48 -36 23
36 Seattle Sounders II 30 5 6 19 35 80 14 4 3 7 24 30 16 1 3 12 11 50 -45 21

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