USL Championship fixture preview and facts: El Paso Locomotive meet Colorado Springs

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Thu 14.October
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: Southwest University Park (7500 seats)

The El Paso Locomotive & Colorado Springs bosses M. Lowry and B. Burke are both fearful of and eagerly anticipating this key fixture in the higher area of the USL Championship standings.

Insights:
  • El Paso Locomotive have the fewest conceded goals (23) in USL Championship
  • Colorado Springs have the most scored goals (56) in USL Championship

Not a lot of time to rest for the home team, as they played a USL Championship match only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Tulsa Roughnecks.

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El Paso Locomotive form and stats

10-3-0 is the performance here at Southwest University Park so far in the USL Championship, giving El Paso Locomotive a total of 33 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results! The El Paso Locomotive fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Southwest University Park and will expect new points from this game. Locomotive has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.

Locomotive enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Tulsa Roughnecks's place. The match ended 2-1 with L. Solignac and J. Gómez scoring.

Before that, El Paso Locomotive drew at home versus San Antonio.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Locomotive as they are travelling to their away game against LA Galaxy II in the USL Championship. That match is four days after this one.

A decent goal production from El Paso Locomotive in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. Locomotive have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Colorado Springs form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the USL Championship.

Colorado has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Real Monarchs for a USL Championship game that ended a draw (0-0).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs El Paso Locomotive.

A quick return to home after this game, as Colorado are hosting Rio Grande Valley in the USL Championship only three days away.

Colorado have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 26 goals from 13 away matches. Colorado Springs have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head encounter ended Colorado Springs - Locomotive 1-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Locomotive zero wins, three draws and Colorado Springs zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Colorado SpringsH. Barry
H. Barry
24 goals
LocomotiveL. Solignac
L. Solignac
8 goals

El Paso Locomotive missing players

Colorado Springs missing players

El Paso Locomotive Colorado Springs
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 0 Played P 0 13 28
15 10 0 Won W 0 5 12
10 3 0 Drew D 0 4 9
2 0 0 Lost L 0 4 7
44 25 0 Scored S 0 26 56
23 8 0 Conceded C 0 22 42
89% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 92% 93%
74% 77% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 92% 93%
48% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 77% 64%
26% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 54% 54%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 31% 29%
59% 46% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 77% 79%
41% 54% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 14%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 14%
 
5.3 7.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 5.8
4.5 1.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.4 4.6
3 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.4 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.3 14.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.9 11.4
4.1 4.6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.8 4.8
40% 42% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 53% 42%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • Colorado Springs have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Colorado Springs have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colorado Springs have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in USL Championship
  • Colorado Springs have the most matches over the total-line (17) in USL Championship
  • Colorado Springs have the most points from losing position (23) in USL Championship
  • Colorado Springs have the most scored goals (26) away in USL Championship
  • Colorado Springs have the most scored goals (56) in USL Championship
  • Colorado Springs have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in USL Championship
  • Colorado Springs have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • El Paso Locomotive have not yet lost a game at home.
  • El Paso Locomotive have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • El Paso Locomotive have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • El Paso Locomotive have the fewest conceded goals (23) in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have the most clean sheets (11) in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have the most clean sheets (7) at home in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have the most points (33) at home in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have the the best goal difference (+21) in USL Championship
  • El Paso Locomotive have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • El Paso Locomotive have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • El Paso Locomotive haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 El Paso Locomotive 27 15 10 2 44 23 13 10 3 0 25 8 14 5 7 2 19 15 21 55
2 Colorado Springs 28 12 9 7 56 42 15 7 5 3 30 20 13 5 4 4 26 22 14 45
3 San Antonio 27 12 8 7 40 31 12 5 4 3 19 13 15 7 4 4 21 18 9 44
4 New Mexico United 28 10 9 9 36 34 14 7 6 1 22 12 14 3 3 8 14 22 2 39
5 Austin Bold 26 10 9 7 26 30 14 6 5 3 16 14 12 4 4 4 10 16 -4 39
6 Rio Grande Valley 28 10 8 10 40 39 14 7 2 5 22 20 14 3 6 5 18 19 1 38
7 Real Monarchs 28 4 6 18 21 46 13 3 4 6 12 18 15 1 2 12 9 28 -25 18

Read more about USL Championship

The USL Championship, formerly known as United Soccer League (USL) is the second level of league football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. The USL Championship has 36 teams divided into two conference, Eastern and Western. Nearly half the teams are reserve teams/affiliates of the biggest US clubs.