Match preview USL Championship: El Paso Locomotive - New Mexico United at Southwest University Park

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sat 25.July
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Southwest University Park (10000 seats)

The USL Championship season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between El Paso Locomotive and New Mexico United promises to be an interesting one.

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!

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El Paso Locomotive form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for El Paso Locomotive's two home games in the USL Championship so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Southwest University Park.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Locomotive, who played 2-2 against New Mexico United. That match was also played at this venue (Southwest University Park). Before that, Locomotive had a home game versus Rio Grande Valley which ended with a victory 1-0.

Early season league goal statistics from El Paso Locomotive's 2 home games: 3 goals, 2 conceded.

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New Mexico United form and stats

Things could have gone better for New Mexico United in their USL Championship away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

New Mexico United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at El Paso Locomotive (placed 4th).

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Monarchs in just four days.

Mexico have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Mexico have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: El Paso Locomotive - New Mexico United 2-2. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - two - two (El Paso Locomotive wins - draws - New Mexico United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LocomotiveA. Fox
A. Fox
1 goals
El Paso LocomotiveO. Salgado López
O. Salgado López
1 goals
El Paso LocomotiveD. Mares
D. Mares
1 goals

El Paso Locomotive missing players

New Mexico United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
El Paso Locomotive New Mexico United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 0 3 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
3 3 0 Scored S 0 4 4
2 2 0 Conceded C 0 4 4
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
67% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 33%
 
5.3 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2
3.7 2.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
3 3.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
29 22 0 Total Shots T S 0 12 12
9 6 0 Shots on Target S O 0 6 6
33% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 33%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • El Paso Locomotive has the most clean sheets (2)
El Paso Locomotive Last season New Mexico United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 18   Played P   18 35
15 9   Won W   5 11
11 5   Drew D   5 13
11 4   Lost L   8 11
49 31   Scored S   28 60
40 19   Conceded C   35 59
86% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
78% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 94%
49% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   83% 74%
22% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 46%
5% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 17%
43% 50%   BTTS BTTS   83% 77%
38% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 11%
32% 17%   Failed to Score F T   17% 14%
 
5 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 5.3
5 0   Corners against (avg) C A   6 3
2 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   4 2.3
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
15 0   Total Shots T S   7 50
7 0   Shots on Target S O   5 24
57% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 17%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 San Diego Loyal 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 8
2 Phoenix Rising 3 2 1 0 11 2 2 2 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 9 7
3 Reno 1868 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
4 El Paso Locomotive 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
5 OKC Energy 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4
6 New Mexico United 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
7 San Antonio 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Colorado Springs 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
9 LA Galaxy II 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
10 Austin Bold 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3
11 Las Vegas Lights 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
12 Orange County 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
13 Sacramento Republic 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
14 Tulsa Roughnecks 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
15 Seattle Sounders II 4 0 1 3 6 11 3 0 0 3 3 8 1 0 1 0 3 3 -5 1
16 Real Monarchs 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 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 Rio Grande Valley 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 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 Phoenix Rising 34 24 6 4 89 36 17 13 3 1 51 16 17 11 3 3 38 20 53 78
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 34 19 11 4 58 30 17 10 7 0 30 10 17 9 4 4 28 20 28 68
3 Nashville 34 20 7 7 59 26 17 10 4 3 30 11 17 10 3 4 29 15 33 67
4 Indy Eleven 34 19 6 9 48 29 17 13 4 0 26 6 17 6 2 9 22 23 19 63
5 Reno 1868 34 18 6 10 72 51 17 8 4 5 39 26 17 10 2 5 33 25 21 60
6 Louisville City 34 17 9 8 58 41 17 10 4 3 38 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 17 60
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 17 8 6 3 33 14 17 8 4 5 28 19 28 58
8 New York RB II 34 17 6 11 74 51 17 11 3 3 42 15 17 6 3 8 32 36 23 57
9 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 17 10 5 2 33 20 17 6 4 7 25 24 14 57
10 North Carolina 34 16 8 10 57 37 17 11 5 1 40 15 17 5 3 9 17 22 20 56
11 Real Monarchs 34 16 8 10 71 53 17 11 4 2 47 22 17 5 4 8 24 31 18 56
12 Orange County 34 15 9 10 54 43 17 10 4 3 34 17 17 5 5 7 20 26 11 54
13 Ottawa Fury 34 14 10 10 50 43 17 10 5 2 28 16 17 4 5 8 22 27 7 52
14 El Paso Locomotive 34 13 11 10 42 36 17 8 5 4 28 19 17 5 6 6 14 17 6 50
15 Sacramento Republic 34 14 6 14 50 43 17 8 4 5 31 18 17 6 2 9 19 25 7 48
16 Austin Bold 34 13 9 12 53 52 17 10 3 4 35 20 17 3 6 8 18 32 1 48
17 LA Galaxy II 34 12 12 10 59 62 17 7 6 4 33 28 17 5 6 6 26 34 -3 48
18 New Mexico United 34 11 13 10 59 57 17 6 8 3 32 24 17 5 5 7 27 33 2 46
19 Charleston Battery 34 11 13 10 44 44 17 8 6 3 28 20 17 3 7 7 16 24 0 46
20 San Antonio 34 12 9 13 62 57 17 9 6 2 37 20 17 3 3 11 25 37 5 45
21 Birmingham Legion 34 12 7 15 35 51 17 7 3 7 13 15 17 5 4 8 22 36 -16 43
22 Saint Louis FC 34 11 9 14 40 41 17 8 6 3 25 16 17 3 3 11 15 25 -1 42
23 Rio Grande Valley 34 11 8 15 50 58 17 9 3 5 26 16 17 2 5 10 24 42 -8 41
24 Las Vegas Lights 34 11 8 15 46 56 17 9 4 4 31 17 17 2 4 11 15 39 -10 41
25 Loudoun United 34 11 6 17 59 65 17 7 3 7 39 30 17 4 3 10 20 35 -6 39
26 Portland Timbers II 34 10 8 16 65 71 17 5 4 8 34 36 17 5 4 8 31 35 -6 38
27 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 17 7 2 8 26 28 17 2 9 6 16 25 -11 38
28 OKC Energy 34 9 11 14 45 58 17 5 6 6 21 25 17 4 5 8 24 33 -13 38
29 Atlanta United II 34 9 8 17 45 77 17 8 1 8 28 36 17 1 7 9 17 41 -32 35
30 Memphis 901 34 9 7 18 37 52 17 5 3 9 24 23 17 4 4 9 13 29 -15 34
31 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 8 10 16 45 69 17 6 3 8 25 28 17 2 7 8 20 41 -24 34
32 Bethlehem Steel 34 8 7 19 49 78 17 4 3 10 26 35 17 4 4 9 23 43 -29 31
33 Seattle Sounders II 34 8 7 19 42 82 17 7 3 7 30 31 17 1 4 12 12 51 -40 31
34 Hartford Athletic 34 8 5 21 49 80 17 6 4 7 31 32 17 2 1 14 18 48 -31 29
35 Colorado Springs 34 7 6 21 31 65 17 6 3 8 19 24 17 1 3 13 12 41 -34 27
36 Swope Park Rangers 34 6 8 20 46 80 17 5 5 7 27 34 17 1 3 13 19 46 -34 26

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 San Diego Loyal 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 8
2 Phoenix Rising 3 2 1 0 11 2 2 2 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 9 7
3 Reno 1868 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
4 El Paso Locomotive 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
5 OKC Energy 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4
6 New Mexico United 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
7 San Antonio 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Colorado Springs 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
9 LA Galaxy II 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
10 Austin Bold 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3
11 Las Vegas Lights 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
12 Orange County 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
13 Sacramento Republic 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
14 Tulsa Roughnecks 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
15 Seattle Sounders II 4 0 1 3 6 11 3 0 0 3 3 8 1 0 1 0 3 3 -5 1
16 Real Monarchs 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 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 Rio Grande Valley 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0

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