Southwest University Park: El Paso Locomotive vs Rio Grande Valley USL Championship preview

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sun 12.July
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Southwest University Park (10000 seats)

With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second USL Championship game of the season. El Paso Locomotive look forward to welcoming Rio Grande Valley in front of their home support.

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El Paso Locomotive form and stats

Locomotive travelled for their previous game, a trip to Orange County that ended 0-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Real Monarchs (after extra-time) (1-2).

The match schedule is unforgiving for El Paso Locomotive as they have a new game in only three days, a USL Championship match thankfully also at home. New Mexico United are visiting.

Last season, El Paso Locomotive's league statistics were 13 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 14th position in the USL Championship. Over these 34 matches they scored 42 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season El Paso Locomotive managed 8-5-4 (win-draw-lost) with 28 goals and 19 conceded.

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Rio Grande Valley form and stats

Grande's previous game was their home loss versus LA Galaxy II (1-5). Before that, Rio Grande Valley secured a home win against Portland Timbers II with the score 2-1.

As you can see from the result above, the defeat against LA Galaxy II was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

Let's have a look at how Rio Grande Valley performed last season in the USL Championship: They landed a 23rd position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 8 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 58 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 5 and lost 10 with 24/42 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: El Paso Locomotive won zero, Rio Grande Valley won one and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rio Grande ValleyL. Prpa
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El Paso Locomotive missing players

Rio Grande Valley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
El Paso Locomotive Rio Grande Valley
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 5
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 11
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 6
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
El Paso Locomotive Last season Rio Grande Valley
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 18   Played P   17 34
15 9   Won W   2 11
11 5   Drew D   5 8
11 4   Lost L   10 15
49 31   Scored S   24 50
40 19   Conceded C   42 58
86% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
78% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 79%
49% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   82% 68%
22% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 35%
5% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 15%
43% 50%   BTTS BTTS   71% 59%
38% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 18%
32% 17%   Failed to Score F T   24% 29%
 
5 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 4
5 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 5
2 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0 0
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
15 0   Total Shots T S   0 16
7 0   Shots on Target S O   0 10
57% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 20%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reno 1868 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
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
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 Reno 1868 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
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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