A new USL Championship season is about to begin and this is the first proper game for Las Vegas Lights and Tacoma Defiance. Bring it on!
- Las Vegas Lights have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Tacoma Defiance have yet to win a game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for Tacoma Defiance when visiting Lights as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Las Vegas Lights form and stats
Last season, Las Vegas Lights's league statistics were 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the USL Championship. Over these 16 matches they scored 24 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Las Vegas Lights managed 2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with 14 goals and 15 conceded.
Tacoma Defiance form and stats
Let's have a look at how Tacoma Defiance performed last season in the USL Championship: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 2 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 25 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 2 and lost 7 with 16/24 goals scored/conceded.
Defiance has another fixture away, a USL Championship game, against Orange County in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Las Vegas Lights - Tacoma Defiance 2-0 entered in the official records. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's four Las Vegas Lights victories, zero draws and two Tacoma Defiance wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Torres 2 goals |
Las Vegas Lights missing players
Tacoma Defiance missing players
| Las Vegas Lights | Tacoma Defiance | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 24 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 4.9 | 7.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 5.8 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 9.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 6 | 7.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 37% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 23% | 32% |
- All of Las Vegas Lights's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Tacoma Defiance's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Las Vegas Lights have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Las Vegas Lights have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Las Vegas Lights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tacoma Defiance have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Tacoma Defiance have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Tacoma Defiance have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tacoma Defiance have yet to win a game away.
- Tacoma Defiance 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 | LA Galaxy II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Las Vegas Lights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Phoenix Rising | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Oakland Roots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sacramento Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Orange County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | San Diego Loyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tacoma Defiance | 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 | Phoenix Rising | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 35 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy II | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 26 |
| 3 | Orange County | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego Loyal | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 23 |
| 5 | Las Vegas Lights | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 11 |