Struggling New York RB II will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Tampa Bay Rowdies in the upcoming league round. It’s 7th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- New York RB II have the fewest clean sheets (0) in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest conceded goals (14) in USL Championship
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!
New York RB II form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the USL Championship this season. New York RB II have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field.
The fans are hoping that York will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the USL Championship game against Sacramento Republic.
Before that game, the home loss against Pittsburgh Riverhounds with the scoreline 1-3.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Charlotte Independence are coming to town in four days.
York are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the York defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats
There's been little loot from Tampa Bay Rowdies's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the USL Championship. Tampa Bay Rowdies only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Rowdies's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Rowdies lost away at Charlotte Independence (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Loudoun United.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 7 goals have been conceded by Rowdies in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
New York RB II and Tampa Bay Rowdies have met before this season: York - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - one - four (York wins - draws - Tampa Bay Rowdies wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Guenzatti Varela 9 goals |   J. Rafanello 4 goals | O. Sowe 4 goals |
New York RB II missing players
Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players
| New York RB II | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 33 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 73% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 60% |
| 53% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 27% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 20% |
| 3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 8.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.3 | 10.9 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 32% | 31% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 31% |
- New York RB II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- New York RB II have the fewest clean sheets (0) in USL Championship
- New York RB II have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in USL Championship
- New York RB II have the most matches over the total-line (8) in USL Championship
- New York RB II have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- New York RB II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest conceded goals (14) in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the fewest scored goals (4) away in USL Championship
- Tampa Bay Rowdies 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 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Hartford Athletic | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Miami FC II | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Charlotte Independence | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | New York RB II | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | -14 | 13 |
| 8 | Loudoun United | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -19 | 6 |