Betting preview: Oakland Roots faced with a tough challenge when Phoenix Rising visits

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Thu 26.August
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Laney College Football Field (4000 seats)

Oakland Roots have struggled for points this season. Will they get something when Phoenix Rising stop by Laney College Football Field?

Insights:
  • Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals (14) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (39) in USL Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Oakland Roots form and stats

Oakland Roots's results here at Laney College Football Field in the USL Championship have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Oakland Roots are returning here after visiting Las Vegas Lights in a USL Championship game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. J. Bokila, J. Enríquez and José Hernández scored the goal(s).

Preceding that game was the away draw at New Mexico United that finished 1-1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the USL Championship game versus Seattle Sounders II in only three days. This game is also played here at Laney College Football Field.

The lack of attacking qualities in Oakland means that they have only scored 3 goals in 6 league home games, less than half a goal per match. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Phoenix Rising form and stats

As the visiting team in USL Championship matches, Phoenix Rising, who have the most scored goals (39) in USL Championship, have produced an overall stat of 4-2-2 so far. Things are running smoothly for Phoenix Rising who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against San Diego Loyal.

There were no winners in Phoenix Rising's previous match, a USL Championship home game that ended 0-0 vs Sacramento Republic (placed 5th).

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Orange County.

After this away game Phoenix return home for a USL Championship game against New Mexico United. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Phoenix Rising are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Phoenix have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met previously this season: Oakland - Phoenix Rising 0-1. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Oakland wins - draws - Phoenix Rising wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Phoenix RisingS. Moar
S. Moar
9 goals
Phoenix RisingS. Asante Wiafe
S. Asante Wiafe
8 goals
Phoenix RisingA. Quinn
A. Quinn
4 goals

Oakland Roots missing players

Phoenix Rising missing players

Oakland Roots Phoenix Rising
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 6 1 Played P 1 8 18
3 1 0 Won W 0 4 11
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 5
8 3 1 Lost L 0 2 2
14 3 0 Scored S 2 10 39
25 7 3 Conceded C 2 8 14
81% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
62% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 78%
56% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 67%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 12% 33%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
44% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 56%
19% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 44%
56% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
3.8 5.5 10 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.7 7
5.8 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.4 4.5
2.3 2.3 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.2 5 6 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.3 13.9
2.7 2.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 6.1
33% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 36%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • Oakland Roots have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Oakland Roots have the fewest points (5) at home in USL Championship
  • Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals (14) in USL Championship
  • Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in USL Championship
  • Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in USL Championship
  • Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in USL Championship
  • Oakland Roots have the most points from losing position (11) in USL Championship
  • Oakland Roots have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Phoenix Rising have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Phoenix Rising have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Phoenix Rising have scored more than double the goals of Oakland Roots.
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals (14) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest points from losing position (4) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most clean sheets (8) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (39) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the the best goal difference (+25) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Phoenix Rising haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 18 11 5 2 39 14 10 7 3 0 29 6 8 4 2 2 10 8 25 38
2 Orange County 20 8 5 7 29 26 9 2 3 4 10 15 11 6 2 3 19 11 3 29
3 Seattle Sounders II 17 7 6 4 22 18 8 5 3 0 13 5 9 2 3 4 9 13 4 27
4 San Diego Loyal 20 8 3 9 28 28 11 6 1 4 17 12 9 2 2 5 11 16 0 27
5 Sacramento Republic 18 5 7 6 20 22 9 3 2 4 13 14 9 2 5 2 7 8 -2 22
6 LA Galaxy II 18 5 4 9 28 33 10 2 4 4 17 14 8 3 0 5 11 19 -5 19
7 Las Vegas Lights 19 5 2 12 26 44 9 3 2 4 13 14 10 2 0 8 13 30 -18 17
8 Oakland Roots 16 3 5 8 14 25 6 1 2 3 3 7 10 2 3 5 11 18 -11 14

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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.