Having a 6 point lead in the league standings, Oakland Roots fans wish to see their side get full points from this game versus Rio Grande Valley.
- Oakland Roots have the most clean sheets (7) in USL Championship
- Rio Grande Valley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in USL Championship
Only a few days to rest for the home side, as they had a USL Championship fixture only four days ago. This match was also played here at Ningineer Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rio Grande Valley have had more rest.
Oakland Roots form and stats
When playing at home in the USL Championship, Oakland Roots, who have the most clean sheets (7) in USL Championship, have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Oakland Roots.
The spoils were shared in Oakland's previous game, also at home. Visiting Phoenix Rising (placed 8th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pittsburgh Riverhounds that ended 0-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Oakland Roots handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The Oakland fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Oakland Roots have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Rio Grande Valley form and stats
Playing away, Rio Grande Valley have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the USL Championship this season.
Grande had fun at their own home (Ningineer Stadium) last time out, beating Colorado Springs 1-0. López scored. Those three points felt good as this team had gone five league matches without victory. López came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Colorado Springs last time out, making the manager Linares feel like a tactical genius.
A 2-2 draw at New Mexico United's stadium before that.Rio Grande Valley are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 9 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 19 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The USL Championship trip to Sacramento Republic.
As opposed to that, Rio Grande Valley have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Rio Grande Valley - Oakland Roots 1-1 was the score in these squads' latest h2h match, earlier this season. Last three meetings between these participants: Oakland won zero, Rio Grande Valley triumphed in one and we saw two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Formella 6 goals |  J. Rodriguez 5 goals | L. Mfeka 3 goals |
Oakland Roots missing players
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| Oakland Roots | Rio Grande Valley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 87% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 73% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 80% |
| 47% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 40% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 17% | 13% |
| 47% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 47% |
| 47% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 5.2 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 12.3 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 10.5 | 12.7 |
| 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 31% | 32% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 33% | 21% |
| 11 | 9.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 7.8 | 10.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
- Oakland Roots have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Oakland Roots have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in USL Championship
- Oakland Roots have the most clean sheets (5) at home in USL Championship
- Oakland Roots have the most clean sheets (7) in USL Championship
- Rio Grande Valley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in USL Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | El Paso Locomotive | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | San Antonio | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Monterey Bay | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | San Diego Loyal | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Oakland Roots | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Colorado Springs | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Phoenix Rising | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Orange County | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 10 | Rio Grande Valley | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | New Mexico United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Las Vegas Lights | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 9 |
