Here's every piece of data you must be aware of, and some more, going into the Oakland Roots - Tacoma Defiance match!
- Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals (21) in USL Championship
- Tacoma Defiance have the fewest points from losing position (6) in USL Championship
The hosts Oakland Roots saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the USL Championship. Thankfully the previous game, versus San Diego Loyal, was also a home game here at Laney College Football Field. The away team is better rested.
Oakland Roots form and stats
The story so far in the USL Championship for Oakland Roots at their home stadium (Laney College Football Field) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The Oakland goalkeeper Paul Blanchette is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 188 minutes without conceding a goal in the USL Championship.
The spoils were shared in Oakland Roots's previous game, also at home. Visiting San Diego Loyal (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Las Vegas Lights.The match schedule is unforgiving for Oakland Roots as they have a new game in only three days, a USL Championship match thankfully also at home. LA Galaxy II are visiting.
Oakland has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Tacoma Defiance form and stats
Tacoma Defiance have only collected 9 points from their away games in the USL Championship, after 2-3-5 (10 played).
Tacoma Defiance might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Phoenix Rising proved too strong as Tacoma Defiance slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Cheney Stadium (Tacoma, Washington).
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Las Vegas Lights.The schedule is very tough for Tacoma Defiance now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A USL Championship game at San Diego Loyal is waiting in only four days.
Defiance are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defiance struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Oakland - Tacoma Defiance 3-1. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Oakland wins - draws - Tacoma Defiance wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Adeniran 6 goals |  J. Bokila 4 goals |  W. Fall 3 goals |
Oakland Roots missing players
Tacoma Defiance missing players
| Oakland Roots | Tacoma Defiance | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 21 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 30 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 81% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 62% | 56% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 80% |
| 57% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 43% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 24% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 52% | 56% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 25% |
| 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 5.7 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6.5 | 6.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 34% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 36% | 37% |
- Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals (21) in USL Championship
- Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in USL Championship
- Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in USL Championship
- Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) 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.
- Oakland Roots is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Tacoma Defiance have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in USL Championship
- Tacoma Defiance have the fewest points from losing position (6) in USL Championship
- Tacoma Defiance have the fewest scored goals (10) away in USL Championship
- Tacoma Defiance have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 47 |
| 2 | Orange County | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | San Diego Loyal | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | Tacoma Defiance | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 6 | Oakland Roots | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 7 | LA Galaxy II | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -7 | 23 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Lights | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -26 | 17 |