OKC Energy v Phoenix Rising preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sun 23.June
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: Taft Stadium (18200 seats)

This could be an interesting match as OKC Energy have their presumed home advantage while Phoenix Rising are ahead 9 points in the USL Championship table.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for OKC Energy and Phoenix Rising.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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OKC Energy form and stats

4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what OKC Energy have to build on here at Taft Stadium.

OKC Energy's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Phoenix Rising. In the match before that, OKC Energy hosted San Antonio and drew the game 1-1.

OKC Energy are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 11 goals in 9 matches. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Phoenix Rising form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (38) in USL Championship, on their travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Phoenix Rising have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. It’s been three wins in a row for Phoenix Rising on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Two travels in a row for Phoenix Rising, whose manager R. Schantz could celebrate last time after the USL Championship win against OKC Energy. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Reno 1868 at their stadium, the result 3-0.

Phoenix Rising have scored more than twice per away game on average, an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 7 away matches. It's not easy to score on Phoenix Rising as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; OKC Energy - Phoenix Rising 1-4. Last ten meetings between the teams: OKC Energy won 4, Phoenix Rising won 5 and 1 draw. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

C. Eissele
2 goals
A. Šašivarević
1 goals
J. Watson
1 goals

OKC Energy missing players

Phoenix Rising missing players

OKC Energy Phoenix Rising
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
17 9 1 Played 5 8 16
5 4 0 Won 2 4 9
7 3 0 Drew 1 2 5
5 2 1 Lost 2 2 2
23 11 2 Scored 8 17 41
26 11 3 Conceded 5 9 15
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 80% 88% 88%
82% 67% 100% Over 1.5 60% 75% 81%
53% 44% 100% Over 2.5 60% 62% 75%
29% 22% 100% Over 3.5 20% 38% 56%
24% 22% 100% Over 4.5 20% 38% 31%
82% 67% 100% BTTS 40% 50% 44%
18% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 40% 38% 50%
6% 11% 0% Failed To Score 40% 25% 19%
 
3.8 4.7 0 Corners For (avg) 3.3 2.8 5.8
5.4 5.1 0 Corners Against (avg) 5 5.6 4.2
1.4 1.7 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.7 1.8 1.4
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • OKC Energy 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 won significantly less corners away then at home.

OKC Energy
06-06-19 USL New Mexico United 1 - 1 OKC Energy
09-06-19 USL Fresno FC 1 - 1 OKC Energy
13-06-19 UOC Dallas 4 - 0 OKC Energy
16-06-19 USL OKC Energy 1 - 1 San Antonio
23-06-19 USL OKC Energy 1 - 4 Phoenix Rising
30-06-19 USL Las Vegas Lights 02:30 OKC Energy
07-07-19 USL OKC Energy 01:00 El Paso Locomotive
18-07-19 USL OKC Energy 01:00 Reno 1868
21-07-19 USL Colorado Springs - OKC Energy
28-07-19 USL Seattle Sounders II 02:00 OKC Energy
Phoenix Rising
26-05-19 USL Real Monarchs 2 - 4 Phoenix Rising
08-06-19 USL Phoenix Rising 5 - 0 Tulsa Roughnecks
16-06-19 USL Phoenix Rising 3 - 0 Orange County
19-06-19 USL Reno 1868 0 - 3 Phoenix Rising
23-06-19 USL OKC Energy 1 - 4 Phoenix Rising
30-06-19 USL Phoenix Rising 02:30 Portland Timbers II
14-07-19 USL Rio Grande Valley 00:30 Phoenix Rising
20-07-19 USL Phoenix Rising 02:30 Austin Bold
28-07-19 USL Tulsa Roughnecks 00:30 Phoenix Rising
04-08-19 USL LA Galaxy II 02:00 Phoenix Rising

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 9 6 1 24 9 9 4 4 1 13 6 7 5 2 0 11 3 15 33
2 Phoenix Rising 15 9 4 2 38 12 8 5 3 0 24 6 7 4 1 2 14 6 26 31
3 Indy Eleven 13 9 3 1 20 7 7 4 3 0 5 1 6 5 0 1 15 6 13 30
4 Nashville 16 8 5 3 30 16 7 3 2 2 13 7 9 5 3 1 17 9 14 29
5 New York RB II 15 9 2 4 31 18 10 7 1 2 25 10 5 2 1 2 6 8 13 29
6 Portland Timbers II 14 7 5 2 31 21 7 3 3 1 12 9 7 4 2 1 19 12 10 26
7 El Paso Locomotive 15 7 5 3 21 13 9 4 2 3 14 11 6 3 3 0 7 2 8 26
8 New Mexico United 17 6 8 3 33 28 7 3 3 1 15 10 10 3 5 2 18 18 5 26
9 Fresno FC 15 6 7 2 26 17 7 3 3 1 11 8 8 3 4 1 15 9 9 25
10 Louisville City 15 7 4 4 23 16 9 5 2 2 14 9 6 2 2 2 9 7 7 25
11 North Carolina 14 6 6 2 22 12 5 2 3 0 8 3 9 4 3 2 14 9 10 24
12 Ottawa Fury 14 6 6 2 22 14 7 4 2 1 11 6 7 2 4 1 11 8 8 24
13 Sacramento Republic 13 7 1 5 23 16 6 4 1 1 14 6 7 3 0 4 9 10 7 22
14 Reno 1868 14 6 4 4 28 22 7 4 2 1 17 12 7 2 2 3 11 10 6 22
15 Charleston Battery 15 5 7 3 20 18 9 4 5 0 15 8 6 1 2 3 5 10 2 22
16 Las Vegas Lights 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 5 3 0 19 4 8 1 1 6 6 20 1 22
17 OKC Energy 17 5 7 5 23 26 9 4 3 2 11 11 8 1 4 3 12 15 -3 22
18 Austin Bold 15 5 5 5 17 18 8 4 3 1 11 9 7 1 2 4 6 9 -1 20
19 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 13 4 7 2 23 15 6 2 4 0 10 5 7 2 3 2 13 10 8 19
20 Rio Grande Valley 14 5 4 5 29 27 7 4 2 1 15 8 7 1 2 4 14 19 2 19
21 LA Galaxy II 17 4 7 6 25 36 10 3 5 2 18 20 7 1 2 4 7 16 -11 19
22 Orange County 15 4 6 5 22 24 8 4 2 2 17 13 7 0 4 3 5 11 -2 18
23 Saint Louis FC 12 4 5 3 14 12 5 2 2 1 9 7 7 2 3 2 5 5 2 17
24 Real Monarchs 13 5 2 6 27 27 7 4 1 2 20 14 6 1 1 4 7 13 0 17
25 Bethlehem Steel 16 4 4 8 23 33 11 2 3 6 13 21 5 2 1 2 10 12 -10 16
26 Tulsa Roughnecks 15 4 4 7 23 33 6 3 1 2 11 7 9 1 3 5 12 26 -10 16
27 San Antonio 15 4 3 8 19 24 7 4 2 1 12 7 8 0 1 7 7 17 -5 15
28 Colorado Springs 16 4 2 10 15 26 8 3 0 5 7 10 8 1 2 5 8 16 -11 14
29 Charlotte Independence 16 2 7 7 18 27 7 2 1 4 13 16 9 0 6 3 5 11 -9 13
30 Atlanta United II 15 3 4 8 13 27 8 2 0 6 6 18 7 1 4 2 7 9 -14 13
31 Birmingham Legion 15 3 4 8 13 29 8 1 2 5 3 11 7 2 2 3 10 18 -16 13
32 Loudoun United 12 3 3 6 16 19 3 0 1 2 5 7 9 3 2 4 11 12 -3 12
33 Memphis 901 14 2 5 7 12 20 6 0 2 4 3 9 8 2 3 3 9 11 -8 11
34 Hartford Athletic 16 2 4 10 16 34 6 1 3 2 8 9 10 1 1 8 8 25 -18 10
35 Swope Park Rangers 15 1 6 8 18 32 8 1 4 3 14 17 7 0 2 5 4 15 -14 9
36 Seattle Sounders II 16 1 4 11 13 44 7 1 2 4 9 16 9 0 2 7 4 28 -31 7