USL Championship: Tipsway are looking at an engrossing and vital game starring Orange County and New Mexico United at Championship Soccer Stadium at OC Great Park. Both teams need the win!
- Orange County is in the best form (5-0-1) in USL Championship
- New Mexico United have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in USL Championship
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Orange County form and stats
3-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the USL Championship numbers at home for Orange County so far this season. When Orange County hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Rio Grande Valley, Las Vegas Lights and Orange County), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Hopes of three in a row are alive for Orange County after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A strong away win for Orange County against Memphis 901 the last match, as Jamison, McNulty and Iloski were on target. A very satisfying win for Orange against Memphis 901 last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Jamison's goal in the 86th minute. Manager Karlsen felt very clever after Jamison scored the winning goal against Memphis 901, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 77th minute.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Loudoun United with a 3-1 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Orange County handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
It should be considered that a peek at the 12 most recent league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Orange are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
New Mexico United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for New Mexico United so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose).
New Mexico United have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Alexandros Tabakis. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in USL Championship.
New Mexico United had fun at their own home (Championship Soccer Stadium at OC Great Park) last time out, beating Sacramento Republic 3-0. Swartz, Moreno and Hernandez scored.
Before that, New Mexico United travelled to Las Vegas Lights and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.We have checked recent matches where Mexico have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this club's 15 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
New Mexico United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. New Mexico United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips. When New Mexico United is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Rio Grande Valley, Las Vegas Lights and New Mexico United.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved met each other earlier on this campaign: New Mexico United - Orange 3-1. Stats for the former five meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Orange County, two draws and two wins for New Mexico United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Iloski 9 goals |   A. Moreno 6 goals |  S. Rivas 4 goals |
Orange County missing players
New Mexico United missing players
| Orange County | New Mexico United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 30 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 74% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 33% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 42% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 48% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 29% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 29% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 4.1 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 14.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.1 | 9.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 28% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 35% | 38% |
| 10.9 | 8.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 4 |
- New Mexico United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- New Mexico United have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in USL Championship
- New Mexico United have the fewest points from losing position (2) in USL Championship
- New Mexico United have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in USL Championship
- New Mexico United have the most matches over the total-line (13) in USL Championship
- New Mexico United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Orange County have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Orange County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Orange County is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 |
