Orange County will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opposition. The home side are currently 25 points behind Phoenix Rising.
- Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (60) 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.
Orange County form and stats
The USL Championship statistics at home this season for Orange County are 4-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Orange faced defeat in their previous match, away at Tacoma Defiance (1-4).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Phoenix Rising (0-1).The manager R. Chaplow will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Oakland Roots in only three days.
Orange has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Phoenix Rising form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their USL Championship travels is 8 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The Phoenix goalkeeper Andre Rawls is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Phoenix won their last game, 1-0 versus Oakland Roots played at home.
Prior to that result Phoenix won their away game at Orange County. The scoreline was 1-0.Phoenix Rising have another game away in just three days, a USL Championship game against Las Vegas Lights. A strenuous itinerary for the visiting team!
The travelling fans enjoy Phoenix Rising's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 14 league matches away. Phoenix have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded scoreline involving both these contenders is the Orange - Phoenix Rising 0-1 played earlier this season. Orange County-Phoenix Rising H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Orange three wins, Phoenix Rising five wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Moar 15 goals |   R. Damus 13 goals |  S. Asante Wiafe 8 goals |
Orange County missing players
Phoenix Rising missing players
| Orange County | Phoenix Rising | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 38 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 60 |
| 36 | 19 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | 29 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 78% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| 56% | 54% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 71% |
| 30% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 39% |
| 11% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 21% |
| 56% | 46% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 30% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 36% |
| 22% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 7% | 7% |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.1 | 10 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
| 36% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | 35% |
- Phoenix Rising have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals (29) in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising have the most clean sheets (10) in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising have the most points (26) away in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (60) in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising have the the best goal difference (+31) in USL Championship
- Phoenix Rising haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Phoenix Rising is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 62 |
| 2 | San Diego Loyal | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 46 |
| 3 | Orange County | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy II | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -3 | 35 |
| 5 | Oakland Roots | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 6 | Tacoma Defiance | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -4 | 33 |
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 32 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Lights | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 35 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 41 | -32 | 18 |