A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Orange County fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Sacramento Republic's 7th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Sacramento Republic have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in USL Championship
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Orange County form and stats
Orange County have collected 8 points from their USL Championship home games so far after 2-2-2.
The Orange County crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Rio Grande Valley here in a USL Championship match.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at San Diego Loyal.The manager B. Cloutier will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Las Vegas Lights in only three days.
The Orange County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Orange County's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sacramento Republic form and stats
As the visiting team in USL Championship matches, Sacramento Republic, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in USL Championship, have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Sacramento, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Las Vegas Lights (placed 6th) in the USL Championship last time out.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Orange County.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sacramento Republic as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. Sacramento Republic have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Orange County and Sacramento Republic have met before this season: Sacramento Republic - Orange County 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Orange won five games, one match ended with a draw and Sacramento Republic has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  R. Damus 6 goals |   T. Bone 5 goals |  E. Markkanen 4 goals |
Orange County missing players
Sacramento Republic missing players
| Orange County | Sacramento Republic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 67% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 42% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9.2 | 10.3 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 38% | 24% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 33% |
- Sacramento Republic have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in USL Championship
- Sacramento Republic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sacramento Republic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 |
| 2 | Orange County | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | San Diego Loyal | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders II | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Lights | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 13 |
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 12 |
| 8 | Oakland Roots | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 6 |