Football match preview: Phoenix Rising vs Las Vegas Lights

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Thu 16.September
Match begins: 02:30 (UTC)
Venue: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex (12000 seats)

Phoenix Rising are thought of as probable winners of this home match vs Las Vegas Lights, if the league table is thought to provide some clues. Or could we be looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (50) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals (56) in USL Championship

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 Phoenix and Las Vegas Lights.

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Phoenix Rising form and stats

27 points is a decent return from 11 USL Championship games here at Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex for Phoenix Rising. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.

A good away victory last time out for Phoenix, who won 4-3 against LA Galaxy II (placed 7th). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

A strong away win before that one, visiting Seattle Sounders II and winning 3-1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the USL Championship game versus Orange County in only three days. This game is also played here at Phoenix Soccer Complex.

Phoenix Rising are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (32 goals in 11 games). Phoenix Rising have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Las Vegas Lights form and stats

Las Vegas Lights have only collected 6 points from their away games in the USL Championship, after 2-0-10 (12 played). Football is a nightmare at the moment for Lights who have suffered through a eight match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters.

Lights have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 258 minutes ago. C. Jaime was the goal scorer.

Las Vegas Lights are travelling again after losing away to Orange County in their previous match (0-3).

A 0-1 loss hosting Oakland Roots before that.

Lights are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Las Vegas Lights are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 14 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled earlier this season: Las Vegas Lights - Phoenix 2-2. Phoenix Rising-Las Vegas Lights H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Phoenix Rising seven wins, Las Vegas Lights one win, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Phoenix RisingS. Moar
S. Moar
12 goals
PhoenixS. Asante Wiafe
S. Asante Wiafe
8 goals

Phoenix Rising missing players

Las Vegas Lights missing players

Phoenix Rising Las Vegas Lights
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 1 12 24
14 8 3 Won W 0 2 5
5 3 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 0 0 Lost L 1 10 17
50 32 11 Scored S 0 14 30
23 8 0 Conceded C 3 35 56
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 88%
73% 82% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 92% 79%
45% 55% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
23% 36% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 42% 25%
64% 55% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 75%
36% 45% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
5% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 17%
 
6.9 8.7 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.4 4
4.5 4.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.3 5.4
2.5 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 1.9 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
14.6 16.9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6.6 7.9
6.1 7.8 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.6 3.4
38% 37% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 37%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • Las Vegas Lights have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Las Vegas Lights have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Las Vegas Lights have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Las Vegas Lights have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the fewest clean sheets (2) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the fewest points (6) away in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals (35) away in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals (56) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most matches over the total-line (16) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the the worst goal difference (-26) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Las Vegas Lights is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Phoenix Rising have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Phoenix Rising have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Phoenix Rising have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Phoenix Rising have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Las Vegas Lights have scored away.
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals (23) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most clean sheets (5) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most points (27) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (32) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals (50) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the the best goal difference (+24) at home in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have the the best goal difference (+27) in USL Championship
  • Phoenix Rising have won significantly more corners at home than 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 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 Seattle Sounders II 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

Read more about USL Championship

The USL Championship, formerly known as United Soccer League (USL) is the second level of league football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. The USL Championship has 36 teams divided into two conference, Eastern and Western. Nearly half the teams are reserve teams/affiliates of the biggest US clubs.