USL Championship: Top level against second-rate, at least based on the matches so far. Pittsburgh Riverhounds - Las Vegas Lights. Home victory or a surprise?
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the the best goal difference (+5) in USL Championship
- Las Vegas Lights have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in USL Championship
These teams have little in common geographically as Las Vegas Lights have to travel 3500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Pittsburgh Riverhounds nor Las Vegas Lights as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds form and stats
The USL Championship stats at home this season for Pittsburgh Riverhounds are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Riverhounds here at Highmark Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds's last game was hosting Las Vegas Lights and winning 4-1.
Ahead of that match, Riverhounds won a home game hosting Birmingham Legion (2-1).Goals decide football matches and Pittsburgh Riverhounds are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. Riverhounds have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Las Vegas Lights form and stats
Las Vegas Lights have only collected 5 points from their away games in the USL Championship, after 0-5-2 (7 played).
There might be some fixture complaints from Las Vegas Lights as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-4 against Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Tulsa Roughnecks.Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's last 10 league games.
Las Vegas Lights are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the final score Pittsburgh Riverhounds - Las Vegas Lights 4-1 registered in the official records. Data for the former two meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Riverhounds, zero draws and one win for Las Vegas Lights. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game. Kizza likes to play against Las Vegas Lights and have scored 2 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Dikwa Lega 9 goals | E. Kizza 2 goals |  L. Stauffer 2 goals |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds missing players
Las Vegas Lights missing players
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Las Vegas Lights | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 18 |
| 91% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 90% |
| 82% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 80% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 57% | 40% |
| 9% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 64% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 86% | 80% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 4 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | 12.8 |
| 4.1 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 45% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 24% |
| 6.9 | 6.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.7 | 11.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
- All of Pittsburgh Riverhounds's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Las Vegas Lights have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Las Vegas Lights have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in USL Championship
- Las Vegas Lights have yet to win a game.
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have not yet lost a game at home.
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the the best goal difference (+5) in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Louisville City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 5 | Memphis 901 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 8 | Miami FC II | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Loudoun United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Hartford Athletic | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | Detroit City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
