Shaky top table cliff-hanger as Memphis 901 have come the 745 miles required to duel with Pittsburgh Riverhounds at their Highmark Stadium.
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the fewest conceded goals (11) in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 have the most scored goals (27) in USL Championship
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Memphis 901 have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-2-1 (win-draw-loss) from five matches.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Memphis 901, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
There have been limited time to rest for the home side, as they had a USL Championship game only three days earlier. This match was also played here at Highmark Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Memphis 901 have had more rest.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds form and stats
5-1-0 is the performance here at Highmark Stadium so far in the USL Championship, giving Pittsburgh Riverhounds a total of 16 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results!
Pittsburgh Riverhounds's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Indy Eleven (placed 7th).
Heartbreak before that as Pittsburgh Riverhounds lost 1-3 at Charleston Battery's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Riverhounds handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
From these home matches, Pittsburgh Riverhounds have conceded only 3 goals.
Memphis 901 form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the USL Championship. Memphis has drawn their two previous away games.
Home advantage was not enough for Memphis 901 in their previous game as they lost hosting Orange County, 3-4. Leading 2-0 was not enough for Memphis in their fight with Orange County last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 3-4 loss.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sacramento Republic.We have checked recent matches where Memphis 901 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this side's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
Memphis 901 have another match away in just four nights, a USL Championship match against Loudoun United. A gruelling programme for them!
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Memphis 901 are regular goalscorers on their travels. Memphis are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played previously this season: Memphis 901 - Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Riverhounds four wins, zero draws and Memphis 901 one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Dikwa Lega 10 goals |   N. Pickering 4 goals |  L. Kissiedou 4 goals |
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| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Memphis 901 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 35 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 32 |
| 82% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 95% |
| 64% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 95% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 68% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 53% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 45% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 68% |
| 45% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9.4 | 9.1 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15.1 | 13.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 8.6 | 9.2 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
- All of Memphis 901's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Memphis 901 have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 have the most scored goals (27) in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 have the the best goal difference (+13) in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 have the the best goal difference (+8) away in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (11) in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the most clean sheets (10) in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the most clean sheets (6) at home in USL Championship
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have the the best goal difference (+9) at home 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 | Charleston Battery | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | -3 | 28 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Memphis 901 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Birmingham Legion | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Louisville City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Detroit City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Loudoun United | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
| 10 | Miami FC II | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Hartford Athletic | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -12 | 10 |
