Pittsburgh Riverhounds will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Tampa Bay Rowdies.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Tampa Bay Rowdies's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Tampa Bay Rowdies have performed like this: Played seven matches resulting in 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 9-10 (scored/conceded). Tampa Bay Rowdies have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds form and stats
Pittsburgh Riverhounds have performed well here at Highmark Stadium so far this season with 4 wins from 8 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Pittsburgh Riverhounds tasted defeat here at Highmark Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.Pittsburgh Riverhounds lost their last game at Charlotte Independence after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Bethlehem Steel.
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 matches. From these home matches, Pittsburgh Riverhounds have conceded only 6 goals.
Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Tampa Bay Rowdies so far, with 6-2-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Tampa Bay Rowdies, who have the most points (20) away in USL Championship, have an excellent away record so far with 6-2-0 from 8 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Tampa Bay Rowdies on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.Two travels in a row for Tampa Bay Rowdies, whose manager N. Collins could celebrate last time after the USL Championship win against Swope Park Rangers. Before that, Tampa Bay Rowdies secured a home win against Ottawa Fury with the score 2-1.
The travelling fans enjoy Tampa Bay Rowdies's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 away matches. Tampa Bay Rowdies are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tampa Bay Rowdies - Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-0. Last six meetings between the teams: Pittsburgh Riverhounds won 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies won 2 and 2 draws. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() B. Allen 3 goals | ![]() N. Brett 2 goals | ![]() K. Forbes 1 goals |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds missing players
Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Tampa Bay Rowdies | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 15 | 7 | Scored | 0 | 14 | 29 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 88% | 89% |
| 69% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 72% |
| 62% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 3.6 | 6.3 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have not yet lost a game at home.
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have not yet lost a game away.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 15-06-19 | | Atlanta United II | 0 - 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 22-06-19 | | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3 - 0 | New York RB II |
| 29-06-19 | | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 4 - 1 | Birmingham Legion |
| 04-07-19 | | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 - 0 | Bethlehem Steel |
| 07-07-19 | | Charlotte Independence | 1 - 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 13-07-19 | | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 23:00 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 20-07-19 | | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 23:00 | North Carolina |
| 27-07-19 | | Hartford Athletic | 23:00 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 03-08-19 | | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 23:00 | Memphis 901 |
| 10-08-19 | | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 23:00 | Swope Park Rangers |
| 08-06-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 - 3 | North Carolina |
| 15-06-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 - 1 | Charleston Battery |
| 22-06-19 | | Bethlehem Steel | 1 - 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 30-06-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 - 1 | Ottawa Fury |
| 07-07-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 1 - 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 13-07-19 | | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 23:00 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 20-07-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23:30 | Saint Louis FC |
| 26-07-19 | | New York RB II | 23:00 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 03-08-19 | | Charleston Battery | 23:30 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 10-08-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23:30 | Birmingham Legion |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Phoenix Rising | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | New York RB II | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Fresno FC | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Reno 1868 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 | Nashville | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 8 | Louisville City | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 10 | Ottawa Fury | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 11 | El Paso Locomotive | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers II | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 27 |
| 13 | New Mexico United | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 14 | Austin Bold | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | OKC Energy | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| 17 | Real Monarchs | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| 18 | Charleston Battery | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 19 | Las Vegas Lights | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 20 | LA Galaxy II | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 23 |
| 21 | Sacramento Republic | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
| 22 | Orange County | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 23 | Rio Grande Valley | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 20 |
| 24 | Charlotte Independence | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 25 | San Antonio | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 19 |
| 26 | Bethlehem Steel | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -9 | 19 |
| 27 | Saint Louis FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 28 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 17 |
| 29 | Loudoun United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| 30 | Memphis 901 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 31 | Colorado Springs | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 14 |
| 32 | Atlanta United II | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -15 | 13 |
| 33 | Birmingham Legion | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -22 | 13 |
| 34 | Swope Park Rangers | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 35 | Hartford Athletic | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -24 | 10 |
| 36 | Seattle Sounders II | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 28 | -31 | 8 |