Real Monarchs fights Rio Grande Valley in USL Championship battle

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sun 09.June
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Zions Bank Stadium

Season ticket holders at Zions Bank Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Real Monarchs languishing in the 28th position so far. The guesting Rio Grande Valley will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Real Monarchs form and stats

3-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Real Monarchs so far this season. The Real Monarchs manager M. Vasquez might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

In their previous game, the manager M. Vasquez led his Real Monarchs to a defeat in the USL Championship match away at Portland Timbers II. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Zions Bank Stadium. Before that game, the home loss against Phoenix Rising with the scoreline 2-4.

Real Monarchs are traveling soon after this match as the USL Championship match at Seattle Sounders II awaits in four days.

Goals are plentiful at Zions Bank Stadium this season as Real Monarchs has scored 15 goals here in 6 attempts. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Rio Grande Valley form and stats

There's been little loot from Rio Grande Valley's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games. Rio Grande Valley only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Rio Grande Valley are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Rio Grande Valley, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Orange County. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs San Antonio.

The travelling fans enjoy Rio Grande Valley's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 away matches. Rio Grande Valley have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Real Monarchs 3 wins, 1 draw and Rio Grande Valley 2 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Salazar
7 goals
M. Chang
5 goals / 1 assists
J. Blake
4 goals

Real Monarchs missing players

Rio Grande Valley missing players

Real Monarchs Rio Grande Valley
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
12 6 1 Played 1 7 13
3 3 1 Won 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew 0 2 4
6 2 0 Lost 1 4 5
21 15 5 Scored 0 11 23
24 11 0 Conceded 1 15 23
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 92%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 0% 86% 85%
67% 83% 100% Over 2.5 0% 86% 77%
58% 83% 100% Over 3.5 0% 43% 46%
50% 67% 100% Over 4.5 0% 14% 15%
75% 67% 0% BTTS 0% 86% 77%
17% 33% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 8%
17% 17% 0% Failed To Score 100% 14% 23%
 
4.8 4.7 3 Corners For (avg) 0 5.2 4.2
5.1 4.5 2 Corners Against (avg) 0 4.7 4.9
2.2 2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.2 1.4
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Real Monarchs have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rio Grande Valley have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Rio Grande Valley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rio Grande Valley have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Rio Grande Valley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Real Monarchs
27-04-19 USL Austin Bold 3 - 2 Real Monarchs
04-05-19 USL Real Monarchs 2 - 4 Fresno FC
19-05-19 USL OKC Energy 1 - 1 Real Monarchs
26-05-19 USL Real Monarchs 2 - 4 Phoenix Rising
30-05-19 USL Portland Timbers II 2 - 1 Real Monarchs
09-06-19 USL Real Monarchs 02:00 Rio Grande Valley
13-06-19 USL Seattle Sounders II 02:00 Real Monarchs
23-06-19 USL Colorado Springs 01:00 Real Monarchs
30-06-19 USL Tulsa Roughnecks 00:30 Real Monarchs
07-07-19 USL Real Monarchs 02:00 New Mexico United
Rio Grande Valley
01-05-19 USL Portland Timbers II 1 - 2 Rio Grande Valley
11-05-19 USL Phoenix Rising 3 - 1 Rio Grande Valley
19-05-19 USL Rio Grande Valley 2 - 2 LA Galaxy II
26-05-19 USL Rio Grande Valley 3 - 1 San Antonio
02-06-19 USL Orange County 2 - 1 Rio Grande Valley
09-06-19 USL Real Monarchs 02:00 Rio Grande Valley
16-06-19 USL Rio Grande Valley 00:30 Colorado Springs
23-06-19 USL Rio Grande Valley 00:30 Austin Bold
04-07-19 USL Reno 1868 02:30 Rio Grande Valley
07-07-19 USL Rio Grande Valley 00:30 Seattle Sounders II

  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 13 8 5 0 20 4 7 4 3 0 11 2 6 4 2 0 9 2 16 29
2 New Mexico United 13 6 6 1 30 18 5 3 2 0 14 6 8 3 4 1 16 12 12 24
3 New York RB II 12 7 2 3 27 14 9 6 1 2 24 10 3 1 1 1 3 4 13 23
4 Nashville 13 6 4 3 20 10 6 3 1 2 10 4 7 3 3 1 10 6 10 22
5 Indy Eleven 10 6 3 1 14 6 6 3 3 0 4 1 4 3 0 1 10 5 8 21
6 Ottawa Fury 11 6 3 2 17 9 6 4 1 1 11 6 5 2 2 1 6 3 8 21
7 Portland Timbers II 11 6 3 2 25 17 6 3 2 1 10 7 5 3 1 1 15 10 8 21
8 Louisville City 12 6 3 3 20 13 7 4 1 2 11 7 5 2 2 1 9 6 7 21
9 Fresno FC 12 5 5 2 20 12 5 2 2 1 7 5 7 3 3 1 13 7 8 20
10 El Paso Locomotive 12 5 5 2 16 12 7 3 2 2 11 10 5 2 3 0 5 2 4 20
11 Phoenix Rising 11 5 4 2 23 11 6 3 3 0 16 6 5 2 1 2 7 5 12 19
12 Reno 1868 11 5 4 2 22 14 5 3 2 0 13 7 6 2 2 2 9 7 8 19
13 OKC Energy 13 5 4 4 19 19 7 4 2 1 9 6 6 1 2 3 10 13 0 19
14 Austin Bold 13 5 3 5 14 15 6 4 1 1 8 6 7 1 2 4 6 9 -1 18
15 LA Galaxy II 14 4 6 4 22 28 9 3 4 2 17 19 5 1 2 2 5 9 -6 18
16 North Carolina 11 4 5 2 15 9 4 1 3 0 6 3 7 3 2 2 9 6 6 17
17 Orange County 12 4 5 3 21 18 7 4 2 1 17 11 5 0 3 2 4 7 3 17
18 Charleston Battery 12 4 5 3 15 15 7 3 4 0 11 6 5 1 1 3 4 9 0 17
19 Saint Louis FC 9 4 4 1 10 5 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 2 3 0 3 0 5 16
20 Tulsa Roughnecks 12 4 4 4 23 20 5 3 1 1 11 5 7 1 3 3 12 15 3 16
21 Rio Grande Valley 12 4 4 4 23 22 6 3 2 1 12 8 6 1 2 3 11 14 1 16
22 Sacramento Republic 11 5 1 5 14 16 5 3 1 1 8 6 6 2 0 4 6 10 -2 16
23 Las Vegas Lights 13 4 3 6 18 22 6 4 2 0 13 2 7 0 1 6 5 20 -4 15
24 Atlanta United II 12 3 4 5 12 18 6 2 0 4 5 10 6 1 4 1 7 8 -6 13
25 Bethlehem Steel 13 3 4 6 18 26 8 1 3 4 8 14 5 2 1 2 10 12 -8 13
26 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 10 2 6 2 13 13 4 1 3 0 5 3 6 1 3 2 8 10 0 12
27 Birmingham Legion 12 3 3 6 9 20 7 1 1 5 1 9 5 2 2 1 8 11 -11 12
28 Real Monarchs 11 3 2 6 20 23 6 3 1 2 15 11 5 0 1 4 5 12 -3 11
29 San Antonio 12 3 2 7 13 18 6 3 2 1 9 5 6 0 0 6 4 13 -5 11
30 Colorado Springs 13 3 2 8 11 21 6 2 0 4 3 8 7 1 2 4 8 13 -10 11
31 Memphis 901 12 2 4 6 12 17 5 0 2 3 3 6 7 2 2 3 9 11 -5 10
32 Loudoun United 9 2 3 4 11 13 2 0 1 1 4 5 7 2 2 3 7 8 -2 9
33 Charlotte Independence 13 1 5 7 13 25 6 1 1 4 9 15 7 0 4 3 4 10 -12 8
34 Swope Park Rangers 11 1 4 6 15 26 6 1 3 2 12 14 5 0 1 4 3 12 -11 7
35 Hartford Athletic 13 1 3 9 10 28 4 0 3 1 4 5 9 1 0 8 6 23 -18 6
36 Seattle Sounders II 14 1 3 10 12 40 7 1 2 4 9 16 7 0 1 6 3 24 -28 6