This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first USL Championship game of the season. Both Rio Grande Valley and El Paso Locomotive are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
- Rio Grande Valley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- El Paso Locomotive have not yet lost a game.
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.
Rio Grande Valley form and stats
Last season, Rio Grande Valley's league statistics were 2 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the USL Championship. Over these 14 matches they scored 17 goals and conceded 28. Playing at home last season Rio Grande Valley managed 2-1-4 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 16 conceded.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Rio Grande Valley friendly games in pre-season: Rio Grande Valley played three friendlies, won 0, drew 2 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Grande scored 5 goals and conceded 6 in these three games.
El Paso Locomotive form and stats
A new game in only three days for El Paso Locomotive, the USL Championship home match versus New Mexico United. Busy days.
It's a day of discovery for El Paso Locomotive as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which El Paso Locomotive have played six with the results W3-D0-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Locomotive has scored 11 goals and conceded 10 times.
Head 2 Head
Rio Grande Valley and El Paso Locomotive have met before this season: El Paso Locomotive - Grande 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  E. Amo Takyi 4 goals | W. Wan Kamal 2 goals | C. Sorto 2 goals |
Rio Grande Valley missing players
El Paso Locomotive missing players
| Rio Grande Valley | El Paso Locomotive | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 6.9 | 8.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.3 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.7 | 3 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.8 | 13.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.7 | 8.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 35% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 32% |
- El Paso Locomotive have not yet lost a game.
- El Paso Locomotive have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- El Paso Locomotive have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rio Grande Valley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Grande Valley have scored at least twice as many goals at home as El Paso Locomotive have scored away.
- Rio Grande Valley have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Rio Grande Valley have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Rio Grande Valley have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rio Grande Valley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.