Home advantage feels comfortable and nice for Rio Grande Valley, but El Paso Locomotive are fully motivated and capable to get all three points. Who wins?
- Rio Grande Valley have the most conceded goals (16) at home in USL Championship
- El Paso Locomotive have the most points from losing position (10) in USL Championship
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!
Rio Grande Valley form and stats
With 1 USL Championship win, 5 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Rio Grande Valley are certainly not brimming with confidence. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at H-E-B Park.
The supporters are hoping that Rio Grande Valley will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Tulsa Roughnecks. Until that fixture this team had gone seven consecutive league games without being beaten.
1-1 away at El Paso Locomotive before that.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rio Grande Valley have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 7.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rio Grande Valley defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
El Paso Locomotive form and stats
El Paso Locomotive's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed El Paso Locomotive collect 17 points from their 7 away matches in the USL Championship. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). Two points from the last two away games for Locomotive, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Oakland Roots with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Rio Grande Valley.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by El Paso Locomotive in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for El Paso Locomotive, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Locomotive have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 15 goals from 7 away matches. El Paso Locomotive have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Rio Grande Valley have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) versus El Paso Locomotive.Rio Grande Valley and El Paso Locomotive have met previously this season: El Paso Locomotive - Grande 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Solignac 8 goals |   W. Cabrera 6 goals |  D. Kostyshyn 4 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 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 27 |
| 28 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 95% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 70% |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 55% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 5% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 60% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 38% | 30% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.8 | 14.4 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 13 | 13.7 |
| 4.6 | 5.9 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 24% | 19% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 29% |
| 9.9 | 11.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
- El Paso Locomotive have not yet lost a game away.
- El Paso Locomotive have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- El Paso Locomotive have the most points (17) away in USL Championship
- El Paso Locomotive have the most points from losing position (10) in USL Championship
- El Paso Locomotive have the most scored goals (15) away in USL Championship
- 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 the most conceded goals (16) at home in USL Championship
- Rio Grande Valley have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in USL Championship
- Rio Grande Valley 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 | El Paso Locomotive | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | San Antonio | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Monterey Bay | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | San Diego Loyal | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Oakland Roots | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Colorado Springs | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Phoenix Rising | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Orange County | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 10 | Rio Grande Valley | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | New Mexico United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Las Vegas Lights | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 9 |
