Match guide for USL Championship: Rio Grande Valley - Real Monarchs at H-E-B Park

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: H-E-B Park (9735 seats)

Keep working on their own playing style or adapt for the opponent? Both Rio Grande Valley and Real Monarchs need to try something else than what they have done so far. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Rio Grande Valley have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the fewest scored goals (21) in USL Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Rio Grande Valley form and stats

Rio Grande Valley have played 13 USL Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager W. Cabrera Linares led his Rio Grande Valley to a defeat in the USL Championship match away at New Mexico United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at H-E-B Park.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Atlanta United II in a game that was won 3-2.

Grande has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.

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Real Monarchs form and stats

There's been little loot from Real Monarchs's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 14 away games in the USL Championship. Real Monarchs only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Real Monarchs, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

Monarchs have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 220 minutes ago. C. Wehan was the goal scorer.

Real Monarchs play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to El Paso Locomotive (placed 1st).

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against New York RB II.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Monarchs have conceded 25 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The newest recorded meeting involving both these participants is the Real Monarchs - Rio Grande Valley 0-3 played earlier this season. Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: five wins for Grande, one draw and four wins for Real Monarchs. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Rio Grande ValleyE. Amo Takyi
E. Amo Takyi
9 goals
Rio Grande ValleyJ. Azócar Segura
J. Azócar Segura
6 goals
Real MonarchsM. Iloski
M. Iloski
4 goals

Rio Grande Valley missing players

Real Monarchs missing players

Rio Grande Valley Real Monarchs
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 2 Played P 2 14 26
9 6 0 Won W 0 1 4
7 2 1 Drew D 0 2 5
10 5 1 Lost L 2 11 17
36 19 2 Scored S 0 9 21
38 20 3 Conceded C 3 25 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
85% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 73%
50% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 36% 38%
23% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 27%
15% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 12%
73% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 46%
19% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 12%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 46%
 
5.7 8.3 10 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.6 4.3
4.5 2.4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 10 8 6
2.6 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.8 14.4 25 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 6.4 6.8
3.7 4.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.1
37% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 26%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • Real Monarchs have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Real Monarchs have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Real Monarchs have the fewest points (5) away in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the fewest scored goals (21) in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the fewest scored goals (9) away in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the most conceded goals (25) away in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the most conceded goals (43) in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have the the worst goal difference (-22) in USL Championship
  • Real Monarchs have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Real Monarchs haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Real Monarchs is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • 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 Real Monarchs have scored away.
  • Rio Grande Valley have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Rio Grande Valley have the most conceded goals (20) at home in USL Championship
  • Rio Grande Valley have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in USL Championship
  • 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.

  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 24 14 8 2 38 18 12 10 2 0 22 5 12 4 6 2 16 13 20 50
2 Colorado Springs 26 12 7 7 55 41 14 7 4 3 29 19 12 5 3 4 26 22 14 43
3 San Antonio 25 11 7 7 36 28 12 5 4 3 19 13 13 6 3 4 17 15 8 40
4 New Mexico United 25 10 7 8 32 28 12 7 4 1 19 9 13 3 3 7 13 19 4 37
5 Austin Bold 25 9 9 7 25 30 13 5 5 3 15 14 12 4 4 4 10 16 -5 36
6 Rio Grande Valley 26 9 7 10 36 38 13 6 2 5 19 20 13 3 5 5 17 18 -2 34
7 Real Monarchs 26 4 5 17 21 43 12 3 3 6 12 18 14 1 2 11 9 25 -22 17

Read more about USL Championship

The USL Championship, formerly known as United Soccer League (USL) is the second level of league football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. The USL Championship has 36 teams divided into two conference, Eastern and Western. Nearly half the teams are reserve teams/affiliates of the biggest US clubs.