Struggling Rio Grande Valley will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Real Monarchs in the upcoming league round. It’s 28th vs 11th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Rio Grande Valley form and stats
Rio Grande Valley have collected 21 points from their USL Championship home games so far after 6-3-5. It's trouble wherever Rio Grande Valley are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
In their previous game, the manager G. Echeverry led his Rio Grande Valley to a defeat in the USL Championship match away at Fresno FC. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at H-E-B Park. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Sacramento Republic.
Rio Grande Valley has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Real Monarchs form and stats
There's been little loot from Real Monarchs's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the USL Championship. Real Monarchs only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
It's the second away game in a row for Real Monarchs, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Seattle Sounders II (placed 36th) in the USL Championship last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Portland Timbers II.
Real Monarchs have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Real Monarchs have conceded 25 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Real Monarchs - Rio Grande Valley 5-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Rio Grande Valley-Real Monarchs H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Rio Grande Valley 2 wins, Real Monarchs 4 wins, 1 draw. 4 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
D. Martìnez 15 goals / 6 assists | M. Chang 11 goals / 4 assists | C. Small 9 goals / 1 assists |
Rio Grande Valley missing players
Real Monarchs missing players
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| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 40 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 59 |
| 55 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 26 | 46 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 76% | 57% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 82% |
| 72% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 71% |
| 38% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 21% | 39% |
| 59% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 14% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 21% |
| 34% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25-08-19 | | Rio Grande Valley | 1 - 0 | El Paso Locomotive |
| 02-09-19 | | Austin Bold | 3 - 0 | Rio Grande Valley |
| 08-09-19 | | Rio Grande Valley | 0 - 1 | Tulsa Roughnecks |
| 15-09-19 | | Sacramento Republic | 2 - 1 | Rio Grande Valley |
| 19-09-19 | | Fresno FC | 5 - 0 | Rio Grande Valley |
| 22-09-19 | | Rio Grande Valley | 00:30 | Real Monarchs |
| 29-09-19 | | Rio Grande Valley | 00:30 | Orange County |
| 06-10-19 | | New Mexico United | 00:30 | Rio Grande Valley |
| 13-10-19 | | OKC Energy | 22:00 | Rio Grande Valley |
| 18-10-19 | | Rio Grande Valley | 23:30 | Portland Timbers II |
| 31-08-19 | | Real Monarchs | 2 - 2 | OKC Energy |
| 05-09-19 | | Real Monarchs | 2 - 2 | Las Vegas Lights |
| 08-09-19 | | LA Galaxy II | 3 - 1 | Real Monarchs |
| 14-09-19 | | Real Monarchs | 5 - 1 | Portland Timbers II |
| 18-09-19 | | Seattle Sounders II | 1 - 4 | Real Monarchs |
| 22-09-19 | | Rio Grande Valley | 00:30 | Real Monarchs |
| 29-09-19 | | Reno 1868 | 01:00 | Real Monarchs |
| 05-10-19 | | Real Monarchs | 18:00 | Austin Bold |
| 10-10-19 | | Real Monarchs | - | Orange County |
| 13-10-19 | | Phoenix Rising | 01:30 | Real Monarchs |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Phoenix Rising | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 51 | 70 |
| 2 | New York RB II | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 32 | 56 |
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 56 |
| 4 | Nashville | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 26 | 53 |
| 6 | Fresno FC | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 53 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 51 |
| 8 | Reno 1868 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 49 |
| 9 | Louisville City | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 47 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 44 |
| 11 | Real Monarchs | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 42 |
| 12 | Sacramento Republic | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 42 |
| 13 | Ottawa Fury | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 42 |
| 14 | Orange County | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 41 |
| 15 | New Mexico United | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 3 | 40 |
| 16 | Austin Bold | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -1 | 40 |
| 17 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -7 | 39 |
| 18 | Saint Louis FC | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 38 |
| 19 | OKC Energy | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -3 | 37 |
| 20 | San Antonio | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 36 |
| 21 | El Paso Locomotive | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| 22 | Birmingham Legion | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 29 | -11 | 36 |
| 23 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 35 |
| 24 | Las Vegas Lights | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -7 | 35 |
| 25 | Portland Timbers II | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 28 | -1 | 34 |
| 26 | Bethlehem Steel | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -11 | 30 |
| 27 | Memphis 901 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -13 | 28 |
| 28 | Rio Grande Valley | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 40 | -14 | 28 |
| 29 | Atlanta United II | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 69 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 36 | -33 | 27 |
| 30 | Charlotte Independence | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -16 | 26 |
| 31 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 26 |
| 32 | Loudoun United | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -14 | 24 |
| 33 | Colorado Springs | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 35 | -30 | 23 |
| 34 | Hartford Athletic | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 40 | -29 | 22 |
| 35 | Swope Park Rangers | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 61 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -29 | 19 |
| 36 | Seattle Sounders II | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 43 | -45 | 17 |
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