San Diego Loyal greet Oakland Roots with expectations of landing all three points. Will they? Check our in-depth preview!
- San Diego Loyal have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in USL Championship
- Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals (31) in USL Championship
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for San Diego Loyal and Oakland Roots.
San Diego Loyal form and stats
San Diego Loyal have played 15 USL Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
San Diego Loyal lost their last game at Orange County (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus New Mexico United.Diego have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Torero Stadium with 25 goals in 15 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Oakland Roots form and stats
Oakland Roots have only collected 13 points from their away games in the USL Championship, after 3-4-8 (15 played).
Oakland aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 297 league minutes without a goal. E. Klimenta was the last player to find the net.
Oakland are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Tacoma Defiance (placed 5th).
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Orange County.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Oakland as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Oakland Roots rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides played each other previously this season: Oakland Roots - Diego 2-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one San Diego Loyal victory, one draw and one Oakland Roots win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Moshobane 10 goals |  C. Hertzog 6 goals | J. Blake 5 goals |
San Diego Loyal missing players
Oakland Roots missing players
| San Diego Loyal | Oakland Roots | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 47 | 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 31 |
| 38 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 24 | 40 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 83% |
| 77% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 63% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 57% |
| 23% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 13% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 7% |
| 70% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 47% |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 53% | 50% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 37% | 40% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 33% |
- Oakland Roots have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals (31) in USL Championship
- Oakland Roots have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in USL Championship
- Oakland Roots have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- San Diego Loyal have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in USL Championship
- San Diego Loyal have the most points from losing position (15) in USL Championship
- San Diego Loyal 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 | Phoenix Rising | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 33 | 65 |
| 2 | San Diego Loyal | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 47 |
| 3 | Orange County | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 46 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy II | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 39 |
| 5 | Tacoma Defiance | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -5 | 35 |
| 6 | Oakland Roots | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -9 | 35 |
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 34 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Lights | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 73 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 41 | -34 | 21 |