Struggling Swope Park Rangers will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Louisville City in the upcoming league round. It’s 35th vs 8th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Swope Park Rangers form and stats
Swope Park Rangers have played three home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Swope Park Rangers are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Children's Mercy Park, having lost their two previous games here.In their previous game, the manager Paulo Nagamura led his Swope Park Rangers to a defeat in the USL Championship match away at Saint Louis FC. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Children's Mercy Park. 0-0 away at Birmingham Legion before that.
The Swope Park Rangers manager Paulo Nagamura has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Swope Park Rangers having conceded 9 goals here at Children's Mercy Park so far. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Swope Park Rangers have let the opposition score 9 times, an average of more than three per game.
Louisville City form and stats
Louisville City are still undefeated on their travels. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.Louisville City are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the USL Championship against Memphis 901. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Ottawa Fury.
2 goals so far away for Louisville City, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Swope Park Rangers 0 wins, 1 draw and Louisville City 0 victories.Top Goalscorers
J. Mbekeli 2 goals / 1 assists |  M. Rasmussen 2 goals / 1 assists | A. Thiam 2 goals / 1 assists |
Swope Park Rangers missing players
Louisville City missing players
| Swope Park Rangers | Louisville City | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Scored | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 8 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Louisville City hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Swope Park Rangers is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Swope Park Rangers has failed to keep a clean sheet in 3 matches.
Swope Park Rangers
| 23-03-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 2 - 2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 06-04-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 3 - 4 | Bethlehem Steel |
| 16-04-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 1 - 3 | Indy Eleven |
| 20-04-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 0 - 0 | Swope Park Rangers |
| 28-04-19 | | Saint Louis FC | 3 - 1 | Swope Park Rangers |
| 07-05-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 00:00 | Louisville City |
| 12-05-19 | | Nashville | - | Swope Park Rangers |
| 19-05-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 21:00 | Atlanta United II |
| 23-05-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | - | Memphis 901 |
| 25-05-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23:30 | Swope Park Rangers |
Louisville City
| 31-03-19 | | Louisville City | 2 - 3 | Birmingham Legion |
| 06-04-19 | | Louisville City | 0 - 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
| 13-04-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 - 1 | Louisville City |
| 20-04-19 | | Louisville City | 1 - 0 | Ottawa Fury |
| 30-04-19 | | Louisville City | 2 - 1 | Memphis 901 |
| 07-05-19 | | Swope Park Rangers | 00:00 | Louisville City |
| 12-05-19 | | Birmingham Legion | - | Louisville City |
| 18-05-19 | | Louisville City | 23:00 | Saint Louis FC |
| 26-05-19 | | Bethlehem Steel | 18:00 | Louisville City |
| 01-06-19 | | Louisville City | 23:00 | Charleston Battery |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | New York RB II | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | New Mexico United | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Saint Louis FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers II | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Louisville City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | Nashville | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Austin Bold | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Reno 1868 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | OKC Energy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | LA Galaxy II | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 16 | Phoenix Rising | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | Fresno FC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | Sacramento Republic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | Real Monarchs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | Ottawa Fury | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | Birmingham Legion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 23 | Bethlehem Steel | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 24 | Atlanta United II | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 25 | Rio Grande Valley | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 26 | San Antonio | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 27 | El Paso Locomotive | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| 28 | Orange County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 29 | Las Vegas Lights | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 8 |
| 30 | Colorado Springs | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 31 | Loudoun United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 32 | Memphis 901 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 33 | Charlotte Independence | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 5 |
| 34 | Seattle Sounders II | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | -23 | 3 |
| 35 | Swope Park Rangers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 36 | Hartford Athletic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 0 |
