Tacoma Defiance and Las Vegas Lights club members eagerly anticipate USL Championship clash at Cheney Stadium

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Fri 03.September
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cheney Stadium (6500 seats)

Tacoma Defiance have managed 5 home wins so far, Las Vegas Lights have won 2 away. Who improves their record in this one?

Insights:
  • Tacoma Defiance have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals (47) in USL Championship

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.

These teams have little in common geographically as Las Vegas Lights have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Tacoma Defiance form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Cheney Stadium as Tacoma Defiance have scored 13 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the USL Championship are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Defiance in their previous match, an away game at Oakland Roots that ended in defeat 1-3.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Orange County.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Tacoma Defiance as they have a new game in only three days, a USL Championship match thankfully also at home. Phoenix Rising are visiting.

A decent goal production from Tacoma Defiance in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. From these home matches, Defiance have conceded only 5 goals.

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Las Vegas Lights form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Las Vegas Lights so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-8 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Lights in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Oakland Roots.

Las Vegas Lights's previous game was their home loss versus LA Galaxy II (2-3).

A 1-3 loss hosting Oakland Roots before that.

After this away game Lights return home for a USL Championship game against Sacramento Republic. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting Lights have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 10 games. The Las Vegas Lights defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 30 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the participants met earlier this season; Las Vegas Lights - Defiance 1-0. Tacoma Defiance-Las Vegas Lights H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Tacoma Defiance two wins, Las Vegas Lights five wins, zero draws. five of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Tacoma Defiance missing players

Las Vegas Lights missing players

Tacoma Defiance Las Vegas Lights
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 4 10 20
7 5 1 Won W 1 2 5
6 3 1 Drew D 0 0 2
5 0 0 Lost L 3 8 13
23 13 4 Scored S 6 13 28
21 5 2 Conceded C 15 30 47
89% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 90%
44% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 90% 80%
22% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 60% 55%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 50% 30%
56% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 80% 80%
28% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
28% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 20% 10%
 
5.3 7 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.3
4.3 2.4 0.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6.5 5.6
2.4 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 9.9 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 7 8.6
3.5 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.9 3.7
37% 37% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 33% 38%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • Las Vegas Lights have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Las Vegas Lights have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Las Vegas Lights have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Las Vegas Lights have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the fewest points (6) away in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals (30) away in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals (47) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the most matches over the total-line (14) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights have the the worst goal difference (-19) in USL Championship
  • Las Vegas Lights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Las Vegas Lights is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Tacoma Defiance have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Tacoma Defiance have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Tacoma Defiance have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in USL Championship
  • Tacoma Defiance have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in USL Championship
  • Tacoma Defiance have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Tacoma Defiance have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 20 12 5 3 43 19 11 8 3 0 32 8 9 4 2 3 11 11 24 41
2 Orange County 21 8 6 7 29 26 9 2 3 4 10 15 12 6 3 3 19 11 3 30
3 San Diego Loyal 21 9 3 9 31 29 11 6 1 4 17 12 10 3 2 5 14 17 2 30
4 Tacoma Defiance 18 7 6 5 23 21 8 5 3 0 13 5 10 2 3 5 10 16 2 27
5 LA Galaxy II 19 6 4 9 31 35 10 2 4 4 17 14 9 4 0 5 14 21 -4 22
6 Sacramento Republic 19 5 7 7 21 25 10 3 2 5 14 17 9 2 5 2 7 8 -4 22
7 Oakland Roots 18 5 5 8 20 27 8 3 2 3 9 9 10 2 3 5 11 18 -7 20
8 Las Vegas Lights 20 5 2 13 28 47 10 3 2 5 15 17 10 2 0 8 13 30 -19 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.