On paper it looks like advantage Tacoma Defiance in this game against New Mexico United, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!
- Tacoma Defiance have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in USL Championship
- New Mexico United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Tacoma Defiance saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the USL Championship. Thankfully the previous game, versus San Diego Loyal, was also a home game here at Cheney Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Tacoma Defiance form and stats
Overall USL Championship stats at home this season for Tacoma Defiance, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in USL Championship, are 4-1-0 (wins-draw-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Cheney Stadium.
The Defiance supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host San Diego Loyal in USL Championship and win 2-1.
Preceding that game was the away draw at LA Galaxy II that finished 1-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sacramento Republic are coming to town in four days.
The Tacoma Defiance fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Defiance are not conceding a lot of goals here at Cheney Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
New Mexico United form and stats
New Mexico United have only collected 7 points from their away games in the USL Championship, after 2-1-5 (8 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Mexico, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
The attacking players of New Mexico United have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 218 minutes.
Mexico's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus El Paso Locomotive that finished 0-0.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against San Antonio wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Mexico have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 9 goals have been scored. Mexico struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Defiance victories, one draw and one New Mexico United win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Rivas 3 goals | C. Anguiano 2 goals | A. Ocampo-Chavez 2 goals |
Tacoma Defiance missing players
New Mexico United missing players
| Tacoma Defiance | New Mexico United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 18 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 87% |
| 75% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 53% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 53% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 27% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 4.8 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8.2 | 6 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| 3.4 | 4.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| 32% | 39% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 35% |
- New Mexico United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- New Mexico United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- New Mexico United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- New Mexico United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tacoma Defiance have not yet lost a game at home.
- Tacoma Defiance have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tacoma Defiance have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tacoma Defiance have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Tacoma Defiance have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in USL Championship
- Tacoma Defiance have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in USL Championship
- Tacoma Defiance 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 32 |
| 2 | Orange County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | San Diego Loyal | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 21 |
| 4 | Tacoma Defiance | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | Sacramento Republic | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 7 | Las Vegas Lights | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -11 | 16 |
| 8 | Oakland Roots | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 6 |