USL Championship match preview and statistics: Tampa Bay Rowdies fight Bethlehem Steel

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Lang Stadium (7786 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Al Lang Stadium clash with Bethlehem Steel, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the USL Championship table.

It's no vacation for neither Tampa Bay Rowdies nor Bethlehem Steel as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats

The story so far in the USL Championship for Tampa Bay Rowdies at their home stadium (Al Lang Stadium) is 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Tampa Bay Rowdies will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the USL Championship game against Ottawa Fury (placed 13th). In the match before that, Tampa Bay Rowdies hosted Atlanta United II and drew the game 1-1.

The Tampa Bay Rowdies fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 15 league matches. Tampa Bay Rowdies are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al Lang Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.

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Bethlehem Steel form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their USL Championship travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Bethlehem Steel's previous game versus Loudoun United (placed 32nd), a USL Championship 5-2 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Bethlehem Steel manager B. Burke faced defeat when travelling to Indy Eleven and losing 1-2.

The travelling fans enjoy Bethlehem Steel's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 12 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bethlehem Steel have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Bethlehem Steel - Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-2 entered in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies victories, 2 draws and 1 Bethlehem Steel win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

F. Moumbagna
6 goals / 1 assists
J. Chambers
5 goals / 2 assists

Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players

Bethlehem Steel missing players

Tampa Bay Rowdies Bethlehem Steel
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
29 15 6 Played P 6 12 28
15 7 3 Won W 1 4 8
8 5 3 Drew D 2 3 6
6 3 0 Lost L 3 5 14
51 26 12 Scored S 5 18 43
25 12 2 Conceded C 10 21 54
93% 93% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 92% 96%
76% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 82%
41% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 71%
31% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 43%
17% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 25% 25%
52% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 54%
38% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 18%
17% 13% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 32%
 
5.9 7.6 7.7 Corners For (avg) C F 2.8 3.1 3.4
3.9 3.6 3.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 5.2 5.3
1.5 1.4 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2.1
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 8
Key stats This season:
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Tampa Bay Rowdies
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
24-08-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 - 0 Memphis 901
31-08-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 2 Nashville
07-09-19 USL Charlotte Independence 1 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies
14-09-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 1 Atlanta United II
18-09-19 USL Ottawa Fury 1 - 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
21-09-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 23:30 Bethlehem Steel
28-09-19 USL Louisville City 23:00 Tampa Bay Rowdies
04-10-19 USL Loudoun United 22:30 Tampa Bay Rowdies
12-10-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 22:30 Indy Eleven
19-10-19 USL Hartford Athletic 22:00 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Bethlehem Steel
All Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
25-08-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 2 - 3 Birmingham Legion
01-09-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 2 - 0 Swope Park Rangers
07-09-19 USL North Carolina 3 - 3 Bethlehem Steel
14-09-19 USL Indy Eleven 2 - 1 Bethlehem Steel
18-09-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 5 - 2 Loudoun United
21-09-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 23:30 Bethlehem Steel
29-09-19 USL Memphis 901 - Bethlehem Steel
06-10-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 23:30 Charlotte Independence
09-10-19 USL Atlanta United II 22:30 Bethlehem Steel
12-10-19 USL Ottawa Fury 17:00 Bethlehem Steel

  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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