This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, loss and gain resulting in mid-table positions so far. Make ready for Tampa Bay Rowdies - Phoenix Rising!
- All of Tampa Bay Rowdies's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Phoenix Rising have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
It's quite the trip for Phoenix Rising when visiting Tampa Bay Rowdies as the cities are 3500 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Tampa Bay Rowdies nor Phoenix Rising 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.
Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats
Tampa Bay Rowdies have collected 7 points from their USL Championship home games so far after 2-1-2.
Tampa Bay Rowdies are confident in defense, having played 228 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Rowdies's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Phoenix Rising. The home side are looking to build on that result.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Detroit City and winning 1-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tampa Bay Rowdies have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Tampa Bay Rowdies has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches.
Phoenix Rising form and stats
Playing away, Phoenix Rising have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the USL Championship this season.
Phoenix Rising lost away at Tampa Bay Rowdies (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That loss was their first after five consecutive league rounds winning points.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Loudoun United.Phoenix are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Phoenix Rising have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also met each other earlier this season: Tampa Bay Rowdies - Phoenix Rising 2-0. Stats for the previous three meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Rowdies, zero draws and zero wins for Phoenix Rising. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been brutal, having seen 2 red cards from the last three duels.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Trejo Del Rio 3 goals |  M. Arteaga Rubianes 3 goals |   C. Dennis 2 goals |
Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players
Phoenix Rising missing players
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | Phoenix Rising | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 75% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.6 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 10.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 31% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 9.8 | 9.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 16.4 | 13.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.6 | 5.4 |
- All of Phoenix Rising's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Tampa Bay Rowdies's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Phoenix Rising have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Phoenix Rising have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Phoenix Rising haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 3 | Louisville City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami FC II | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Loudoun United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Memphis 901 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Detroit City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Hartford Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 5 |
