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Lexington vs North Carolina: result 2-1 and analysis

USL ChampionshipMatchday 27Kick-off on September 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM (UTC)Lexington SC Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington
2-1
North Carolina

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What was the result of Lexington vs North Carolina?

Lexington won 2-1 on September 5, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 45′F. AjagoLexington
  • 72′Nick FirminoLexington
  • 87′Rodrigo Da CostaNorth Carolina

Official lineup for Lexington vs North Carolina

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Lexington

  1. 33F. Ajago
  2. 72B. P. Rodrigues
  1. 8Nick Firmino
  2. 13B. Ferri
  3. 71M. Adedokun
  4. 80D. Williams
  5. 27G. Gilbert
  1. 5K. Burks
  2. 6J. Hafferty
  3. 24K. Sargeant
  1. 31B. Thompson

North Carolina

  1. 7E. Conway
  2. 9O. Anderson
  1. 13L. Perez
  2. 15M. Maldonado
  3. 19A. Al Qaq
  4. 44R. Sommersall
  1. 5P. Craig
  2. 11P. Burner
  3. 20Conor Andrew Donovan
  4. 27B. Washington
  1. 22O. Semmle
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lexington have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; North Carolina have 7, 2 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Lexington
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 31, 2025Las Vegas Lights(away)0-1USL Championship
Aug 23, 2025Oakland Roots(home)2-1USL Championship
Aug 17, 2025San Antonio(away)1-0USL Championship
Aug 9, 2025Phoenix Rising(home)2-0USL Championship
Aug 2, 2025Colorado Springs(away)1-3USL Championship
North Carolina
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 30, 2025Hartford Athletic(home)2-3USL Championship
Aug 24, 2025Las Vegas Lights(away)2-1USL Championship
Aug 15, 2025Detroit City(home)1-1USL Championship
Aug 9, 2025Tampa Bay Rowdies(home)2-1USL Championship
Aug 3, 2025Louisville City(away)1-4USL Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Lexington wins, 1 draw, 2 North Carolina wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2023Lexington 0-1 North CarolinaUSL League One
Jun 18, 2023North Carolina 2-2 LexingtonUSL League One
Apr 1, 2023North Carolina 2-1 LexingtonUSL League One

Last archived meeting: Lexington vs North Carolina on Oct 7, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Lexington score 1.3 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; North Carolina score 1.6 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Lexington1.31.059/158/15
North Carolina1.61.5211/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Lexington3014610573948

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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