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Lexington vs Phoenix Rising: result 2-0 and analysis

USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 22Kick-off on August 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM (UTC)Lexington SC Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington
2-0
Phoenix Rising

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What was the result of Lexington vs Phoenix Rising?

Lexington won 2-0 on August 9, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 29′F. AjagoLexington
  • 79′M. AdedokunLexington

Official lineup for Lexington vs Phoenix Rising

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Lexington

  1. 11M. Epps
  2. 33F. Ajago
  1. 3S. Djeffal
  2. 8Nick Firmino
  3. 13B. Ferri
  4. 71M. Adedokun
  5. 27G. Gilbert
  1. 5K. Burks
  2. 6J. Hafferty
  3. 24K. Sargeant
  1. 31B. Thompson

Phoenix Rising

  1. 9I. Sacko
  2. 29D. Formella
  1. 8N. Okello
  2. 12C. Dennis
  3. 80X. Emmers
  4. 88P. Rizzo
  1. 4P. Mar Boye
  2. 14E. Cuello
  3. 23R. Flood
  4. 51A. Essengue
  1. 13T. Henry
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lexington have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Phoenix Rising have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Lexington
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 2, 2025Colorado Springs(away)1-3USL Championship
Jul 26, 2025Louisville City(home)1-2USL League One Cup
Jul 20, 2025Sacramento Republic(away)0-0USL Championship
Jul 12, 2025Miami FC(away)1-1USL Championship
Jul 5, 2025Phoenix Rising(away)1-0USL Championship
Phoenix Rising
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 3, 2025Birmingham Legion(home)3-3USL Championship
Jul 31, 2025Orange County SC(away)1-4USL Championship
Jul 20, 2025El Paso Locomotive(away)2-2USL League One Cup
Jul 13, 2025Oakland Roots(away)2-1USL Championship
Jul 5, 2025Lexington(home)0-1USL Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Lexington win, 0 draws, 0 Phoenix Rising wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 5, 2025Phoenix Rising 0-1 LexingtonUSL Championship

Last archived meeting: Phoenix Rising vs Lexington on Jul 5, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Lexington score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Phoenix Rising score 1.9 and concede 2.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Lexington1.11.539/158/15
Phoenix Rising1.92.0212/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Lexington sit 4th in USL Championship (44 points from 28 matches) and Phoenix Rising sit 9th (36 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Lexington2813510493344
9Phoenix Rising289910394236

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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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