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North Texas vs Tacoma Defiance: result 2-2 and analysis

MLS Next ProRegular Season - 31Kick-off on August 20, 2023 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas

North Texas
2-2
Tacoma Defiance

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What was the result of North Texas vs Tacoma Defiance?

North Texas and Tacoma Defiance drew 2-2 on August 20, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 54′T. PondecaNorth Texas
  • 66′A. CissokoTacoma Defiance (pen.)
  • 67′D. GarcíaNorth Texas
  • 69′S. BrunellTacoma Defiance

Official lineup for North Texas vs Tacoma Defiance

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

North Texas

  1. 19L. Taboada
  2. 21J. Mulato
  1. 10H. Avayevu
  2. 11A. Costa
  3. 18C. Sainté
  4. 20A. Araneda
  5. 27T. Pondeca
  1. 3Henri
  2. 28H. Endeley
  3. 32N. Norris
  1. 13A. Carrera

Tacoma Defiance

  1. 38E. Björgólfs­son
  2. 72Braudílio Rodrigues
  1. 34F. Daroma
  2. 52S. Brunell
  3. 88A. Ovalle
  4. 97J. Alvarez
  1. 33C. Baker
  2. 39S. Hawkins
  3. 92A. Cissoko
  4. 96B. Bowen
  1. 29J. Castro
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, North Texas have 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats; Tacoma Defiance have 6, 5 and 4.

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

North Texas
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2023Real Monarchs(away)1-1MLS Next Pro
Aug 6, 2023Minnesota United II(away)1-2MLS Next Pro
Jul 30, 2023Portland Timbers II(home)4-0MLS Next Pro
Jul 23, 2023Sporting KC II(home)1-2MLS Next Pro
Jul 16, 2023Houston Dynamo FC II(away)1-2MLS Next Pro
Tacoma Defiance
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2023Colorado Rapids II(home)1-3MLS Next Pro
Aug 10, 2023Sporting KC II(home)3-1MLS Next Pro
Aug 6, 2023Portland Timbers II(away)1-1MLS Next Pro
Jul 30, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps II(home)2-1MLS Next Pro
Jul 24, 2023Los Angeles FC II(away)1-2MLS Next Pro

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 0 North Texas wins, 2 draws, 1 Tacoma Defiance win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 10, 2023Tacoma Defiance 3-0 North TexasMLS Next Pro
May 8, 2022North Texas 1-1 Tacoma DefianceMLS Next Pro
Apr 3, 2022Tacoma Defiance 1-1 North TexasMLS Next Pro

Last archived meeting: Tacoma Defiance vs North Texas on Jul 10, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

North Texas score 1.4 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Tacoma Defiance score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
North Texas1.41.639/159/15
Tacoma Defiance1.31.1310/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

North Texas sit 10th in MLS Next Pro (40 points from 28 matches) and Tacoma Defiance sit 9th (41 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Tacoma Defiance2814014404441
10North Texas2814014424140

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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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