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Phoenix Rising vs Oakland Roots: result 3-3 and analysis

USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 32Kick-off on September 28, 2025 at 02:00 AM (UTC)Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Rising
3-3
Oakland Roots

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What was the result of Phoenix Rising vs Oakland Roots?

Phoenix Rising and Oakland Roots drew 3-3 on September 28, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 1′D. TrejoOakland Roots
  • 9′P. WilsonOakland Roots
  • 22′P. WilsonOakland Roots
  • 45′C. DennisPhoenix Rising
  • 86′C. DennisPhoenix Rising
  • 90′R. CabralPhoenix Rising (pen.)

Official lineup for Phoenix Rising vs Oakland Roots

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Phoenix Rising

  1. 22D. Johnson
  1. 6C. F. Sainte
  2. 8N. Okello
  3. 9I. Sacko
  4. 10H. Avayevu
  5. 12C. Dennis
  6. 17J. Scearce
  1. 2C. Smith
  2. 51A. Essengue
  3. 87D. Flores
  1. 1P. Rakovsky

Oakland Roots

  1. 9P. Wilson
  2. 10P. Armenakas
  3. 77F. Bettache
  4. 99D. Trejo
  1. 6D. Gomez
  2. 12T. Gibson
  3. 45A. Elmasnaouy
  1. 4G. Margvelashvili
  2. 15N. Hackshaw
  3. 30M. Doner
  1. 35R. Spiegel
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Phoenix Rising have 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats; Oakland Roots have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Phoenix Rising
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2025Loudoun United(home)2-2USL Championship
Sep 14, 2025Sacramento Republic(away)2-2USL Championship
Sep 6, 2025Las Vegas Lights(home)0-0USL Championship
Aug 31, 2025El Paso Locomotive(home)3-3USL Championship
Aug 24, 2025Colorado Springs(home)4-1USL Championship
Oakland Roots
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2025FC Tulsa(home)1-1USL Championship
Sep 13, 2025Charleston Battery(away)3-3USL Championship
Sep 7, 2025Pittsburgh Riverhounds(home)0-2USL Championship
Aug 31, 2025Monterey Bay(home)1-0USL Championship
Aug 23, 2025Lexington(away)1-2USL Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Phoenix Rising wins, 2 draws, 1 Oakland Roots win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 13, 2025Oakland Roots 1-2 Phoenix RisingUSL Championship
Oct 13, 2024Oakland Roots 0-1 Phoenix RisingUSL Championship
Mar 24, 2024Phoenix Rising 1-0 Oakland RootsUSL Championship
Jun 25, 2023Oakland Roots 1-1 Phoenix RisingUSL Championship
Jun 11, 2023Phoenix Rising 2-2 Oakland RootsUSL Championship
Sep 11, 2022Phoenix Rising 0-2 Oakland RootsUSL Championship

Last archived meeting: Oakland Roots vs Phoenix Rising on Jul 13, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Phoenix Rising score 1.8 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Oakland Roots score 1.2 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Phoenix Rising1.82.1112/1510/15
Oakland Roots1.21.257/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Phoenix Rising sit 8th in USL Championship (40 points from 30 matches) and Oakland Roots sit 10th (38 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Phoenix Rising30101010454640
10Oakland Roots3091110394038

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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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