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Phoenix Rising vs Rio Grande Valley: result 2-0 and analysis

USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 46Kick-off on October 8, 2017 at 02:30 AM (UTC)Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Rising
2-0
Rio Grande Valley

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What was the result of Phoenix Rising vs Rio Grande Valley?

Phoenix Rising won 2-0 on October 8, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 34′J. JohnsonPhoenix Rising
  • 75′Didier Yves Drogba TébilyPhoenix Rising

Official lineup for Phoenix Rising vs Rio Grande Valley

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Phoenix Rising

  1. 11Didier Yves Drogba Tébily
  2. 14J. Johnson
  1. 8Matthew Watson
  2. 15J. Gibbons
  3. 16S. Hamilton
  4. 28G. Awako
  1. 5P. Ramage
  2. 19A. Dia
  3. 25Victor Vasquez
  4. 33J. Stewart
  1. 18J. Cohen

Rio Grande Valley

  1. 19K. Murphy
  1. 10E. Bird
  2. 11Robert Casner
  3. 14Todd Wharton
  4. 16Christian Lucatero
  5. 13E. García
  6. 28O. Ontiveros
  1. 2K. Greene
  2. 5Ivan Magalhães dos Santos
  3. 12Justin Bilyeu
  1. 24C. Brown
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Phoenix Rising have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Rio Grande Valley have 3, 6 and 6.

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

Phoenix Rising
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 5, 2017FC Tulsa(home)4-3USL Championship
Oct 1, 2017Sacramento Republic(away)0-2USL Championship
Sep 28, 2017Portland Timbers II(away)2-0USL Championship
Sep 24, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps II(away)4-0USL Championship
Sep 21, 2017Seattle Sounders II(away)1-0USL Championship
Rio Grande Valley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2017Sporting KC II(home)2-2USL Championship
Sep 24, 2017San Antonio(away)1-0USL Championship
Sep 17, 2017Reno 1868(home)1-0USL Championship
Sep 10, 2017Sacramento Republic(home)1-2USL Championship
Sep 4, 2017Ventura County(away)0-1USL Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Phoenix Rising wins, 2 draws, 0 Rio Grande Valley wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2017Rio Grande Valley 1-1 Phoenix RisingUSL Championship
Jun 23, 2016Rio Grande Valley 1-1 Phoenix RisingUSL Championship

Last archived meeting: Rio Grande Valley vs Phoenix Rising on Aug 13, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Phoenix Rising score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Grande Valley score 1.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Phoenix Rising1.60.975/155/15
Rio Grande Valley1.31.7211/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026 standings
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8Phoenix Rising30101010454640

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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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