Match summary
Before kickoff, Detroit City were 7th in the table but 13th on points from the last five league games. Only 17% of their 6 previous meetings had three or more goals.
Detroit City vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Detroit City's first win over Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 6 meetings on record.No earlier win in 6 meetings on record since 2024-04-27 (3D 3L); all competitions.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Detroit City1W 3D 1L
Detroit CityPittsburgh Riverhounds
6Pointsof 1510
2Goals scored6
2Goals conceded3
3Clean sheets3
0Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row2
3Without a win0
2Conceded in a row0
Head to head6 meetings · Apr 2024 – Apr 2026
- Detroit City wins
- 0
- Draws
- 3
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds wins
- 3
1.17goals per meeting
17%both teams scored
17%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsDetroit City 0W 3D 2L · 1 goals per game
Meetings
- USL ChampionshipPittsburgh Riverhounds2-1Detroit City
- USL ChampionshipPittsburgh Riverhounds0-0Detroit City
- USL ChampionshipDetroit City0-0Pittsburgh Riverhounds
- USL ChampionshipPittsburgh Riverhounds2-0Detroit City
- USL ChampionshipDetroit City0-0Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Show all 6 meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 295 earlier results
Detroit CityPittsburgh Riverhounds
#7Position#6
37Points23 v 24 games37
+9Goal difference+3
1.22Scored per gameleague avg 1.371.08
0.83Conceded per game0.96
#13Form table position#4
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Detroit CityPittsburgh Riverhounds
- Substitution · Detroit City · Michael Bryant · InOut: Kobe Hernández-Foster89'
- Substitution · Detroit City · Ryan Williams · InOut: Darren Smith89'
- 81'Substitution · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · Sam Bassett · InOut: J. Wälti
- 75'Substitution · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · J. Etou · InOut: Eliot Goldthorp
- Goal · Detroit City · Kian Williams1-073'
- Substitution · Detroit City · Alex Dalou · InOut: Alasanne Ates Diouf72'
- Substitution · Detroit City · Cheikhou Niang · InOut: Abdoulaye Diop72'
- 69'Substitution · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · Yu Tsukanome · InOut: Albert Dikwa
- Yellow Card · Detroit City · Alasanne Ates Diouf67'
- Substitution · Detroit City · Kian Williams · InOut: Jeciel Cedeno64'
- 45'Yellow Card · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · V. Souza
- 29'Yellow Card · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · J. Wälti
- Yellow Card · Detroit City · Kobe Hernández-Foster14'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Detroit CityPittsburgh Riverhounds
56%Ball Possession44%
6Shots Total2
2Shots On Target1
2Corners4
11Fouls21
2Yellow Cards2
1Offsides2
1Saves1
470Passes371
2Shots Off Target1
102Attacks93
47Dangerous Attacks46
3Shots Inside Box1
3Shots Outside Box1
1Goals0
21Free Kicks11
2Shots Blocked0
0Substitutions1
4Tackles12
1Assists0
368Accurate Passes252
12Total Crosses14
2Accurate Crosses1
15Interceptions3
69Duels Won46
1Big Chances Created0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 35(73%) | 1 | 11/17 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 61(76%) | 1 | 9/13 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 90(83%) | 2 | 13/19 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(88%) | - | 3/3 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 78(84%) | - | 8/11 | |
| 7.0 | 26' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 3(100%) | - | 1/4 | |
Cheikhou Niang FW | 6.8 | 18' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 2(50%) | - | 3/4 |
| 6.7 | 89' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(88%) | - | 4/8 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 27(57%) | - | 5/10 | |
| 6.6 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 30(87%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.5 | 89' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(60%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(67%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 22(61%) | - | 4/9 | |
| 6.4 | 72' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(64%) | - | 1/10 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | - | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(50%) | - | 1/1 |
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