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Sporting JAX vs Detroit City Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–32 – 6

Emil Jaaskelainen 9′Kieran Sadlier 69′13th

6thDarren Smith 13′, 26′, 45+3′, 57′, 81′Kobe Hernández-Foster 90+2′

DS

Player of the matchDarren SmithDET · 5 goals · 99′ played · 6 shots (6 on target) · 1 key passes · 1 dribbles

10.0
Possession
50%50%
Shots · on target in brackets
13 (6)12 (10)
Corners
53
Table · 3 v 21 pts
13th6th → 2nd

USL ChampionshipMatchday 14Ref L. Escobar Pineda

Match strip & events

SPO 2–6 DET · 3–3 yellow

1′HT90′Detroit City on top 51 of 90 min · SPO 43% · DET 57% pressure · peaks SPO 69′, DET 13′
  1. Full time 2–6
  2. Kobe Hernández-Foster2–6Goal · direct free kick
  3. Antonio GomezYellow card
  4. Connor RutzYellow card
  5. Darren Smith2–5Goal · right foot · assist Kobe Hernández-Foster
  6. Rhys Williamsfor Rafael Mentzingen
  7. Aedan Stanleyfor Abdoulaye Diop
  8. Ahmad Al-Qaqfor Edgardo Rito
  9. Kieran Sadlier2–4Goal · right foot · assist Emil Jaaskelainen
  10. Haruki Yamazakifor Preston Tabortetaka
  11. Connor Rutzfor Ben Morris
  12. Antonio Gomezfor Wahab Ackwei
  13. Wan KuzainYellow card
  14. Kieran Sadlierfor Raheem Somersall
  15. Darren Smith1–4Goal · right foot · assist Preston Tabortetaka
  16. Devon Amoo-MensahYellow card
  17. Alasanne Ates DioufYellow card
  18. Half-time 1–3
  19. Darren Smith1–3Goal · right foot
  20. Edgardo RitoYellow card
  21. +Rio Hope-Gundfor Callum Montgomery · injury
  22. Darren Smith1–2Goal · right foot · assist Ben Morris
  23. Darren Smith1–1Goal · right foot
  24. Emil Jaaskelainen1–0Goal · header · assist Rafferty Pedder

Top ratings

XI avg 6.21 v 7.09
  1. DSDarren SmithDET10.0
  2. Kobe Hernández-FosterDET8.6
  3. EJEmil JaaskelainenSPO7.9
  4. Ben MorrisDET7.4
  5. Preston TabortetakaDET7.1

Head-to-head

2 meetings on record since 2026

0-1-1Sporting JAX W-D-L · goals 2:3

0 SPO1 draws1 DET
Goals per meeting
2.5
  1. Detroit City1–0Sporting JAXUSL Championship
  2. Detroit City2–2Sporting JAXClub Friendlies 3

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
SJSporting JAX3d restequal rest · old → new3d restDetroit City
  1. 2-4L25 Mar
  2. 2-3L28 Mar
  3. 0-1L4 Apr
  4. 0-1L11 Apr
  5. 0-1L18 Apr
  6. 0-4L2 May
  7. 1-2L9 May
  8. 4-4D27 May
  9. 2-2D31 May
  10. 1-2L11 Jun

0-2-8goals 12:240.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D4 Apr
  2. 1-0W11 Apr
  3. 1-2L14 Apr
  4. 1-2L18 Apr
  5. 2-1W2 May
  6. 1-2L9 May
  7. 2-1W21 May
  8. 0-0D23 May
  9. 0-2L30 May
  10. 1-1D11 Jun

3-3-4goals 9:111.20pts/game

  1. AMonterey Bay1–2
  2. HBrooklyn FC2–2
  3. HSan Antonio4–4
  4. AIndy Eleven1–2
  5. ACharleston Battery0–4

latest 5

  1. HEl Paso Locomotive1–1
  2. ACharleston Battery0–2
  3. ALoudoun United0–0
  4. HMiami FC2–1
  5. AHartford Athletic1–2
Show older matches
  1. ALouisville City0–1
  2. ADetroit City0–1
  3. HTampa Bay Rowdies0–1
  4. APittsburgh Riverhounds2–3
  5. HMiami FC2–4

older

  1. HLouisville City2–1
  2. APittsburgh Riverhounds1–2
  3. HChicago Fire1–2
  4. HSporting JAX1–0
  5. ARhode Island0–0

Matchday 14

USL Championship · the other 10 games
  1. Tampa Bay Rowdies2–2Charleston Battery
  2. Detroit City1–1El Paso Locomotive
  3. Monterey Bay2–1Sporting JAX
  4. Phoenix Rising0–2Louisville City
  5. Rhode Island1–0Loudoun United
  6. Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–0Indy Eleven
  7. Lexington2–0San Antonio
  8. Hartford Athletic3–1Tampa Bay Rowdies
  9. Charleston Battery5–1Tulsa Roughnecks
  10. Louisville City2–2Brooklyn FC
USL Championship fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 2ndfrom 6th

    Detroit City moved from 6th to 2nd in the USL Championship table with this result.18 → 21 points after 13 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 6-2from 0-1 down

    Detroit City won 6-2 after trailing 0-1.Score by goal: 9' 1-0, 13' 1-1, 26' 1-2, 45+3' 1-3, 57' 1-4, 69' 2-4, 81' 2-5, 90+2' 2-6.

Team stats

42 figures
SJSporting JAXfull timeDetroit City
  1. 50%Possession50%
  2. 13Shots12
  3. 6Shots on target10
  4. 2Big chances5
  5. 5Corners3
  6. 425Passes439
  7. 13Fouls12
  8. 3Yellow cards3
All 42 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 8Accurate crosses3
  3. 89Attacks85
  4. 1Big chances missed0
  5. 18Crosses11
  6. 58Dangerous attacks52
  7. 9Dribble attempts10
  8. 0Hit woodwork1
  9. 2Offsides2
  10. 46%Shot accuracy83%
  11. 4Shots blocked0
  12. 8Shots inside box7
  13. 5Shots off target3
  14. 5Shots outside box5
  15. 4Successful dribbles6
  16. Passing
  17. 12Accurate long passes12
  18. 373Accurate passes382
  19. 89%Forward passes %89%
  20. 11Key passes6
  21. 39%Long pass accuracy32%
  22. 31Long passes37
  23. 88%Pass accuracy87%
  24. 16Passes in final third19
  25. Defence
  26. 17Ball recoveries19
  27. 75Ball safe70
  28. 30Duels won34
  29. 4Goal kicks8
  30. 10Interceptions10
  31. 4Saves4
  32. 7Tackles9
  33. Discipline
  34. 12Free kicks13
  35. Other
  36. 0Injuries1
  37. 90Possession lost91
  38. 4Substitutions5
  39. 20Throw-ins19

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Rafferty PedderSPO2
  2. Kobe Hernández-FosterDET1
  3. Ben MorrisDET1

Passes

  1. Devon Amoo-MensahDET86/93
  2. Harvey NevilleSPO61/68
  3. Ryan EdwardsSPO53/56

Progressive passes

  1. Devon Amoo-MensahDET92 (99%)
  2. Harvey NevilleSPO66 (97%)
  3. Ryan EdwardsSPO54 (96%)

Ball recoveries

  1. Carlos HerreraDET6
  2. Christian OlivaresSPO4
  3. Abdoulaye DiopDET3

Tackles

  1. Kobe Hernández-FosterDET3
  2. Rafferty PedderSPO2
  3. Rhys WilliamsDET2

Saves

  1. Carlos HerreraDET4
  2. Christian OlivaresSPO4

Table after full time

USL Championship 2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Tampa Bay Rowdies138-4-121:8+13281st
2Detroit City136-3-419:13+6216th ▲4
3Louisville City146-3-524:22+2212nd ▼1
4Charleston Battery126-2-421:16+5203rd ▼1
11Loudoun United111-6-413:21-8911th
12Brooklyn FC122-3-713:22-9912th
13Sporting JAX130-3-1015:34-19313th
Sporting JAX
13th3 → 3 pts
Detroit City
6th → 2nd18 → 21 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

25%Model · draw 24%51%

Projected goals
1.05 – 1.62total 2.67 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 11.8%0–1 11.2%1–2 9.5%
OutcomeModelHappened
Sporting JAX win25%No
Draw24%No
Detroit City win51%Yes
Over 1.5 goals75%Yes
Over 2.5 goals50%Yes
Over 3.5 goals28%Yes
Both teams to score52%Yes
Sporting JAX clean sheet20%No
Detroit City clean sheet35%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
USL Championship
Season
2026 · Matchday 14 of 34
Kick-off
Referee
L. Escobar Pineda
SPO coach
Liam Fox (1.21 PPG)
DET coach
Danny Dichio (1.51 PPG)

Match summary

Detroit City beat Sporting JAX 6-2 in the USL Championship (United States), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Detroit City (6th, 18 pts) were 15 points ahead of Sporting JAX (13th, 3 pts). Sporting JAX had gone 13 matches without a win before this one. Across 2 previous meetings on record, Sporting JAX won 0 and Detroit City won 1, with 1 draw (2.5 goals per game).

Referee L. Escobar Pineda has shown 5.8 yellow cards per match over 32 matches on record. Goals came from Emil Jaaskelainen (9') and Kieran Sadlier (69') for Sporting JAX and Darren Smith (13', 26', 45', 57', 81') and Kobe Hernández-Foster (90') for Detroit City.

Sporting JAX — live results and scheduleDetroit City — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
SJSporting JAX5-4-16.21 avg rating 7.094-2-3-1Detroit City
  1. 315.9Christian Olivares99′
  1. 125.9Edgardo RitoYC ↓71′
  2. 185.9Wahab Ackwei↓67′
  3. 155.5Ryan Edwards99′
  4. 25.9Harvey Neville99′
  5. 35.8Tyshawn Rose99′
  1. 85.7Wan KuzainYC 99′
  2. 446.4Raheem Somersall↓63′
  3. 66.5Jordan Rossiter99′
  4. 196.8Rafferty PedderA 99′
  1. 167.9Emil JaaskelainenG A 99′
  1. 16.8Carlos Herrera99′
  1. 336.0T. Silva99′
  2. 46.3Callum Montgomery↓38′+
  3. 306.4Devon Amoo-MensahYC 99′
  4. 176.6Rafael Mentzingen↓75′
  1. 86.2Abdoulaye Diop↓75′
  2. 228.6Kobe Hernández-FosterG A 99′
  1. 326.7Alasanne Ates DioufYC 99′
  2. 97.4Ben MorrisA ↓67′
  3. 187.1Preston TabortetakaA ↓67′
  1. 710.0Darren Smith5G 99′
  1. 10Kieran SadlierFW · G ↑63′7.1
  2. 11Ahmad Al-QaqMF · ↑71′6.4
  3. 22Antonio GomezDF · YC ↑67′6.2
  4. 1Jake McGuireGK
  5. 7Jacob EvansMF
  6. 26Luc GraniturFW
  7. 28Ethan UnderwoodMF
  8. 32Brem SoumaoroMF

SubstitutesCoaches: Liam Fox (1.21 PPG) · Danny Dichio (1.51 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 2Rhys WilliamsDF · ↑75′6.5
  2. 3Aedan StanleyDF · ↑75′6.5
  3. 11Connor RutzMF · YC ↑67′6.2
  4. 14Haruki YamazakiDF · ↑67′6.3
  5. 20Rio Hope-GundDF · ↑38′6.6
  6. 21Maxi RodríguezMF
  7. 91Carlos SaldañaGK

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
SJSporting JAXall competitionsDetroit City
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.27Goals per game (both sides)2.27
  3. 73%Over 1.567%
  4. 67%Over 2.553%
  5. 40%Over 3.57%
  6. 60%Both teams scored53%
  7. 0%Clean sheets40%
  8. 40%Failed to score20%
  9. Sporting JAX at home v Detroit City away
  10. 6Played7
  11. 1Won1
  12. 2Drawn2
  13. 3Lost4
  14. 10-15Goals (for-against)4-8
  15. 0.83Points per game0.71
  16. 83%Over 2.543%
  17. 0%Clean sheets43%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 8-131st-half goals (for-against)6-9
  20. 9-192nd-half goals (for-against)14-5
  21. 53%Goals after half-time70%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 3-5-7Half-time W-D-L3-7-5

How we calculate this

Referee

L. Escobar Pineda
Cards / match
6.09this match 6 (-0.09)
Yellows / match
5.75this match 6
Reds / match
0.34
Penalties / match
0.2522% of matches
Fouls / match
31.2this match 25

2.63Home 2.63 vs Away 3.13 yellows/match · +0.50 away · 2–9 red3.13

50%Results in 32 recent matches · draw 28%22%

home winsaway wins

Analysed latest 32 of 36 career matches.

Updated