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El Paso Locomotive vs New Mexico United Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–00 – 1

1st

2ndValentin Noël 90+4′

VN

Player of the matchValentin NoëlNEW · 1 goal · 97′ played · 3 shots (1 on target) · 2 key passes · 3 duels won

7.6
Possession
53%47%
Shots · on target in brackets
17 (3)10 (3)
Corners
13
Table · 50 v 52 pts
1st → 2nd2nd → 1st

USL ChampionshipMatchday 34Southwest University ParkRef C. Radosav

Events

ELP 0–1 NEW · 0–2 yellow
  1. Full time 0–1
  2. Valentin NoëlYellow card
  3. Valentin Noël0–1Goal · left foot · assist Gedion Zelalem
  4. Carl Saintéfor Alex Méndez
  5. Justin Rennicksfor Kipp Keller
  6. Nicolás Cardonafor Ricky Ruiz
  7. Zyen Jonesfor Roberto Avila
  8. D. Gomezfor Robert Coronado
  9. Gedion Zelalemfor Charlie Dennis
  10. Maliek Howellfor Jake LaCava
  11. Dayonn Harrisfor Cam Wilkerson
  12. Álvaro Quezadafor Jimmy Farkarlun
  13. Half-time 0–0
  14. Kipp KellerYellow card

Top ratings

XI avg 6.89 v 6.99
  1. VNValentin NoëlNEW7.6
  2. AOArturo OrtizELP7.4
  3. Eric CalvilloELP7.4
  4. KSKris ShakesNEW7.4
  5. Kipp KellerNEW7.3

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
El Paso Locomotive7d restequal rest · old → new7d restNew Mexico United
  1. 3-0W16 Aug
  2. 1-0W23 Aug
  3. 2-1W27 Aug
  4. 4-1W30 Aug
  5. 2-1W12 Sep
  6. 3-1W20 Sep
  7. 1-1D26 Sep
  8. 1-3L3 Oct
  9. 2-1W11 Oct
  10. 0-1L18 Oct

7-1-2goals 19:102.20pts/game

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

  1. 1-2L30 Aug
  2. 2-1W6 Sep
  3. 2-2D12 Sep
  4. 4-4D17 Sep
  5. 0-0D20 Sep
  6. 2-3L27 Sep
  7. 0-1L1 Oct
  8. 2-1W4 Oct
  9. 3-1W11 Oct
  10. 0-1L18 Oct

3-3-4goals 16:161.20pts/game

  1. HSacramento Republic0–1
  2. HOrange County2–1
  3. ALexington1–3
  4. HTulsa Roughnecks1–1
  5. APhoenix Rising3–1

latest 5

  1. ASan Antonio0–1
  2. HMonterey Bay3–1
  3. HPhoenix Rising2–1
  4. ATulsa Roughnecks0–1
  5. HSacramento Republic2–3
Show older matches
  1. ALouisville City2–1
  2. HLoudoun United4–1
  3. HPittsburgh Riverhounds2–1
  4. AColorado Springs1–0
  5. ASan Antonio3–0

older

  1. AColorado Springs0–0
  2. ABirmingham Legion4–4
  3. HIndy Eleven2–2
  4. ALas Vegas Lights2–1
  5. HSan Antonio1–2

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
El Paso Locomotiveall competitionsNew Mexico United
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.4Goals per game (both sides)2.93
  3. 67%Over 1.560%
  4. 47%Over 2.560%
  5. 20%Over 3.533%
  6. 47%Both teams scored60%
  7. 33%Clean sheets27%
  8. 20%Failed to score27%
  9. El Paso Locomotive at home v New Mexico United away
  10. 8Played7
  11. 6Won2
  12. 1Drawn3
  13. 1Lost2
  14. 13-5Goals (for-against)11-9
  15. 2.38Points per game1.29
  16. 38%Over 2.543%
  17. 38%Clean sheets29%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 16-61st-half goals (for-against)9-7
  20. 7-72nd-half goals (for-against)16-12
  21. 30%Goals after half-time64%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 7-6-2Half-time W-D-L4-7-4

How we calculate this

Matchday 34

USL Championship · the other 10 games
  1. Loudoun United4–3Brooklyn FC
  2. Charleston Battery1–0Indy Eleven
  3. Hartford Athletic2–1Rhode Island
  4. Pittsburgh Riverhounds2–1Birmingham Legion
  5. Louisville City0–0Detroit City
  6. Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Sporting JAX
  7. San Antonio2–1Orange County
  8. Colorado Springs2–0Tulsa Roughnecks
  9. Monterey Bay2–1Las Vegas Lights
  10. Sacramento Republic3–2Oakland Roots
USL Championship fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 2ndfrom 1st

    El Paso Locomotive moved from 1st to 2nd in the USL Championship table with this result.50 → 50 points after 30 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1stfrom 2nd

    New Mexico United moved from 2nd to 1st in the USL Championship table with this result.49 → 52 points after 30 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1stwin in 5 meetings

    New Mexico United's first win over El Paso Locomotive in 5 meetings on record.Previous win: 2025-03-22 (1-0); since then 2D 3L; all competitions.

  • 90'winning goal

    Valentin Noël's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Score by goal: 90+4' 0-1.

Team stats

42 figures
El Paso Locomotivefull timeNew Mexico United
  1. 53%Possession47%
  2. 17Shots10
  3. 3Shots on target3
  4. 0Big chances1
  5. 1Corners3
  6. 370Passes323
  7. 7Fouls16
  8. 0Yellow cards2
All 42 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 1Accurate crosses4
  3. 116Attacks116
  4. 0Big chances missed1
  5. 12Crosses12
  6. 62Dangerous attacks55
  7. 3Dribble attempts15
  8. 0Offsides2
  9. 18%Shot accuracy30%
  10. 6Shots blocked3
  11. 9Shots inside box4
  12. 8Shots off target4
  13. 8Shots outside box6
  14. 2Successful dribbles9
  15. Passing
  16. 33Accurate long passes20
  17. 272Accurate passes228
  18. 83%Forward passes %83%
  19. 11Key passes8
  20. 39%Long pass accuracy29%
  21. 84Long passes70
  22. 74%Pass accuracy71%
  23. 77Passes in final third72
  24. Defence
  25. 49Ball recoveries57
  26. 101Ball safe90
  27. 41Duels won36
  28. 12Goal kicks14
  29. 9Interceptions9
  30. 2Saves3
  31. 10Tackles8
  32. 8Tackles won5
  33. Discipline
  34. 16Free kicks7
  35. Other
  36. 1Injuries1
  37. 132Possession lost138
  38. 5Substitutions4
  39. 27Throw-ins30

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
El Paso Locomotive3-4-36.89 avg rating 6.994-2-3-1New Mexico United
  1. 996.6Abraham Romero97′
  1. 216.8Kofi Twumasi97′
  2. 257.4Arturo Ortiz97′
  3. 156.8Noah Dollenmayer97′
  1. 116.4Jimmy Farkarlun↓46′
  2. 306.8Robert Coronado↓77′
  3. 67.4Eric Calvillo97′
  4. 127.0Ricky Ruiz↓83′
  1. 196.9Alex Méndez↓90+2′ 92′
  2. 146.8R. Rubín97′
  3. 137.1Roberto Avila↓77′
  1. 137.4Kris Shakes97′
  1. 36.9Chris Gloster97′
  2. 27.0Niko Hämäläinen97′
  3. 47.3Kipp KellerYC ↓87′
  4. 177.0Jake LaCava↓73′
  1. 286.6Cam Wilkerson↓73′
  2. 156.6Ousman Jabang97′
  1. 316.9Joseph Melto Quiah97′
  2. 217.6Valentin NoëlG YC 97′
  3. 147.0Charlie Dennis↓73′
  1. 106.4Greg Hurst97′
  1. 2Nicolás CardonaDF · ↑83′6.3
  2. 5D. GomezMF · ↑77′6.4
  3. 7Zyen JonesFW · ↑77′6.5
  4. 8Carl SaintéMF · ↑90+2′
  5. 18Álvaro QuezadaDF · ↑46′6.6
  6. 29Kenneth HobanDF
  7. 33Trace AlphinGK
  8. 93Tony AlfaroDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Junior Gonzalez (1.60 PPG) · Dennis Sanchez (1.64 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 5Dayonn HarrisMF · ↑73′6.1
  2. 6Gedion ZelalemMF · A ↑73′7.0
  3. 9Justin RennicksFW · ↑87′6.6
  4. 27Maliek HowellDF · ↑73′6.6
  5. 11Cristian NavaMF
  6. 24Tyler BlackettDF
  7. 33Andrew PannenbergGK

Table after full time

USL Championship 2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1New Mexico United3015-7-845:34+11522nd ▲1
2El Paso Locomotive3015-5-1048:38+10501st ▼1
3Sacramento Republic2912-12-539:26+13483rd
4Lexington2914-5-1054:36+18474th
5Colorado Springs3013-8-944:38+6476th ▲1
6San Antonio3011-12-732:30+2455th ▼1
7Tulsa Roughnecks3011-10-934:31+3437th
8Phoenix Rising2910-9-1042:43-1398th
9Orange County3010-9-1139:49-10399th
10Oakland Roots299-11-937:3703810th
11Las Vegas Lights2910-6-1340:46-63611th
12Monterey Bay295-6-1830:51-212112th
El Paso Locomotive
1st → 2nd50 → 50 pts
New Mexico United
2nd → 1st49 → 52 pts

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

Referee

C. Radosav
Cards / match
4.13this match 2 (-2.13)
Yellows / match
3.99this match 2
Reds / match
0.14
Penalties / match
0.2521% of matches
Fouls / match
26.2this match 23

2.01Home 2.01 vs Away 1.97 yellows/match · 8–2 red · 3 coach cards1.97

35%Results in 71 matches · draw 31%34%

home winsaway wins
With El Paso Locomotive
1-2-1 in 4 · 2.25 yellows/game
With New Mexico United
1-0-1 in 2 · 2 yellows/game

Match info

Competition
USL Championship
Season
2026 · Matchday 34 of 34
Kick-off
Venue
Southwest University Park, El Paso
Capacity
9,500 · grass
Weather
26 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 98%
Referee
C. Radosav
ELP coach
Junior Gonzalez (1.60 PPG)
NEW coach
Dennis Sanchez (1.64 PPG)

Match summary

New Mexico United beat El Paso Locomotive 1-0 in the USL Championship (United States), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, El Paso Locomotive (50 points) and New Mexico United (49 points) were first and second in the table. Across 14 previous meetings on record, El Paso Locomotive won 4 and New Mexico United won 5, with 5 draws (3.36 goals per game).

Valentin Noël (90') scored for New Mexico United.

El Paso Locomotive — live results and scheduleNew Mexico United — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Niko HämäläinenNEW1

Passes

  1. Arturo OrtizELP49/58
  2. Noah DollenmayerELP33/40
  3. Kofi TwumasiELP29/39

Progressive passes

  1. Arturo OrtizELP50 (86%)
  2. Niko HämäläinenNEW36 (95%)
  3. Noah DollenmayerELP36 (90%)

Final-third passes

  1. Kris ShakesNEW17
  2. Chris GlosterNEW14
  3. Arturo OrtizELP11

Ball recoveries

  1. Kris ShakesNEW15
  2. Abraham RomeroELP11
  3. Charlie DennisNEW6

Duels won

  1. Roberto AvilaELP7/14
  2. Kipp KellerNEW6/9
  3. Noah DollenmayerELP6/8

Dribbles

  1. Joseph Melto QuiahNEW3/3
  2. Charlie DennisNEW2/2
  3. Ousman JabangNEW2/4

Head-to-head

14 meetings on record since 2019

4-5-5El Paso Locomotive W-D-L · goals 26:21

4 ELP5 draws5 NEW
With El Paso Locomotive at home
2-1-3 (11:9)
Goals per meeting
3.36
Over 2.5 goals
79%
Both teams scored
71%
Won by the host
29%
Last 5 (El Paso Locomotive)
3W 1D 1L · 3.6 goals/game
  1. El Paso Locomotive0–2New Mexico UnitedUSL League One Cup
  2. New Mexico United2–2El Paso LocomotiveUSL Championship
  3. New Mexico United0–4El Paso LocomotiveUS Open Cup
  4. El Paso Locomotive4–1New Mexico UnitedClub Friendlies 3
  5. El Paso Locomotive3–0New Mexico UnitedUSL Championship
Show all 14 meetings
  1. New Mexico United2–2El Paso LocomotiveUS Open Cup
  2. New Mexico United1–0El Paso LocomotiveUSL Championship
  3. New Mexico United2–2El Paso LocomotiveClub Friendlies 3
  4. El Paso Locomotive1–2New Mexico UnitedUSL Championship
  5. New Mexico United3–2El Paso LocomotiveUSL Championship
  6. New Mexico United1–2El Paso LocomotiveUSL Championship
  7. El Paso Locomotive1–2New Mexico UnitedUSL Championship
  8. New Mexico United1–1El Paso LocomotiveUSL Championship
  9. El Paso Locomotive2–2New Mexico UnitedUSL Championship

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

41%Model · draw 25%34%

Projected goals
1.53 – 1.37total 2.90 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 11.6%2–1 8.8%1–0 8.5%
OutcomeModelHappened
El Paso Locomotive win41%No
Draw25%No
New Mexico United win34%Yes
Over 1.5 goals78%No
Over 2.5 goals55%No
Over 3.5 goals33%No
Both teams to score58%No
El Paso Locomotive clean sheet26%No
New Mexico United clean sheet22%Yes

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

Updated