Match Report
40 points for El Paso Locomotive (2nd), 27 for Oakland Roots (19th): a 13-point gap. On the form table Oakland Roots stood 14th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, El Paso Locomotive ran at 1.7 scored and 1.26 conceded, Oakland Roots at 1.22 and 1.35.
Oakland Roots's winless run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for El Paso Locomotive against 1/15 for Oakland Roots.
Across 6 recorded meetings, El Paso Locomotive have 1 win to Oakland Roots's 3, with 2 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
The match was played at Southwest University Park (capacity 7,500). The referee was J. Griggs, with 24 matches in our database and 1.5 yellows per game on average. El Paso Locomotive led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
El Paso Locomotive: R. Rubín (9')
Key stats
Possession: El Paso Locomotive 43% · Oakland Roots 57% · Total shots: 18-10 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 4-6