Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — El Paso Locomotive 2nd with 43 points, Oakland Roots 19th with 27, 16 apart. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, El Paso Locomotive ran at 1.71 scored and 1.25 conceded, Oakland Roots at 1.21 and 1.46.
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). 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