Match summary
Before kickoff, Phoenix Rising were 16th in the table but 3rd on points from the last five league games.
Phoenix Rising vs El Paso LocomotiveResult, Lineups & H2H
Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex
Phoenix Rising vs El Paso Locomotive in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- El Paso Locomotive's first win over Phoenix Rising in 6 meetings on record.Previous win: 2022-06-12 (0-1); since then 4D 2L; all competitions.
- El Paso Locomotive extended their winning run in the USL Championship (United States) to 8 matches.Run from 2026-08-06; league matches of this season only.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Phoenix Rising3W 2D 0L
Phoenix RisingEl Paso Locomotive
11Pointsof 1515
10Goals scored12
6Goals conceded3
0Clean sheets2
5Scored in a row7
5Unbeaten in a row7
7Conceded in a row3
Head to head7 meetings · Jun 2022 – Jun 2026
- Phoenix Rising wins
- 2
- Draws
- 4
- El Paso Locomotive wins
- 1
3.14goals per meeting
57%both teams scored
29%3+ goals
14%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsPhoenix Rising 2W 3D 0L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 303 earlier results
Phoenix RisingEl Paso Locomotive
#16Position#3
33Points24 v 24 games43
+2Goal difference+11
1.42Scored per gameleague avg 1.371.71
1.33Conceded per game1.25
#3Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Phoenix RisingEl Paso Locomotive
- 90+6'Goal · El Paso Locomotive · R. Rubín1-3
- 90+2'Substitution · El Paso Locomotive · Ricky Ruiz · InOut: Eric Calvillo
- 86'Substitution · El Paso Locomotive · Kenneth Hoban · InOut: Carl Sainté
- Substitution · Phoenix Rising · Adrián Pelayo · InOut: Rafael Czichos83'
- Second Yellow · Phoenix Rising · Luke BiasiSecond Yellow80'
- Yellow Card · Phoenix Rising · Luke Biasi78'
- Substitution · Phoenix Rising · Tate Schmitt · InOut: Daniel Flores76'
- Substitution · Phoenix Rising · Gunnar Studenhofft · InOut: Dominique Badji76'
- 72'Substitution · El Paso Locomotive · Roberto Avila · InOut: Amando Moreno
- 72'Substitution · El Paso Locomotive · Jimmy Farkarlun · InOut: Alex Méndez
- 72'Substitution · El Paso Locomotive · D. Gomez · InOut: Robert Coronado
- 67'Yellow Card · El Paso Locomotive · Nicolás Cardona
- Substitution · Phoenix Rising · Kelvin Arase · InOut: Damián Rivera66'
- Substitution · Phoenix Rising · Ihsan Sacko · InOut: Diego Gómez66'
- 63'Yellow Card · El Paso Locomotive · Robert Coronado
- 51'Goal · El Paso Locomotive · Eric Calvillo1-2
- Yellow Card · Phoenix Rising · Jean-Éric Moursou48'
- Goal · Phoenix Rising · Rafael Czichos1-141'
- Yellow Card · Phoenix Rising · Juan Torres27'
- 23'Yellow Card · El Paso Locomotive · Noah Dollenmayer
- 11'Goal · El Paso Locomotive · R. Rubín0-1
- 8'Yellow Card · El Paso Locomotive · Tony Alfaro
Match Statistics
Match stats
Phoenix RisingEl Paso Locomotive
52%Ball Possession48%
17Shots Total11
4Shots On Target5
6Corners3
18Fouls21
4Yellow Cards4
3Offsides0
2Saves3
359Passes346
9Shots Off Target4
53Attacks50
42Dangerous Attacks28
11Shots Inside Box8
5Shots Outside Box4
1Goals3
21Free Kicks18
4Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions4
12Tackles15
1Assists3
291Accurate Passes278
1Red Cards0
1Ball Safe0
29Total Crosses9
7Accurate Crosses3
9Interceptions7
44Duels Won48
3Big Chances Created4
2Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-3
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 39(83%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 35(61%) | - | 6/9 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 51(84%) | 1 | 6/9 | |
| 7.0 | 83' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 41(93%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.9 | 24' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 6(50%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 6.7 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(88%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 7(67%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 24' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(78%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.5 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.3 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(82%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.2 | 76' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(67%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.2 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(88%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 29(72%) | - | - | |
| 6.1 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(76%) | 1 | 2/9 | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 51(90%) | 3 | 6/15 | |
| 5.8 | 80' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 27(70%) | 1 | 3/11 |
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