Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tampa Bay Rowdies 1st with 48 points, Hartford Athletic 14th with 31, 17 apart. Recent form flatters Hartford Athletic's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th. Scoring rates set the scale: Tampa Bay Rowdies 1.74 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Hartford Athletic 0.95 and 1, with the league averaging 1.35.
Tampa Bay Rowdies's unbeaten run stood at 15, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Tampa Bay Rowdies against 5/15 for Hartford Athletic.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1 draw and 0 for Hartford Athletic, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Al Lang Stadium, with room for 7,227 spectators. On the scoreboard, Hartford Athletic led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Hartford Athletic: Sebastian Anderson (20')
Key stats
Possession: Tampa Bay Rowdies 76% · Hartford Athletic 24% · Total shots: 27-9 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 15-1