Match Report
11 points and 15 places separated them: New Mexico United 3rd with 40, Las Vegas Lights 18th with 29. Las Vegas Lights ranked 14th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, New Mexico United ran at 1.48 scored and 1 conceded, Las Vegas Lights at 1.26 and 1.48.
Across 6 recorded meetings, New Mexico United have 3 wins to Las Vegas Lights's 2, with 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stadion Patriot, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
New Mexico United: Ousman Jabang (53'), Zico Bailey (73'), Niall Reid-Stephen (32') · Las Vegas Lights: Oalex Anderson (40')
Key stats
Possession: New Mexico United 60% · Las Vegas Lights 40% · Total shots: 18-12 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 5-5