Match summary
Before kickoff, Sacramento Republic were 14th in the table but 8th on points from the last five league games.
Sacramento Republic vs Lexington in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Kyle Edwards's 87th-minute goal decided the match.Sacramento Republic's goal 1 of 1 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 1-0 final score.
- Sacramento Republic moved from 14th to 10th in the USL Championship (United States) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 241 results before kickoff and 242 after it; 25 teams; 30 points after 19 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sacramento Republic2W 2D 1L
Sacramento RepublicLexington
8Pointsof 1510
9Goals scored7
3Goals conceded6
2Clean sheets3
0Scored in a row2
1Unbeaten in a row4
2Without a win0
Head to head3 meetings · Jul 2025 – Mar 2026
- Sacramento Republic wins
- 0
- Draws
- 3
- Lexington wins
- 0
1.33goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
33%3+ goals
0%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 241 earlier results
Sacramento RepublicLexington
#14Position#12
27Points18 v 18 games28
+8Goal difference+6
1.33Scored per gameleague avg 1.351.56
0.89Conceded per game1.22
#8Form table position#5
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Sacramento RepublicLexington
- 90+2'Yellow Card · Lexington · Tarik Scott
- Substitution · Sacramento Republic · Aaron Essel · InOut: Pep Casas90'
- Yellow Card · Sacramento Republic · Pep Casas88'
- Goal · Sacramento Republic · Kyle Edwards1-087'
- Substitution · Sacramento Republic · Alfredo Midence · InOut: Mayele Malango84'
- Substitution · Sacramento Republic · R. Spaulding · InOut: Tim Leibold84'
- 83'Yellow Card · Lexington · Phillip Goodrum
- 81'Substitution · Lexington · Joe Hafferty · InOut: Jacob Greene
- Substitution · Sacramento Republic · Kyle Edwards · InOut: Tyler Wolff76'
- Substitution · Sacramento Republic · Arturo Rodriguez · InOut: B. Willey76'
- 76'Substitution · Lexington · Tarik Scott · InOut: Cielo Tschantret
- 68'Substitution · Lexington · Cielo Tschantret · InOut: Braudilio Rodrigues
- Yellow Card · Sacramento Republic · Danny Crisostomo39'
- Yellow Card · Sacramento Republic · B. Willey25'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Sacramento RepublicLexington
59%Ball Possession41%
13Shots Total3
2Shots On Target0
3Corners1
15Fouls13
3Yellow Cards2
1Offsides0
0Saves1
521Passes361
9Shots Off Target2
109Attacks76
50Dangerous Attacks34
10Shots Inside Box1
3Shots Outside Box2
1Goals0
13Free Kicks15
2Shots Blocked1
21Tackles19
443Accurate Passes294
12Total Crosses7
7Accurate Crosses0
6Interceptions11
48Duels Won54
2Big Chances Created0
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 76(87%) | 2 | 6/9 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 67(91%) | 5 | 7/10 | |
| 7.3 | 14' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | - | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 7.1 | 84' | 0 | 0 | - | 59(92%) | 3 | 4/8 | |
Pep Casas MF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 73(87%) | 7 | 9/15 |
J. Gurr DF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 34(82%) | - | 3/8 |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 70(86%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 49(90%) | 1 | 2/11 | |
| 6.8 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(72%) | 1 | 3/7 | |
| 6.7 | 14' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 8(57%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(60%) | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 76' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 17(82%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 6.6 | 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(33%) | - | 3/3 | |
| 6.5 | 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(33%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 5.9 | 84' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 16(75%) | - | 1/12 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 1/1 |
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