Match summary
Before kickoff, Tampa Bay Rowdies (1st, 31 pts) were 16 points ahead of Lexington (19th, 15 pts). Before kickoff, Lexington were 19th in the table but 7th on points from the last five league games.
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Lexington in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-28
- Lexington, 19th before kickoff, beat Tampa Bay Rowdies, who were 1st.Pre-kickoff table rebuilt from 166 earlier results of this stage: Lexington 15 points from 12, Tampa Bay Rowdies 31 from 14.
- Lexington moved from 19th to 11th in the USL Championship (United States) table with this result.8 places up. Table rebuilt from 166 results before kickoff and 167 after it; 25 teams; 18 points after 13 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Tampa Bay Rowdies3W 1D 1L
Tampa Bay RowdiesLexington
10Pointsof 159
9Goals scored11
3Goals conceded7
3Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row5
1Unbeaten in a row2
Head to head1 meeting · May 2025
- Tampa Bay Rowdies wins
- 0
- Draws
- 1
- Lexington wins
- 0
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 166 earlier results
Tampa Bay RowdiesLexington
#1Position#19
31Points14 v 12 games15
+15Goal difference+2
1.64Scored per gameleague avg 1.41.42
0.57Conceded per game1.25
#4Form table position#7
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Tampa Bay RowdiesLexington
- 90+1'Substitution · Lexington · Malik Henry-Scott · InOut: Phillip Goodrum
- Yellow Card · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Nathan Dossantos90'
- 86'Goal · Lexington · Tarik Scott1-4
- Goal · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Gino Vivi1-378'
- Substitution · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Marco Micaletto · InOut: R. Cicerone76'
- Substitution · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Evan Conway · InOut: Matt Myers71'
- 70'Substitution · Lexington · Joe Hafferty · InOut: Xavier Zengue
- 70'Substitution · Lexington · Tarik Scott · InOut: Braudilio Rodrigues
- 63'Substitution · Lexington · Michael Adedokun · InOut: Marcus Epps
- Substitution · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Pedro Dolabella · InOut: Louis Pérez46'
- Substitution · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Yanis Leerman · InOut: Leland Archer46'
- Substitution · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Gino Vivi · InOut: Dion Jeremy Acoff46'
- Yellow Card · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Leland Archer45+3'
- Yellow Card · Tampa Bay Rowdies · Max Schneider45+3'
- 44'Goal · Lexington · Marcus Epps0-3
- 42'Yellow Card · Lexington · Masaki Hemmi
- Missed Penalty · Tampa Bay Rowdies · R. CiceroneMissed Penalty37'
- 14'Goal · Lexington · Nick Firmino0-2
- 12'Goal · Lexington · Xavier Zengue0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Tampa Bay RowdiesLexington
57%Ball Possession43%
26Shots Total8
6Shots On Target5
12Corners2
13Fouls10
3Yellow Cards0
0Offsides4
1Saves5
499Passes397
11Shots Off Target2
106Attacks78
90Dangerous Attacks45
17Shots Inside Box4
9Shots Outside Box4
1Goals4
9Free Kicks13
1Shots Blocked8
4Substitutions2
9Tackles7
1Assists4
430Accurate Passes335
1Injuries1
32Total Crosses4
12Accurate Crosses0
6Interceptions13
31Duels Won29
2Big Chances Created2
2Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mattheus MF | 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 48(88%) | 1 | 3/3 |
| 7.2 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 25(88%) | - | 3/3 | |
S. Cruz MF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 51(92%) | 4 | 6/7 |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 61(95%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 51(83%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 7.0 | 44' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 20(65%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 7.0 | 19' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 6(83%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.7 | 76' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 24(83%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 6.5 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(94%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 71' | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | 9(78%) | - | 3/6 | |
| 6.3 | 14' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 9(78%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.2 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(74%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 5.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(100%) | - | - | |
| 5.9 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(75%) | - | - | |
| 5.8 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 36(83%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 5.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 66(85%) | - | 1/3 |
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