Match Report
22 points separated the sides: New Mexico United 3rd on 40, Monterey Bay 23rd on 18. Per game in the league, Monterey Bay were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.75, New Mexico United 1.48 and 1, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Monterey Bay — four in succession. Momentum sat with New Mexico United, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Monterey Bay against 13/15 for New Mexico United.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Monterey Bay, 1 draw and 2 for New Mexico United, at 2.25 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
M. Verso took charge of the match — our records show 10 games refereed with an average of 0.8 yellow cards per game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 2-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Monterey Bay: Ryuga Nakamura (31'), Sebastian Lletget (55') · New Mexico United: Valentin Noël (6'), Greg Hurst (74'), Valentin Noël (77'), Dayonn Harris (86'), Niall Reid-Stephen (90')
Key stats
Possession: Monterey Bay 45% · New Mexico United 55% · Total shots: 25-12 · On target: 8-7 · Corners: 12-2