Match Report
Monterey Bay, 23rd on 18 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Phoenix Rising (15th, 33). Recent form flatters Phoenix Rising's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Monterey Bay ran at 1.04 scored and 1.75 conceded, Phoenix Rising at 1.42 and 1.33.
Monterey Bay had gone 9 games without a win. Monterey Bay had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Phoenix Rising, 8.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Monterey Bay have 3 wins to Phoenix Rising's 2, with 2 draws, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Monterey Bay: Ryuga Nakamura (88') · Phoenix Rising: Daniel Flores (79')
Key stats
Possession: Monterey Bay 59% · Phoenix Rising 41% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 2-2