About Match
Oakland Roots go into the game 19th in the table on 27 points; Phoenix Rising sit 15th on 30 — a 3-point gap. Phoenix Rising have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Oakland Roots 1.22 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Phoenix Rising 1.39 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.35. Victory would move Oakland Roots to 30 points and up to 15th, overtaking Phoenix Rising, with other results unchanged.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Oakland Roots 1, draws 4, Phoenix Rising 3, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 13% of the wins in this fixture. 4.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.