Match Report
3 points and 4 places separated them: Phoenix Rising 15th with 30, Oakland Roots 19th with 27. Phoenix Rising ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Phoenix Rising 1.39 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Oakland Roots 1.22 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.35.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Phoenix Rising, 4 draws and 0 for Oakland Roots, at 2.43 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 14% of meetings won.
The venue was Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex, with room for 10,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 7 more goals closed it at 3-4.
Goal scorers
Phoenix Rising: Ihsan Sacko (62'), Diego Gómez (72'), Kelvin Arase (90') · Oakland Roots: Peter Wilson (49'), Danny Trejo (56'), Florian Valot (74'), Peter Wilson (78')
Key stats
Possession: Phoenix Rising 48% · Oakland Roots 52% · Total shots: 18-14 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 9-2