Match Report
The table read 19th (Oakland Roots, 27 pts) against 11th (Sacramento Republic, 33 pts), 6 points apart. Oakland Roots's recent output outran their position: 14th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Per game in the league, Oakland Roots were scoring 1.22 and conceding 1.35, Sacramento Republic 1.32 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Oakland Roots, 1 draw and 3 for Sacramento Republic, at 4.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Oakland Roots: Florian Valot (21') · Sacramento Republic: Memo Rodríguez (19'), Kyle Edwards (75'), Kyle Edwards (90')
Key stats
Possession: Oakland Roots 50% · Sacramento Republic 50% · Total shots: 10-14 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 3-7