Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Tampa Bay Rowdies (1st, 48 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Oakland Roots (19th, 27 pts). The last five rounds placed Oakland Roots 14th in the league for form — higher than their 19th in the standings. Per game in the league, Tampa Bay Rowdies were scoring 1.74 and conceding 0.87, Oakland Roots 1.22 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Tampa Bay Rowdies, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1 for Oakland Roots and 1 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host.
Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tampa Bay Rowdies led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Tampa Bay Rowdies: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Oakland Roots: 2 goals with no recorded scorer