Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Tampa Bay Rowdies 1st on 48, Rhode Island 16th on 29. Rhode Island's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Tampa Bay Rowdies were scoring 1.74 and conceding 0.87, Rhode Island 1.48 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Tampa Bay Rowdies, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies win, 3 for Rhode Island, 1 draw, at 3.8 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
With 20 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, C. May was the man in the middle. Al Lang Stadium, capacity 7,227, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Tampa Bay Rowdies: Conner Antley (61'), Louis Pérez (90')
Key stats
Possession: Tampa Bay Rowdies 45% · Rhode Island 55% · Total shots: 18-7 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 8-3