Match Report
Both sides brought 36 points into this one — San Antonio 11th, Sacramento Republic 9th. The last five rounds placed San Antonio no better than 19th for form, against 11th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.21/1.17 for San Antonio and 1.3/0.87 for Sacramento Republic (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
Sacramento Republic's unbeaten run stood at 6.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 2 for San Antonio, 5 for Sacramento Republic and 1 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
The match was played at Toyota Field (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: San Antonio led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
San Antonio: Christian Sorto (27'), Dmitri Erofeev (33') · Sacramento Republic: F. Ajago (55')
Key stats
Possession: San Antonio 42% · Sacramento Republic 58% · Total shots: 9-15 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 0-7