United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of September 05, 2026

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Monterey Bay vs Phoenix Rising: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Monterey Bay plays Phoenix Rising in USL Championship (United States). The game is scheduled for September 6, 2026.

Recent form

Monterey Bay has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Phoenix Rising has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Monterey Bay scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.56. Phoenix Rising scores 1.44 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.79 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Monterey Bay's games and 56% of Phoenix Rising's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Phoenix Rising has the higher season xG average, 1.49 to 1.21 per game. Monterey Bay takes 9.6 shots per game, while Phoenix Rising takes 12.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Monterey Bay leads at halftime in 19% of its games and scores 0.69 goals per game after halftime. Phoenix Rising leads at halftime in 25% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Monterey Bay's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Phoenix Rising, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

USL Championship games average 2.79 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 5 previous meetings were available. The record was 3 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.96)
(3.40)
(2.03)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
1Goals scored / game1.44
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
1.56Goals allowed / game1.5
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
50%Average possession50%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
2.94Shots on target / game4.75
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.56Shots per game12.38
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
2.94Shots on target4.75
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
10.5%Shot conversion11.6%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
50%Possession50%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
1.21xG for1.49
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
1.48xG against1.31
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

Shooting quality

Monterey Bay: BalancedPhoenix Rising: Balanced
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
Accuracy (shots on target)31%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Monterey Bay is 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Monterey Bay · 0.8 pts / game - Phoenix Rising

Monterey Bay
WLWDL
Season result split
25% W19% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-9
0.94 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Phoenix Rising
LDLLW
Season result split
31% W31% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-6
1.25 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Phoenix Rising is 44% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Monterey Bay · 1.44 goals / game - Phoenix Rising

Monterey Bay scoring profile: strong

Monterey Bay scores in 63% of games (10 of 16 meczów), while Phoenix Rising keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

Phoenix Rising scoring profile: very strong

Phoenix Rising scores in 81% of games (13 of 16 meczów), while Monterey Bay keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)23
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
25Goals conceded (season)24
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
2.56Average goals per game2.94
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
6Goals conceded (last 5)12
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal81%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
25%2 goals38%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
6%3 goals25%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
6%4 goals0%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal75%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
44%2 goals50%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
31%3 goals19%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
6%4 goals6%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time13%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
6%BTTS in both halves6%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
19%Scored in both halves19%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
40%BTTS - last 580%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Phoenix Rising is 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / game - Monterey Bay · 1.19 pts / game - Phoenix Rising

Monterey Bay - half-time state
19% leading50% draw31% trailing
Phoenix Rising - half-time state
25% leading44% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per game (1st half)1.19
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
0.31Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
0.81Average goals (1st half)1.13
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
63%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
75%No goal before half-time63%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

After half-time (2nd half)

0.88Points per game (2nd half)1.5
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)1
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
1.06Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
1.75Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
25%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising
44%No goal after half-time38%
Monterey BayPhoenix Rising

Monterey Bay - second-half results

19% W31% R50% P
17
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Phoenix Rising - second-half results

38% W38% R25% P
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Monterey Bay - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Phoenix Rising - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.42.0
Average goals per game0.83.2
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Monterey Bay
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
2
5
16-30
1
2
31-45
4
9
46-60
2
5
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Phoenix Rising
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
6
31-45
2
8
46-60
6
2
61-75
8
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Monterey Bay

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Phoenix Rising

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (USL Championship).

Teams vs league

Monterey BayLigaPhoenix Rising
Average goals per game 2.562.79 2.94
Both teams scored 50%58% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%52% 50%
Clean sheets 25%26% 25%
Goal before half-time 56%67% 69%
Goal after half-time 88%80% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / game
1.25
Away goals / game
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Monterey Bay's perspective: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Phoenix Rising. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 60% of them.

Phoenix Rising FC
3 : 2
Monterey Bay FC
Phoenix Rising FC
2 : 0
Monterey Bay FC
Monterey Bay FC
3 : 1
Phoenix Rising FC
Phoenix Rising
1 : 2
Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay
1 : 0
Phoenix Rising

FAQ

When do Monterey Bay and Phoenix Rising play?

Monterey Bay face Phoenix Rising on September 6, 2026 in USL Championship. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Monterey Bay and Phoenix Rising?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Monterey Bay won 3, Phoenix Rising won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Monterey Bay vs Phoenix Rising?

Monterey Bay score 1.00 goals per game on average and Phoenix Rising 1.44. The USL Championship average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Monterey Bay's matches and 56% of Phoenix Rising's.

What form are Monterey Bay and Phoenix Rising in?

Over the last 5 games Monterey Bay have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Phoenix Rising 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Monterey Bay vs Phoenix Rising?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Monterey Bay vs Phoenix Rising: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.