United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of 23 July 2026

Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Phoenix Rising: match statistics

Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Phoenix Rising: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pittsburgh Riverhounds play Phoenix Rising in USL Championship (United States). The match date is 3 May 2026 at 01:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Phoenix Rising: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scores 1.27 and concedes 1.20 goals per match. Phoenix Rising scores 1.44 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 47%, Phoenix Rising 56%. Over 2.5: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 47%, Phoenix Rising 50%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Phoenix Rising has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.24. Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 9.7 shots per match, Phoenix Rising: 12.4.

Match halves

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.87. Phoenix Rising: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 46-60 (7 goals). Phoenix Rising: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

USL Championship: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Match description

Pittsburgh Riverhounds appear to be favorites: at home they average 2.5 goals per game, 10 shots and 3.5 shots on target with a 25% conversion and 0% shutouts, while Phoenix averages 1.25 goals on the road with only a 12% conversion and 25% of away matches without a goal. Phoenix has higher possession (50% vs 36%) but it doesn’t translate into efficiency — both teams average 3.5 shots on target per game, yet the home side finishes better. From an xG perspective the home team posts average xG 1.18 versus 1.27 for the visitors, however Pittsburgh overperforms its xG at home by scoring 2.5 goals, indicating clinical finishing. Defensively Phoenix is slightly better away (conceding 1.25 vs Pittsburgh’s 1.5 conceded at home), but the visitors have a 50% away loss rate and only 25% away wins, whereas the hosts have a 100% home win rate in the sample and a +2 home goal differential. Based on these figures I expect a home win; I estimate roughly 60% chance for Pittsburgh, 20% draw and 20% for Phoenix.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
9Shots8
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
2Shots on target1
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0.98xG0.83
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
2Corners3
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
37Dangerous attacks34
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
14Fouls15
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
1Cards2
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
1.27Goals scored / match1.44
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
1.2Goals conceded / match1.5
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
49%Average possession50%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
3.47Shots on target / match4.75
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.67Shots per match12.38
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
3.47Shots on target4.75
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
13.1%Shot conversion11.6%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
49%Possession50%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
1.24xG for1.49
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
1.29xG against1.31
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

Shooting quality

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Efficient finishingPhoenix Rising: Balanced
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
Accuracy (shots on target)36%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.30

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds is 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 0.8 pts / match - Phoenix Rising

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
WDLLW
Season result split
47% W13% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-6
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 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 / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWLDL
Last 5 matches - 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 13% better for: goals scored per match.

1.27 goals / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.44 goals / match - Phoenix Rising

Pittsburgh Riverhounds is 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.2 goals / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.5 goals / match - Phoenix Rising

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scoring profile: strong

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scores in 67% of matches (10 of 15 matches), while Phoenix Rising keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 matches).

Phoenix Rising scoring profile: very strong

Phoenix Rising scores in 81% of matches (13 of 16 matches), while Pittsburgh Riverhounds keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

19Goals scored (season)23
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
18Goals conceded (season)24
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
2.47Average goals in match2.94
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
5Goals conceded (last 5)12
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal81%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
40%2 goals38%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
20%3 goals25%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0%4 goals0%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal75%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
40%2 goals50%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
7%3 goals19%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0%4 goals6%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

47%
Pittsburgh Riverhounds - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 15 matches
58%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time13%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
7%BTTS in both halves6%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
27%Scored in both halves19%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
40%BTTS - last 580%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.27 pts / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.19 pts / match - Phoenix Rising

Pittsburgh Riverhounds - half-time state
27% leading47% draw27% trailing
Phoenix Rising - half-time state
25% leading44% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.19
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0.73Average goals (1st half)1.13
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
67%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
67%No goal before half-time63%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0.87Goals scored (2nd half)1
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
1.73Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
40%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising
40%No goal after half-time38%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPhoenix Rising

Pittsburgh Riverhounds - second-half results

40% W27% R33% P
19
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding174%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 25% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.21.8
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Phoenix Rising - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.42.0
Average goals in match0.83.2
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
3
3
16-30
0
2
31-45
7
4
46-60
3
4
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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 goli). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Pittsburgh RiverhoundsLigaPhoenix Rising
Average goals in match 2.472.79 2.94
Both teams scored 47%58% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%52% 50%
Clean sheets 27%26% 25%
Goal before half-time 60%67% 69%
Goal after half-time 87%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 match
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 1 - 0 Phoenix Rising. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC
0 : 0
Phoenix Rising FC
Phoenix Rising
1 : 3
Pittsburgh Riverhounds

FAQ

What was the result of Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Phoenix Rising?

The USL Championship match finished Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0:1 Phoenix Rising. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Phoenix Rising?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Pittsburgh Riverhounds won 1, Phoenix Rising won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Phoenix Rising?

Pittsburgh Riverhounds score 1.27 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 47% of Pittsburgh Riverhounds's matches and 56% of Phoenix Rising's.

What form are Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Phoenix Rising in?

Over the last 5 games Pittsburgh Riverhounds 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 Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Phoenix Rising?

The statistical background for Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Phoenix Rising — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.