United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of August 14, 2026

San Antonio vs El Paso Locomotive: match statistics

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San Antonio vs El Paso Locomotive: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

San Antonio plays El Paso Locomotive in USL Championship (United States). The game is scheduled for August 16, 2026.

Recent form

San Antonio has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. El Paso Locomotive has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

San Antonio scores 1.31 goals per game and allows 1.19. El Paso Locomotive scores 1.67 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 2.79 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of San Antonio's games and 73% of El Paso Locomotive's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 73%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 1.32 per game. San Antonio takes 11.7 shots per game, while El Paso Locomotive takes 11.2.

First-half and second-half trends

San Antonio leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 0.69 goals per game after halftime. El Paso Locomotive leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.73 after halftime.

When the teams score

San Antonio's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). For El Paso Locomotive, it is minutes 46-60 (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, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 80% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.99)
(3.25)
(3.40)

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.

San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
1.31Goals scored / game1.67
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
1.19Goals allowed / game1.67
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
53%Average possession49%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
3.81Shots on target / game4
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.69Shots per game11.2
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
3.81Shots on target4
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
11.2%Shot conversion14.9%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
53%Possession49%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
1.32xG for1.32
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
1.39xG against1.53
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

Shooting quality

San Antonio: BalancedEl Paso Locomotive: Efficient finishing
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
Accuracy (shots on target)33%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.42

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.

San Antonio
DLWDL
Season result split
38% W44% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-3
1.56 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-1
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DDWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
El Paso Locomotive
DDLWL
Season result split
33% W27% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-6
1.27 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

El Paso Locomotive is 27% better for: goals scored per game.

1.31 goals / game - San Antonio · 1.67 goals / game - El Paso Locomotive

San Antonio is 40% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.19 goals / game - San Antonio · 1.67 goals / game - El Paso Locomotive

San Antonio scoring profile: very strong

San Antonio scores in 63% of games (10 of 16 meczów), while El Paso Locomotive keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 15 meczów).

El Paso Locomotive scoring profile: very strong

El Paso Locomotive scores in 87% of games (13 of 15 meczów), while San Antonio keeps a clean sheet in 38% (6 of 16 meczów).

21Goals scored (season)25
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
19Goals conceded (season)25
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
2.5Average goals per game3.33
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
7Goals scored (last 5)4
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
9Goals conceded (last 5)5
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal87%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
44%2 goals53%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
19%3 goals20%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
6%4 goals7%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal87%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
38%2 goals47%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
13%3 goals20%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
6%4 goals13%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

* 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.

73%
El Paso Locomotive - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.11 of 15 meczów
58%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time40%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
13%BTTS in both halves20%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
31%Scored in both halves47%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
60%BTTS - last 560%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time60%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time27%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time93%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

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.

San Antonio is 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.63 pts / game - San Antonio · 1.33 pts / game - El Paso Locomotive

San Antonio - half-time state
38% leading50% draw13% trailing
El Paso Locomotive - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.63Points per game (1st half)1.33
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.93
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
1.13Average goals (1st half)1.73
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
69%Clean sheet before half-time40%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
50%No goal before half-time33%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per game (2nd half)1.13
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.6
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
50%Clean sheet after half-time33%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive
56%No goal after half-time33%
San AntonioEl Paso Locomotive

San Antonio - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
26
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

El Paso Locomotive - second-half results

27% W33% R40% P
20
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

San Antonio - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.40
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.22.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
El Paso Locomotive - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.00
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
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

* 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.

San Antonio
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
4
2
16-30
4
3
31-45
4
6
46-60
3
1
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

El Paso Locomotive
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
5
3
16-30
5
6
31-45
8
3
46-60
1
4
61-75
2
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.92
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

San Antonio

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

El Paso Locomotive

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

* 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

San AntonioLigaEl Paso Locomotive
Average goals per game 2.502.79 3.33
Both teams scored 50%58% 73%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%52% 73%
Clean sheets 38%26% 13%
Goal before half-time 63%67% 87%
Goal after half-time 69%80% 93%

^ 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 San Antonio's perspective: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against El Paso Locomotive. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 80% of them.

El Paso Locomotive FC
2 : 3
San Antonio FC
San Antonio FC
5 : 2
El Paso Locomotive FC
El Paso Locomotive FC
1 : 2
San Antonio FC
El Paso Locomotive
2 : 2
San Antonio
San Antonio
0 : 1
El Paso Locomotive

FAQ

When do San Antonio and El Paso Locomotive play?

San Antonio face El Paso Locomotive on August 16, 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 San Antonio and El Paso Locomotive?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches San Antonio won 3, El Paso Locomotive won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 80% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before San Antonio vs El Paso Locomotive?

San Antonio score 1.31 goals per game on average and El Paso Locomotive 1.67. The USL Championship average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 50% of San Antonio's matches and 73% of El Paso Locomotive's.

What form are San Antonio and El Paso Locomotive in?

Over the last 5 games San Antonio have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and El Paso Locomotive 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for San Antonio vs El Paso Locomotive?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.