United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of October 18, 2026

Sporting JAX vs Louisville City: match statistics

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Sporting JAX vs Louisville City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sporting JAX plays Louisville City in USL Championship (United States). The game is scheduled for October 21, 2026.

Recent form

Sporting JAX has 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Louisville City has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Sporting JAX scores 1.14 goals per game and allows 2.64. Louisville City scores 1.75 and allows 1.54. Games in this league average 2.70 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 61% of Sporting JAX's games and 68% of Louisville City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 71% and 57%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Louisville City has the higher season xG average, 1.84 to 1.15 per game. Sporting JAX takes 9.5 shots per game, while Louisville City takes 15.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Sporting JAX leads at halftime in 21% of its games and scores 0.61 goals per game after halftime. Louisville City leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.96 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sporting JAX's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Louisville City, it is minutes 16-30 (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

USL Championship games average 2.70 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

Sporting JAXLouisville City
1.14Goals scored / game1.75
Sporting JAXLouisville City
2.64Goals allowed / game1.54
Sporting JAXLouisville City
45%Average possession51%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
3.43Shots on target / game5.18
Sporting JAXLouisville City

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.46Shots per game15.43
Sporting JAXLouisville City
3.43Shots on target5.18
Sporting JAXLouisville City
12.1%Shot conversion11.3%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
45%Possession51%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
1.15xG for1.84
Sporting JAXLouisville City
1.96xG against1.3
Sporting JAXLouisville City

Shooting quality

Sporting JAX: Counter-attackingLouisville City: Attacking
Sporting JAXLouisville City
Accuracy (shots on target)36%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.34

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Sporting JAX
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
11% W18% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-20
0.50 pts / game · goal difference -42
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-9
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LWLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 2.16BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Louisville City
LWDWW
Season result split
43% W25% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-9
1.54 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-5
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WLDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how 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.

Louisville City is 54% better for: goals scored per game.

1.14 goals / game - Sporting JAX · 1.75 goals / game - Louisville City

Louisville City is 71% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.64 goals / game - Sporting JAX · 1.54 goals / game - Louisville City

Sporting JAX scoring profile: strong

Sporting JAX scores in 61% of games (17 of 28 games), while Louisville City keeps a clean sheet in 21% (6 of 28 games).

Louisville City scoring profile: very strong

Louisville City scores in 86% of games (24 of 28 games), while Sporting JAX keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 28 games).

32Goals scored (season)49
Sporting JAXLouisville City
74Goals conceded (season)43
Sporting JAXLouisville City
3.79Average goals per game3.29
Sporting JAXLouisville City
2Goals scored (last 5)11
Sporting JAXLouisville City
14Goals conceded (last 5)6
Sporting JAXLouisville City

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal86%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
39%2 goals50%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
11%3 goals25%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
4%4 goals14%
Sporting JAXLouisville City

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal79%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
75%2 goals50%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
43%3 goals14%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
32%4 goals7%
Sporting JAXLouisville City

* 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.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time32%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
7%BTTS in both halves14%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
21%Scored in both halves32%
Sporting JAXLouisville City

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
40%BTTS - last 580%
Sporting JAXLouisville City

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

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
32%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Sporting JAXLouisville City

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
64%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
Sporting JAXLouisville City

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Louisville City is 45% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.86 pts / game - Sporting JAX · 1.25 pts / game - Louisville City

Sporting JAX - half-time state
21% leading21% draw57% trailing
Louisville City - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.86Points per game (1st half)1.25
Sporting JAXLouisville City
0.54Goals scored (1st half)0.79
Sporting JAXLouisville City
1.14Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Sporting JAXLouisville City
1.68Average goals (1st half)1.43
Sporting JAXLouisville City
36%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
61%No goal before half-time50%
Sporting JAXLouisville City

After half-time (2nd half)

0.64Points per game (2nd half)1.5
Sporting JAXLouisville City
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.96
Sporting JAXLouisville City
1.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.89
Sporting JAXLouisville City
2.11Average goals (2nd half)1.86
Sporting JAXLouisville City
14%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Sporting JAXLouisville City
57%No goal after half-time32%
Sporting JAXLouisville City

Sporting JAX - second-half results

14% W21% D64% L
24
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-17
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-25
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding52%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 11%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Louisville City - second-half results

39% W32% D29% L
35
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding172%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sporting JAX - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.200.20
Goals scored / game0.40.0
Goals allowed / game1.21.6
Average goals per game1.61.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet0%20%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference-4-8
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Louisville City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.20
Goals scored / game1.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.81.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Sporting JAX
ScoredConceded
5
11
0-15
4
9
16-30
6
12
31-45
5
13
46-60
4
7
61-75
8
22
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (22). Late-goal balance (76-90): -14 - late phases are a weakness.

Louisville City
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
10
6
16-30
7
6
31-45
10
11
46-60
8
7
61-75
9
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

3.54
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
131%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-72%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
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

Sporting JAX

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.81
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 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.
-0.68
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
220%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Louisville City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
103%
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.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Sporting JAXLigaLouisville City
Average goals per game▲ 3.792.70▲ 3.29
Both teams scored▲ 61%55%▲ 68%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 71%49%▲ 57%
Clean sheets▼ 0%27%▼ 21%
Goal before half-time▲ 82%66%▲ 71%
Goal after half-time▲ 93%78%▲ 89%

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

2.70
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sporting JAX's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Louisville City. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Sporting JAX and Louisville City play?

Sporting JAX face Louisville City on October 21, 2026 in USL Championship. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sporting JAX vs Louisville City?

Sporting JAX score 1.14 goals per game on average and Louisville City 1.75. The USL Championship average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Sporting JAX's matches and 68% of Louisville City's.

What form are Sporting JAX and Louisville City in?

Over the last 5 games Sporting JAX have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Louisville City 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sporting JAX vs Louisville City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sporting JAX vs Louisville City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.