United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of 09 September 2026

Oakland Roots vs Lexington: match statistics

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Oakland Roots vs Lexington: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Oakland Roots play Lexington in USL Championship (United States). The match date is 13 September 2026.

Current form

Oakland Roots: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Lexington: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Oakland Roots scores 1.60 and concedes 1.47 goals per match. Lexington scores 1.57 and concedes 1.43. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Oakland Roots 73%, Lexington 64%. Over 2.5: Oakland Roots 60%, Lexington 64%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Lexington has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.41. Oakland Roots: 11.8 shots per match, Lexington: 12.2.

Match halves

Oakland Roots: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.93. Lexington: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Oakland Roots: 76-90+ (7 goals). Lexington: 0-15 (5 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

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.35)
(3.35)
(2.72)

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.

Oakland RootsLexington
1.6Goals scored / match1.57
Oakland RootsLexington
1.47Goals conceded / match1.43
Oakland RootsLexington
55%Average possession51%
Oakland RootsLexington
3.73Shots on target / match4.36
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.8Shots per match12.21
Oakland RootsLexington
3.73Shots on target4.36
Oakland RootsLexington
13.6%Shot conversion12.9%
Oakland RootsLexington
55%Possession51%
Oakland RootsLexington
1.41xG for1.43
Oakland RootsLexington
1.47xG against1.34
Oakland RootsLexington

Shooting quality

Oakland Roots: Efficient finishingLexington: Balanced
Oakland RootsLexington
Accuracy (shots on target)32%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.36

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.

Lexington is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Oakland Roots · 1.8 pts / match - Lexington

Oakland Roots
LDDWL
Season result split
33% W40% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-4
1.40 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Lexington
LWWWL
Season result split
36% W21% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-6
1.29 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Oakland Roots scoring profile: very strong

Oakland Roots scores in 80% of matches (12 of 15 matches), while Lexington keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 matches).

Lexington scoring profile: very strong

Lexington scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while Oakland Roots keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 15 matches).

24Goals scored (season)22
Oakland RootsLexington
22Goals conceded (season)20
Oakland RootsLexington
3.07Average goals in match3
Oakland RootsLexington
6Goals scored (last 5)12
Oakland RootsLexington
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
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How often they score at least...

80%1 goal79%
Oakland RootsLexington
53%2 goals36%
Oakland RootsLexington
13%3 goals29%
Oakland RootsLexington
13%4 goals14%
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How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal71%
Oakland RootsLexington
47%2 goals43%
Oakland RootsLexington
13%3 goals21%
Oakland RootsLexington
0%4 goals7%
Oakland RootsLexington

* 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.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time7%
Oakland RootsLexington
13%BTTS in both halves0%
Oakland RootsLexington
40%Scored in both halves21%
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BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Oakland RootsLexington
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Oakland RootsLexington
60%BTTS - last 580%
Oakland RootsLexington

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.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Oakland RootsLexington
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Oakland RootsLexington
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
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2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Oakland RootsLexington
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
Oakland RootsLexington
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
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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.

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

1.27 pts / match - Oakland Roots · 1.36 pts / match - Lexington

Oakland Roots - half-time state
27% leading47% draw27% trailing
Lexington - half-time state
36% leading29% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.36
Oakland RootsLexington
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Oakland RootsLexington
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Oakland RootsLexington
1.27Average goals (1st half)1.29
Oakland RootsLexington
53%Clean sheet before half-time64%
Oakland RootsLexington
47%No goal before half-time57%
Oakland RootsLexington

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.07
Oakland RootsLexington
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
Oakland RootsLexington
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Oakland RootsLexington
1.8Average goals (2nd half)1.71
Oakland RootsLexington
47%Clean sheet after half-time36%
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33%No goal after half-time43%
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Oakland Roots - second-half results

40% W33% D27% L
19
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lexington - second-half results

21% W43% D36% L
19
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Oakland Roots - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.402.20
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-4+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Lexington - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.62.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Oakland Roots
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
3
0
16-30
4
3
31-45
5
2
46-60
2
5
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

3.04
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
69%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-1%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Oakland Roots

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.06
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.
-3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Lexington

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
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.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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

Oakland RootsLigaLexington
Average goals in match 3.072.79 3.00
Both teams scored 73%58% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%52% 64%
Clean sheets 13%26% 29%
Goal before half-time 73%67% 71%
Goal after half-time 87%80% 79%

^ 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): Oakland Roots 1 - 0 - 1 Lexington. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Oakland Roots SC
3 : 0
Lexington SC
Lexington SC
2 : 1
Oakland Roots SC

FAQ

When do Oakland Roots and Lexington play?

Oakland Roots face Lexington on 13 September 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 Oakland Roots and Lexington?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Oakland Roots won 1, Lexington won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Oakland Roots vs Lexington?

Oakland Roots score 1.60 goals per game on average and Lexington 1.57. The USL Championship average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 73% of Oakland Roots's matches and 64% of Lexington's.

What form are Oakland Roots and Lexington in?

Over the last 5 games Oakland Roots have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Lexington 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Oakland Roots vs Lexington?

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.