United States - USL ChampionshipHighmark StadiumData current as of 23 July 2026

Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Rhode Island: match statistics

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Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Rhode Island: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pittsburgh Riverhounds play Rhode Island in USL Championship (United States). The match date is 26 July 2026 at 01:00. Venue: Highmark Stadium.

Current form

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Rhode Island: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scores 1.27 and concedes 1.20 goals per match. Rhode Island scores 1.71 and concedes 1.29. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 47%, Rhode Island 71%. Over 2.5: Pittsburgh Riverhounds 47%, Rhode Island 57%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Rhode Island has higher xG: 1.88 vs 1.24. Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 9.7 shots per match, Rhode Island: 16.5.

Match halves

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.87. Rhode Island: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 1.14.

Goals by minute

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 46-60 (7 goals). Rhode Island: 16-30 (7 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

6 H2H matches: 5-1-0. Average goals 1.17, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.50)
(2.90)
(2.31)

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 RiverhoundsRhode Island
1.27Goals scored / match1.71
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
1.2Goals conceded / match1.29
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
49%Average possession48%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
3.47Shots on target / match6
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.67Shots per match16.5
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
3.47Shots on target6
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
13.1%Shot conversion10.4%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
49%Possession48%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
1.24xG for1.88
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
1.29xG against1.14
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

Shooting quality

Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Efficient finishingRhode Island: Attacking
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.28

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
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%
Rhode Island
LWDLW
Season result split
36% W29% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-5
1.36 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.90Opponent xG: 0.87BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Rhode Island is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

1.27 goals / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.71 goals / match - Rhode Island

Pittsburgh Riverhounds is 8% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.2 goals / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.29 goals / match - Rhode Island

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scoring profile: very strong

Pittsburgh Riverhounds scores in 67% of matches (10 of 15 matches), while Rhode Island keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 matches).

Rhode Island scoring profile: very strong

Rhode Island scores in 86% of matches (12 of 14 matches), while Pittsburgh Riverhounds keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

19Goals scored (season)24
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
18Goals conceded (season)18
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
2.47Average goals in match3
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
5Goals scored (last 5)7
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal86%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
40%2 goals36%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
20%3 goals29%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
0%4 goals21%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal79%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
40%2 goals29%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
7%3 goals14%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
0%4 goals7%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

* 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-time21%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
7%BTTS in both halves7%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
27%Scored in both halves29%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
40%BTTS - last 560%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

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)

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

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.

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

1.27 pts / match - Pittsburgh Riverhounds · 1.36 pts / match - Rhode Island

Pittsburgh Riverhounds - half-time state
27% leading47% draw27% trailing
Rhode Island - half-time state
29% leading50% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.36
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.57
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
0.73Average goals (1st half)1
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
67%Clean sheet before half-time64%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
67%No goal before half-time50%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.36
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
0.87Goals scored (2nd half)1.14
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
1.73Average goals (2nd half)2
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
40%Clean sheet after half-time36%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island
40%No goal after half-time36%
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRhode Island

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.

Rhode Island - second-half results

29% W50% R21% P
19
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 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
Rhode Island - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Rhode Island
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
7
4
16-30
1
1
31-45
4
6
46-60
6
2
61-75
6
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

2.74
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-57%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
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%

Rhode Island

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.74
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
137%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 RiverhoundsLigaRhode Island
Average goals in match 2.472.79 3.00
Both teams scored 47%58% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%52% 57%
Clean sheets 27%26% 21%
Goal before half-time 60%67% 64%
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 (6): Pittsburgh Riverhounds 5 - 1 - 0 Rhode Island. Average goals 1.17, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC
1 : 0
Rhode Island FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC
1 : 0
Rhode Island FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC
2 : 0
Rhode Island FC
Rhode Island FC
0 : 1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2 : 0
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
0 : 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds

FAQ

When do Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Rhode Island play?

Pittsburgh Riverhounds face Rhode Island on 25 July 2026 in USL Championship at Highmark Stadium. 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 Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Rhode Island?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Pittsburgh Riverhounds won 5, Rhode Island won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.17 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Rhode Island?

Pittsburgh Riverhounds score 1.27 goals per game on average and Rhode Island 1.71. 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 71% of Rhode Island's.

What form are Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Rhode Island in?

Over the last 5 games Pittsburgh Riverhounds have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Rhode Island 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs Rhode Island?

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.