United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of 04 September 2026

Sporting JAX vs Lexington: match statistics

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Sporting JAX vs Lexington: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sporting JAX play Lexington in USL Championship (United States). The match date is 5 September 2026.

Current form

Sporting JAX: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Lexington: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sporting JAX scores 1.35 and concedes 2.59 goals per match. Lexington scores 1.57 and concedes 1.43. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sporting JAX 71%, Lexington 64%. Over 2.5: Sporting JAX 76%, Lexington 64%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Lexington has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.04. Sporting JAX: 8.5 shots per match, Lexington: 12.2.

Match halves

Sporting JAX: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.65. Lexington: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Sporting JAX: 0-15 (5 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

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.60)
(3.75)
(1.83)

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.

Sporting JAXLexington
1.35Goals scored / match1.57
Sporting JAXLexington
2.59Goals conceded / match1.43
Sporting JAXLexington
45%Average possession51%
Sporting JAXLexington
3.06Shots on target / match4.36
Sporting JAXLexington

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.53Shots per match12.21
Sporting JAXLexington
3.06Shots on target4.36
Sporting JAXLexington
15.9%Shot conversion12.9%
Sporting JAXLexington
45%Possession51%
Sporting JAXLexington
1.04xG for1.43
Sporting JAXLexington
1.85xG against1.34
Sporting JAXLexington

Shooting quality

Sporting JAX: Counter-attackingLexington: Balanced
Sporting JAXLexington
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.440.36

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 - Sporting JAX · 1.8 pts / match - Lexington

Sporting JAX
LLDWD
Season result split
6% W29% R65% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-5-11
0.47 pts / match · goal difference -21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 3.2xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Lexington
LWWWL
Season result split
36% W21% R43% P
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.

Lexington is 16% better for: goals scored per match.

1.35 goals / match - Sporting JAX · 1.57 goals / match - Lexington

Lexington is 81% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.59 goals / match - Sporting JAX · 1.43 goals / match - Lexington

Sporting JAX scoring profile: strong

Sporting JAX scores in 71% of matches (12 of 17 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 Sporting JAX keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 17 matches).

23Goals scored (season)22
Sporting JAXLexington
44Goals conceded (season)20
Sporting JAXLexington
3.94Average goals in match3
Sporting JAXLexington
10Goals scored (last 5)12
Sporting JAXLexington
16Goals conceded (last 5)9
Sporting JAXLexington

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal79%
Sporting JAXLexington
53%2 goals36%
Sporting JAXLexington
6%3 goals29%
Sporting JAXLexington
6%4 goals14%
Sporting JAXLexington

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal71%
Sporting JAXLexington
71%2 goals43%
Sporting JAXLexington
41%3 goals21%
Sporting JAXLexington
29%4 goals7%
Sporting JAXLexington

* 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

24%BTTS at half-time7%
Sporting JAXLexington
12%BTTS in both halves0%
Sporting JAXLexington
29%Scored in both halves21%
Sporting JAXLexington

BTTS and goal count

65%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Sporting JAXLexington
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Sporting JAXLexington
100%BTTS - last 580%
Sporting JAXLexington

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

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Sporting JAXLexington
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Sporting JAXLexington
35%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Sporting JAXLexington

2nd half

94%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Sporting JAXLexington
71%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
Sporting JAXLexington
35%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Sporting JAXLexington

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 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / match - Sporting JAX · 1.36 pts / match - Lexington

Sporting JAX - half-time state
29% leading18% draw53% trailing
Lexington - half-time state
36% leading29% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)1.36
Sporting JAXLexington
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Sporting JAXLexington
1.06Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Sporting JAXLexington
1.76Average goals (1st half)1.29
Sporting JAXLexington
41%Clean sheet before half-time64%
Sporting JAXLexington
53%No goal before half-time57%
Sporting JAXLexington

After half-time (2nd half)

0.71Points per match (2nd half)1.07
Sporting JAXLexington
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
Sporting JAXLexington
1.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Sporting JAXLexington
2.18Average goals (2nd half)1.71
Sporting JAXLexington
18%Clean sheet after half-time36%
Sporting JAXLexington
47%No goal after half-time43%
Sporting JAXLexington

Sporting JAX - second-half results

18% W18% R65% P
18
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding21%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 6%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

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

Lexington - second-half results

21% W43% R36% P
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.

Sporting JAX - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.41.8
Average goals in match2.42.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
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.

Sporting JAX
ScoredConceded
5
7
0-15
2
7
16-30
5
4
31-45
4
10
46-60
3
3
61-75
4
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

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

3.47
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
124%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
68%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
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

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.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.74
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
207%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

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

Sporting JAXLigaLexington
Average goals in match 3.942.79 3.00
Both teams scored 71%58% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 76%52% 64%
Clean sheets 0%26% 29%
Goal before half-time 82%67% 71%
Goal after half-time 94%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

FAQ

When do Sporting JAX and Lexington play?

Sporting JAX face Lexington on 5 September 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 Lexington?

Sporting JAX score 1.35 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 71% of Sporting JAX's matches and 64% of Lexington's.

What form are Sporting JAX and Lexington in?

Over the last 5 games Sporting JAX 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 Sporting JAX 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.