Sacramento Republic currently occupy 7th spot in the Western Conference table, with 42 points from 28 games. Rising are in 5th, with 49 from 28.
Sacramento come into this match off the back of two home losses – against Tulsa Roughnecks and Real Monarchs. In fact, they’ve only won one of their last six games at Papa Murphy’s Park (1W, D2, L3).
Rising last faced Sacramento on August 26. Jason Johnson, Chris Cortez and Peter Ramage scored to give the hosts a 3-1 victory.
Sacramento are one of the best passing teams in the USL. They rank second overall in pass completion (82%) and fourth overall for number of passes (13,200).
Sacramento are more likely to score in the second half than the first. However, they have failed to score a goal in 9 league games this season, including 3 matches at Papa Murphy’s Park.
Villyan Bijev is the most dangerous goalscorer on the team. The Bulgarian midfielder has 9 goals to his name this season, split between his time with Timbers 2 and his current loan spell at Sacramento. He is closely followed by Trevin Caesar, who’s scored 7 goals this season.
Sacramento are more likely to concede in the second half than the first, particularly between the 61st and 75th minutes. They have stopped their opponents from scoring in 6 league games this season, including 4 matches at home.
