What You Need To Know
- Phoenix Rising is 9-0-0 on $1 Beer Nights.
- Phoenix Rising has never lost to Rio Grande Valley FC.
- Phoenix Rising is unbeaten in six consecutive matches at Casino Arizona Field.
THIS WEEK
Friday, May 10 — vs. Rio Grande Valley Toros FC, 7:30 p.m.
TV: Your PHX CW (Tape delayed – 9 p.m.)
Stream: ESPN + (U.S. viewers); YouTube (International viewers)
Radio: ArizonaSports.com
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Phoenix Rising FC heads into its first Copper State Friday of 2019 to take on Rio Grande Valley Toros FC this Friday at 7:30 p.m. The match is also a Bud Light $1 Beer Night and the first 3,000 fans who arrive will receive a copper and black Phoenix Rising flag courtesy of Carvana. Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
The team has been very successful on $1 Beer Nights, going 9-0-0, including two playoff wins last season.
Last Saturday, Phoenix Rising fell on the road, 2-1, to Orange County FC in a rematch of the 2018 Western Conference Championship. Forward Adam Jahn, off a free kick from midfielder Jon Bakero, scored the team’s lone goal.
Rio Grande Valley comes into the match riding a five-match unbeaten streak going 3-0-2 in that stretch. Last week the club went to Portland and picked up 2-1 win over Portland Timbers 2 powered by goals from Wilmer Cabrera and Modou Jadama.
A Little Bit About Rio Grande Valley FC
The club is 3-0-2 in its last five matches.
- Michael Salazar is the club’s leader in goals scored (4).
- Isidro Martinez is the club’s leader in chances created (20). The next-highest players are Maalique Foster and Jesus Enriquez with 14 each.
- After being shutout in their first two matches, Rio Grande Valley has managed to score two or more goals in four of their last five matches.
- Carlos Small has scored a goal in each of the last three matches.
A Little Bit About Phoenix Rising
- Phoenix Rising is tied for second in USL Championship in shots on target per match (5.8).
- Per Opta, the club is tied for fourth in USL Championship in big chances created (20) and in average possession (55.4%)
- Phoenix Rising is 1-0-3 in four matches at Casino Arizona Field this season and is unbeaten in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
- Since an August 11, 2018 loss at home, the club has lost just once in 12 matches at Casino Arizona Field, going 7-1-4 in that stretch.
PHX and RGV
- This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the two clubs with PHX’s all-time record being 2-0-3.
- The largest margin of victory in the series is just two goals, which occurred on October 7, 2017, a 2-0 PHX win.
- PHX’s two goals on October 7, 2017, is the series record for most goals scored by a team in a match.
- PHX has yet to win consecutive matches in the series.
- RGV has been shut out in three consecutive matches.
- In 2018, PHX won its lone home match against RGV, 1-0, on September 5, 2018.
- Forward Jason Johnson is the team leader in goals scored against RGV (2). The only other current player who has notched a goal against the Toros is Solomon Asante (1).
Beginning of $1 Beer Night Madness
The first $1 Beer Night in club history was on October 4, 2017, a 4-3 win over Tulsa Roughnecks FC. In that match, the two teams scored six of the match’s seven goals within the first thirty minutes. Forward Jason Johnson scored the game-winner in the 66th minute, his second goal of the evening.
Not His First $1 Beer Night
Joey Calistri may be in his first season with Pheonix Rising but this will not be his first experience with $1 Beer Night at Casino Arizona Field. Calistri started for Tulsa in the first-ever $1 Beer Night and had the assist on all three of the team’s goals.
$1 Beer Goals, Goals, Goals
PHX’s single-match record for goals at home is four and has been done ten times in the history of Casino Arizona Field. Five of those instances came on $1 Beer Night.
$1 Beer Saves, Saves, Saves
After back-to-back 4-3 wins in the first two $1 Beer Nights, PHX has given up just two goals over the last seven $1 Beer Nights, including a six-match clean sheet streak that ended on October 26, 2018, following a 4-2 win.
We Meet Again
Prior to Friday’s match, PHX had played nine different opponents in its nine $1 Beer Nights. RGV will be PHX’s first repeat opponent. PHX won the first meeting, 1-0, on September 5, 2018.
Iron Man Watch
Forward Junior Flemmings is now the only player on the roster who has appeared in every match after Solomon Asante (personal) and Jason Johnson (lower body) was off the 18 in Orange County. Defender Amadou Dia became the club’s new minutes-played leader with his 720 minutes in eight appearances (all starts). Asante is second with 712 minutes and defender A.J. Cochran is third with 709 minutes. The trio are the only players to break the 700-minute mark through the first nine matches of the season.
What You Need To Know
- Phoenix Rising is 9-0-0 on $1 Beer Nights.
- Phoenix Rising has never lost to Rio Grande Valley FC.
- Phoenix Rising is unbeaten in six consecutive matches at Casino Arizona Field.
THIS WEEK
Friday, May 10 — vs. Rio Grande Valley Toros FC, 7:30 p.m.
TV: Your PHX CW (Tape delayed – 9 p.m.)
Stream: ESPN + (U.S. viewers); YouTube (International viewers)
Radio: ArizonaSports.com
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Phoenix Rising FC heads into its first Copper State Friday of 2019 to take on Rio Grande Valley Toros FC this Friday at 7:30 p.m. The match is also a Bud Light $1 Beer Night and the first 3,000 fans who arrive will receive a copper and black Phoenix Rising flag courtesy of Carvana. Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
The team has been very successful on $1 Beer Nights, going 9-0-0, including two playoff wins last season.
Last Saturday, Phoenix Rising fell on the road, 2-1, to Orange County FC in a rematch of the 2018 Western Conference Championship. Forward Adam Jahn, off a free kick from midfielder Jon Bakero, scored the team’s lone goal.
Rio Grande Valley comes into the match riding a five-match unbeaten streak going 3-0-2 in that stretch. Last week the club went to Portland and picked up 2-1 win over Portland Timbers 2 powered by goals from Wilmer Cabrera and Modou Jadama.
A Little Bit About Rio Grande Valley FC
The club is 3-0-2 in its last five matches.
- Michael Salazar is the club’s leader in goals scored (4).
- Isidro Martinez is the club’s leader in chances created (20). The next-highest players are Maalique Foster and Jesus Enriquez with 14 each.
- After being shutout in their first two matches, Rio Grande Valley has managed to score two or more goals in four of their last five matches.
- Carlos Small has scored a goal in each of the last three matches.
A Little Bit About Phoenix Rising
- Phoenix Rising is tied for second in USL Championship in shots on target per match (5.8).
- Per Opta, the club is tied for fourth in USL Championship in big chances created (20) and in average possession (55.4%)
- Phoenix Rising is 1-0-3 in four matches at Casino Arizona Field this season and is unbeaten in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
- Since an August 11, 2018 loss at home, the club has lost just once in 12 matches at Casino Arizona Field, going 7-1-4 in that stretch.
PHX and RGV
- This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the two clubs with PHX’s all-time record being 2-0-3.
- The largest margin of victory in the series is just two goals, which occurred on October 7, 2017, a 2-0 PHX win.
- PHX’s two goals on October 7, 2017, is the series record for most goals scored by a team in a match.
- PHX has yet to win consecutive matches in the series.
- RGV has been shut out in three consecutive matches.
- In 2018, PHX won its lone home match against RGV, 1-0, on September 5, 2018.
- Forward Jason Johnson is the team leader in goals scored against RGV (2). The only other current player who has notched a goal against the Toros is Solomon Asante (1).
Beginning of $1 Beer Night Madness
The first $1 Beer Night in club history was on October 4, 2017, a 4-3 win over Tulsa Roughnecks FC. In that match, the two teams scored six of the match’s seven goals within the first thirty minutes. Forward Jason Johnson scored the game-winner in the 66th minute, his second goal of the evening.
Not His First $1 Beer Night
Joey Calistri may be in his first season with Pheonix Rising but this will not be his first experience with $1 Beer Night at Casino Arizona Field. Calistri started for Tulsa in the first-ever $1 Beer Night and had the assist on all three of the team’s goals.
$1 Beer Goals, Goals, Goals
PHX’s single-match record for goals at home is four and has been done ten times in the history of Casino Arizona Field. Five of those instances came on $1 Beer Night.
$1 Beer Saves, Saves, Saves
After back-to-back 4-3 wins in the first two $1 Beer Nights, PHX has given up just two goals over the last seven $1 Beer Nights, including a six-match clean sheet streak that ended on October 26, 2018, following a 4-2 win.
We Meet Again
Prior to Friday’s match, PHX had played nine different opponents in its nine $1 Beer Nights. RGV will be PHX’s first repeat opponent. PHX won the first meeting, 1-0, on September 5, 2018.
Iron Man Watch
Forward Junior Flemmings is now the only player on the roster who has appeared in every match after Solomon Asante (personal) and Jason Johnson (lower body) was off the 18 in Orange County. Defender Amadou Dia became the club’s new minutes-played leader with his 720 minutes in eight appearances (all starts). Asante is second with 712 minutes and defender A.J. Cochran is third with 709 minutes. The trio are the only players to break the 700-minute mark through the first nine matches of the season.
