ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rowdies are just one win away from clinching the top spot in the division following an entertaining 4-2 win over Charleston Battery on Thursday night. Possession was key for the Rowdies, a big shift from the match last weekend between the two teams. From there dominating the match inContinue reading “Controlling the ball gets Rowdies magic number to one”
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Despite some disadvantages Rowdies overcome Battery
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Tampa Bay Rowdies clinched a playoff place thanks to a 2-1 win against the Charleston Battery on Saturday night but that came not because of some domination but in spite of being statistically outplayed. The Rowdies did manage to win a significant statistic, winning 13 interceptions to seven. That is ultimatelyContinue reading “Despite some disadvantages Rowdies overcome Battery”
Changing percentages key to understanding Battery
CHARLESTON, S.C. — It was a fascinating match for Charleston Battery against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds last week. A thrilling 3-3 draw before coming into Saturday’s match against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. What is most fascinating is a few differing percentages that provide some insight into how the Rowdies can win the match. One data pointContinue reading “Changing percentages key to understanding Battery”
Hartford finally blow down the Rowdies wall but still lose
HARTFORD, Conn. — While the Tampa Bay Rowdies‘ undefeated streak continued with a 2-1 win on Saturday the 95th-minute goal saw the clean sheet streak end at 891 minutes. The win happened by a familiar pattern of dominating in the air and stealing possession and the clean sheet streak ended thanks to relentless pressure. WhenContinue reading “Hartford finally blow down the Rowdies wall but still lose”
Accurate crossing makes up for other deficiencies for Rowdies against Atlanta
KENNESAW, Ga. — Following up from the dominance of the New York Red Bulls II match the Atlanta United 2 game was always going to bring the Tampa Bay Rowdies down to earth somewhat. Thankfully for the Rowdies that wasn’t on the scoreboard but in a lot of areas they were outplayed meaning a fewContinue reading “Accurate crossing makes up for other deficiencies for Rowdies against Atlanta”
Duels help Rowdies dominate Baby Bulls
ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rowdies demolished New York Red Bulls II on Saturday and it’s easy to just say this was because of good shooting. While that was certainly part of it aerial duels were the key to laying a platform that could lead to good shooting. Aerial duels is a statistic withContinue reading “Duels help Rowdies dominate Baby Bulls”
Strong defense sees Rowdies get through the Battery
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Despite the Charleston Battery having a very defensive name it was the Tampa Bay Rowdies who held firm defensively on Tuesday to pull out a 1-0 win. It was the defense that led to the success of the visitors, continuing the trend. Interceptions were a key part in stopping the Battery, denyingContinue reading “Strong defense sees Rowdies get through the Battery”
Rowdies use aerial dominance to overcome possession gap
ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rowdies celebrated Pride Night by taking down the Oakland Roots on Friday night and it was a clinical performance that saw them take the win at Al Lang Stadium. Clinical upfront and at the back, it was dominance in the air that helped the hosts control the match andContinue reading “Rowdies use aerial dominance to overcome possession gap”
Controlling the first ball key to Rowdies win over Red Bulls II
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Needing a win to get back on track the Tampa Bay Rowdies got it against New York Red Bulls II at MSU Soccer Park on Friday night. A few things were vital to this but most of all the key was winning duels, leading to control of the first movement of theContinue reading “Controlling the first ball key to Rowdies win over Red Bulls II”
What’s gone wrong for the Rowdies
ST. PETERSBURG — From flying high and dominating opponents the Tampa Bay Rowdies have fallen with strings of losses separated by only one win at a time. So what’s changed? Looking at the data we can see a few key differences that may explain things, but ultimately it may be that the teams have beenContinue reading “What’s gone wrong for the Rowdies”
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