New Mexico Lobos vs Phoenix Rising FC: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

New Mexico Lobos host Phoenix Rising FC in USL Championship on Sunday, 4 October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 22:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows New Mexico Lobos in 2nd place (43 points from 26 matches) and Phoenix Rising FC in 10th place (33 points from 26 matches). New Mexico Lobos hold a 10 points advantage over Phoenix Rising FC in the standings.

New Mexico Lobos are currently in the play-off places. New Mexico Lobos have scored 39 goals and conceded 31 goals in the league, a goal difference of +8. Phoenix Rising FC have scored 35 goals and conceded 38 goals in the league, a goal difference of -3.

Recent form

New Mexico Lobos: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-L-L), scoring 8 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Phoenix Rising FC: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-D-W-L-L), scoring 6 goals and conceding 9 goals.

Phoenix Rising FC arrive in better form, taking 7 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for New Mexico Lobos.

Head-to-head

We hold 2 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 1 win for New Mexico Lobos, 1 win for Phoenix Rising FC and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 7 June 2026: New Mexico Lobos 4-0 Phoenix Rising FC.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 7 goals, an average of 3.5 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches New Mexico Lobos averaged 1.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while Phoenix Rising FC averaged 1.2 scored and 1.8 conceded.

New Mexico Lobos have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. New Mexico Lobos have been harder to score against, conceding 1.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN+ (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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