Sacramento Republic FC vs Las Vegas Lights FC: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Sacramento Republic FC host Las Vegas Lights FC in USL Championship on Thursday, 1 October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 02:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Heart Health Park in Sacramento, California. 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 Sacramento Republic FC in 4th place (40 points from 25 matches) and Las Vegas Lights FC in 9th place (33 points from 25 matches). Sacramento Republic FC hold a 7 points advantage over Las Vegas Lights FC in the standings.

Sacramento Republic FC are currently in the play-off places. Sacramento Republic FC have scored 33 goals and conceded 22 goals in the league, a goal difference of +11. Las Vegas Lights FC have scored 32 goals and conceded 35 goals in the league, a goal difference of -3.

Recent form

Sacramento Republic FC: 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-D-W-D-W), scoring 6 goals and conceding 4 goals. Sacramento Republic FC are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Las Vegas Lights FC: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-L-W-D), scoring 4 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Sacramento Republic FC arrive in better form, taking 9 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 4 for Las Vegas Lights FC.

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Sacramento Republic FC, 0 wins for Las Vegas Lights FC and 1 draw. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 12 April 2026: Las Vegas Lights FC 1-1 Sacramento Republic FC.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 2 goals, an average of 2 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Sacramento Republic FC averaged 1.2 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game, while Las Vegas Lights FC averaged 0.8 scored and 1.4 conceded.

Sacramento Republic FC have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1.2 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Sacramento Republic FC have been harder to score against, conceding 0.8 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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