Oakland Roots and Spokane Velocity meet on Saturday, Jul 11 at 9:00 PM with both clubs firmly in the mix for the European places in the USL Cup – Group 1. Spokane Velocity hold the advantage but neither side can afford to drop points.

Oakland Roots come into this fixture out of form (0W 2L recently). Spokane Velocity, meanwhile, arrive in mixed form (2W 0D 1L) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Oakland Roots head into this on the back of a defeat, while Spokane Velocity arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Oakland Roots and Spokane Velocity have split their 1 meetings almost evenly (0W–0D–1W). Their last encounter ended in Oakland Roots won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Oakland Roots a slight edge, but Spokane Velocity are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.