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Phoenix
USL Championship
02:00
UTC, Sunday 25 October 2026
Lexington crest
Lexington

Phoenix vs Lexington: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Phoenix Rising FC host Lexington at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 02:00 UTC, in the USL Championship (round 1). Prediction markets make Phoenix the favourite at 41%, with the draw at 25% (Polymarket). Phoenix have had 7 days of rest since playing Orange County (USL Championship); Lexington have had 6 after facing Las Vegas.

Win chances

Phoenix 41%Draw 25%Lexington 34%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Phoenix 4-2-2-2

Coach: Pa-Modou Kah

  1. 14 Chituru Odunze GK
  2. 13 Jean Moursou MID
  3. 4 Pape Boye DEF
  4. 51 Ascel Essengue DEF
  5. 20 Luke Biasi DEF
  6. 8 Diego Gómez MID
  7. 17 John Scearce MID
  8. 28 Kelvin Arase FWD
  9. 48 Tate Schmitt FWD
  10. 11 Gunnar Studenhofft FWD
  11. 7 Ihsan Sacko FWD

Bench

  • 1 Patrick Rakovsky GK
  • 24 Adrián Pelayo DEF
  • 2 Collin Smith DEF
  • 70 Juan Torres MID
  • 27 Conrad Ambursley FWD
  • 19 Damián Rivera FWD
  • 23 Dominique Badji FWD

Lexington 4-2-3-1

Coach: Masaki Hemmi

  1. 17 Oliver Semmle GK
  2. 12 Xavier Zengue DEF
  3. 5 Kendall Burks DEF
  4. 21 Marqes Muir DEF
  5. 2 Jacob Greene DEF
  6. 6 Aaron Molloy MID
  7. 16 Blaine Ferri MID
  8. 34 Malcolm Fry FWD
  9. 8 Nicolas Firmino MID
  10. 7 Marcus Epps FWD
  11. 9 Phillip Goodrum FWD

Bench

  • 31 Brooks Thompson GK
  • 23 Javain Brown DEF
  • 98 Patrick Seagrist DEF
  • 13 Macielo Tschantret MID
  • 27 Braudílio Rodrigues FWD
  • 20 Milo Yosef FWD
  • 19 Tarik Scott FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 8 August 2026: Lexington 1-0 Phoenix Rising FC
  • Saturday 9 August 2025: Lexington 2-0 Phoenix Rising FC
  • Saturday 5 July 2025: Phoenix Rising FC 0-1 Lexington