Sporting JAX 3-2 Lexington SC: USL Championship result, 6 Sept 2026

USL Championship

Sporting JAX

3-2

HT 1 - 0

Lexington SC

K. Sadlier 19'
E. Jaaskelainen 88'
A. Al Qaq 90'

M. Epps 73'
X. Zengue 84'

Start: Sunday, 6 September 2026 00:00Venue: Hodges StadiumReferee: Cándido Rodríguez

Key events

Sporting JAXLexington SC

Half 11 - 01 event

19'1 - 0K. SadlierAssist: Jean Mota

Half 22 - 214 events

60'J. RossiterYellow card
69'T. ScottOff: M. Fry
69'M. YosefOff: Nick Firmino
72'H. NevilleOff: K. Sadlier
73'1 - 1M. EppsAssist: B. Ferri
80'A. Al QaqOff: R. Pedder
81'T. RobertsOff: M. Godinho
84'1 - 2X. ZengueAssist: J. Greene
86'A. GomezOff: W. Ackwei
86'A. LuckhurstOff: W. Kuzain
88'2 - 2E. Jaaskelainen
90'3 - 2A. Al QaqAssist: A. Luckhurst
90+4'A. Al QaqYellow card
90+4'P. SeagristOff: J. Greene

Attack momentum

0'15'30'60'75'90'

Sporting JAXLexington SC

Goal

Pressure minute by minute, from goals and corners.

Standout playersHow ratings work

EJE. Jaaskelainen★Sporting JAX7.2
KSK. SadlierSporting JAX7.2
JMJean MotaSporting JAX6.9
MEM. EppsLexington SC6.8
XZX. ZengueLexington SC6.8
AQA. Al QaqSporting JAX6.7

Match details

Venue: Hodges Stadium
Referee: Cándido Rodríguez
Coaches: – · Masaki Hemmi

Match decisions & VAR

No verified referee decision in this match.

Verified decisions only: VAR reviews, disallowed goals, penalties and red cards.

Prediction missed

We had a Lexington SC win as the most likely outcome; the match went another way.

✗ Lexington SC 70%

Previous meetings and form

No recorded meetings of these teams.

Sporting JAXLLLLL

8 defeats in a row
No goal in 4 matches

Last 5 matches

L25/10/26ATampa Bay Rowdies0 - 2
L22/10/26HLouisville City FC0 - 2
L15/10/26HBirmingham Legion FC0 - 1
L10/10/26HBirmingham Legion FC0 - 1
L01/10/26AMiami FC1 - 4

Last 10 matches

Matches with 3+ goals5/10
Both teams scored4/10
Clean sheets0/10
Failed to score6/10

Goals scored per match: 0.6Goals conceded per match: 2.5

Lexington SCDDWDW

Unbeaten in 8 matches
Scored in 3 matches in a row

Last 5 matches

D01/11/26HColorado Springs Switchbacks FC1 - 1
D25/10/26APhoenix Rising FC3 - 3
W18/10/26ALas Vegas Lights FC5 - 3
D10/10/26HTulsa Roughnecks FC0 - 0
W04/10/26HEl Paso Locomotive FC3 - 1

Last 10 matches

Matches with 3+ goals7/10
Both teams scored7/10
Clean sheets2/10
Failed to score2/10

Goals scored per match: 2.7Goals conceded per match: 1.5

Match analysis

Finished

Scoreyes
Statisticsno
Line-upsyes
Pitch animationno
Pressure datano
Model estimateyes

Result awaiting verification.

Full time: Sporting JAX won 3-2.

Story

Sporting JAX vs Lexington SC: the story of the match

19' — Sporting JAX took the lead: 1-0. K. Sadlier scored it. Half time: 1-0.

73' — Lexington SC equalised: 1-1. M. Epps scored it. 84' — Lexington SC completed the turnaround: 1-2. X. Zengue scored it. 88' — Sporting JAX equalised: 2-2. E. Jaaskelainen scored it. It came in the closing minutes. 90' — Sporting JAX completed the turnaround: 3-2. A. Al Qaq scored it. It came in the closing minutes. Sporting JAX won 3-2. The decisive goal came in the closing minutes.

Chances to win

Model estimate

Sporting JAXDrawLexington SC

Pre-match model estimate: Sporting JAX 13%, draw 17%, Lexington SC 70%.

Our own statistical model's estimate — a probability, not a certainty. How is this calculated? →

Who is pressing?

No detailed data in this league — the pressure index is not guessed.

The percentages in this tab are estimates of the ScoreMondo statistical model, not certainties.

Sporting JAX – Lexington SC match report

ScoreMondo · Published: 6 Sept 2026 01:55

Sporting JAX came from behind to beat Lexington SC 3-2 in the USL Championship. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Sporting JAX's E. Jaaskelainen: 7.2. The match was played on Sunday, 6 September 2026 at Hodges Stadium.

How the match unfolded

Sporting JAX took the lead on 19 minutes thanks to K. Sadlier, set up by Jean Mota. Half-time: 1-0, Sporting JAX in front.

Lexington SC drew level at 1-1 in the 73rd minute through M. Epps, set up by B. Ferri. Lexington SC completed the turnaround at 2-1 in the 84th minute through X. Zengue, set up by J. Greene. Sporting JAX drew level at 2-2 in the 88th minute through E. Jaaskelainen. Sporting JAX completed the turnaround at 3-2 in the 90th minute through A. Al Qaq, set up by A. Luckhurst.

The statistics

Sporting JAX's yellow cards went to J. Rossiter in the 60th minute and A. Al Qaq in the 94th minute.

The players

The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to K. Sadlier (Sporting JAX, 7.2), Jean Mota (Sporting JAX, 6.9) and M. Epps (Lexington SC, 6.8). From the Sporting JAX bench came H. Neville on 72 minutes, A. Al Qaq on 80 minutes, T. Roberts on 81 minutes and A. Gomez on 86 minutes, among 5 changes. Lexington SC made 3 changes: T. Scott for M. Fry (69'), M. Yosef for Nick Firmino (69') and P. Seagrist for J. Greene (94').

The context

Sporting JAX came into the match with 1 win and 2 defeats from their last 3 matches. Brooklyn FC beat Sporting JAX 4-1 last time out. Before kick-off, Lexington SC's last 3 matches had brought 1 win and 2 defeats. Lexington SC lost 1-0 at home to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in their last match. Cándido Rodríguez was the referee.

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