El Paso Locomotive FC returns home after the team’s first road game of their inaugural USL Championship season. The match ended in a draw against Real Monarchs SLC, giving El Paso their first points of the season. EP Locomotive stuck to their high-possession (63.8 percent) and high passing accuracy (86.8 percent and 584 completed passes) game plan through their second match.
Defender Mechack Jérôme will be on international duty and will miss this match. The Haitian defender has started in both matches for El Paso Locomotive in their inaugural 2019 USL Championship season.
Across both matches El Paso has amassed a 73.3 percent tackle success rate, 92.2 percent completed pass rate in their own half, and have put 50 percent of their shots on target. This match against Rio Grande Valley FC will be the first match of the Copa Tejas, the supporter crafted cup amongst the four USL Championship clubs from Texas (Austin Bold FC, El Paso Locomotive FC, Rio Grande Valley FC, and San Antonio FC).
Fans are in for an electric showing from their Locos, with team chemistry bubbling and building as each training session and match passes. The pieces are forming together, and this train is ready to leave the station!