Hartford Athletic vs Rhode Island

Hartford Athletic face Rhode Island in the USL Championship (Group Stage) on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 23:00 UTC at Trinity Health Stadium.

Hartford Athletic are 6th with 43 points from 30 games, while Rhode Island are 7th with 42. That leaves Hartford Athletic 1 point ahead.

At home this season Hartford Athletic average 1.5 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game; on the road Rhode Island average 1.3 scored and 1.4 conceded. Hartford Athletic have kept 9 clean sheets and failed to score 11 times; Rhode Island have 8 clean sheets and 7 blanks.

Hartford Athletic have scored 8 and conceded 8 in their last 4 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Rhode Island have scored 3 and conceded 3 in their last 4 matches, with 0 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

Hartford Athletic come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, while Rhode Island have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in the same window. Hartford Athletic currently sit 6th on 43 points, with Rhode Island placed 7th on 42 points. Across the last 3 head-to-head meetings, 3 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 0 of them. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 77% probability at odds of 1.3.

• Hartford Athletic have the better recent form (8 pts vs 5 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Hartford Athletic have scored 40 goals this season compared with 43 for Rhode Island.
• Defensively, Hartford Athletic have conceded 37 and Rhode Island have conceded 34.
• League positions: Hartford Athletic 6th, Rhode Island 7th.
• Hartford Athletic have won 6 of 15 home matches in this competition.
• Rhode Island have won 5 of 15 away matches in this competition.

• Hartford Athletic at home: 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats from 15 games.
• Rhode Island away from home: 5 wins, 1 draws and 10 defeats from 16 games.
• Hartford Athletic have taken 5 points from their last 4 matches.
• Rhode Island have taken 5 points from their last 4 matches.

In the last 3 meetings, Hartford Athletic have won 0, Rhode Island have won 2 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 18 July 2026, finished Rhode Island 1-0 Hartford Athletic.