Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 Sporting JAX: final score
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Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Sporting JAX 2-0 on Saturday, October 24, 2026 in the USL Championship.
Goals: Karsen Henderlong 29', Marco Micaletto 82'.
Tampa Bay Rowdies sit 1st on 61 points.
Sporting JAX sit 13th on 14 points.
Tampa Bay Rowdies have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Sporting JAX have 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 2 meetings: Tampa Bay Rowdies won 2, Sporting JAX won 0, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- USL Championship
- Start time
- Saturday, October 24, 2026, 7:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Florida
- 👥
- 5179
- Where to watch
- ESPN+ (In the United States · ESPN)
Goals and cards
4'Thomas RobertsYellow
26'Marco MicalettoYellow
29'⚽Karsen HenderlongGoal
31'Gino ViviYellow
34'Ahmad Al-QaqYellow
45'+4'Ventura AlvaradoYellow
59'Antonio GomezYellow
75'Rafferty PedderYellow
82'⚽Marco MicalettoGoal
89'Laurence WykeYellow
Live commentary
- 89'Laurence Wyke (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 89'
- 82'Marco Micaletto (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 82'
- 75'Rafferty Pedder (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 75'
- 73'Louis Pérez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 73'
- 72'Wan Kuzain (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 72'
- 71'Danny Wilson (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 71'
- 71'Kieran Sadlier (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 71'
- 63'Gennaro Michael Nigro (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 63'
- 63'Louis Pérez (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 63'
- 59'Antonio Gomez (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 59'
- 55'Emil Jääskeläinen (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 55'
- 45'Pedro Dolabella (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Substitution at 45'
- 45'+4'Ventura Alvarado (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 45'+4'
- 45'Jordan Rossiter (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 45'
- 44'Jordan Rossiter (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 44'
- 34'Ahmad Al-Qaq (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 34'
- 31'Gino Vivi (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 31'
- 29'Karsen Henderlong (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Goal at 29'
- 26'Marco Micaletto (Tampa Bay Rowdies) Yellow Card at 26'
- 4'Thomas Roberts (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 4'
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Tampa Bay Rowdies · 4-4-2
24Austin PackG
55Leland ArcherCD-L
3Brian SchaeferCD-R
36Alexander RodriguezRB
4Lewis HiltonCM-L
16Marco MicalettoCM-R
11Gino ViviLM
27Laurence WykeRM
14Karsen HenderlongCF-L
7Evan ConwayCF-R
Substitutes
8Pedro DolabellaSUB
1Jahmali WaiteSUB
62Nathan DossantosSUB
30Sebastian CruzSUB
33Gennaro Michael NigroSUB
Sporting JAX · 3-4-3
1Jake McGuireG
13Ventura AlvaradoCD-L
22Antonio GomezCD-R
14Jean MotaCM-L
44Raheem SomersallCM-R
24Thomas RobertsLM
12Edgardo RitoRM
9Adam LuckhurstF
19Rafferty PedderCF-L
11Ahmad Al-QaqCF-R
Substitutes
18Wahab AckweiSUB
42Juan CasasSUB
27Danny WilsonSUB
8Wan KuzainSUB
Game stats
TBRJAX
65.9Possession (%)34.1
13Shots1
6Shots on target1
4Corners1
6Fouls6
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
0Offsides0
1Saves5
Last 5 games
Tampa Bay Rowdies
WBirmingham Legion FC4-0Sep 19, 2026
D@ San Antonio FC0-0Sep 26, 2026
LMiami FC2-1Oct 3, 2026
W@ Indy Eleven3-1Oct 10, 2026
WDetroit City FC1-0Oct 17, 2026
Sporting JAX
L@ Hartford Athletic2-0Sep 16, 2026
LLoudoun United FC4-1Sep 25, 2026
L@ Miami FC4-1Sep 30, 2026
LBirmingham Legion FC1-0Oct 14, 2026
LLouisville City FC2-0Oct 21, 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Tampa Bay
0
Draws
0
Sporting JAX
Last meetings
Jun 6, 2026Sporting JAX0 – 2Tampa Bay Rowdies
Apr 4, 2026Sporting JAX0 – 1Tampa Bay Rowdies
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tampa Bay | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | +26 | 61 | WDLWW |
| 2 |  Charleston | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | +21 | 53 | WLDWW |
| 3 |  Detroit | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +13 | 51 | WWWLD |
| 4 |  Louisville | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +8 | 47 | DWWWD |
| 5 |  Pittsburgh | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | +3 | 45 | LLWDW |
| 6 |  Hartford | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | +2 | 43 | DLDLW |
| 7 |  Rhode Island | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | +9 | 42 | WLWDL |
| 8 |  Miami FC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 36 | WWWLL |
| 9 |  Indy XI | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 34 | LDLLL |
| 10 |  Loudoun | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | -10 | 31 | DWLDW |
| 11 |  Birmingham | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 30 | LWDWL |
| 12 |  Brooklyn | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -29 | 21 | LLWLL |
| 13 |  Sporting JAX | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | -46 | 14 | LLLLL |
FAQ
What was the score in Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Sporting JAX?
Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Sporting JAX 2-0 on Saturday, October 24 (USL Championship).
Who scored in Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Sporting JAX?
Goals: Karsen Henderlong 29' and Marco Micaletto 82'.
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