Sporting JAX vs Tampa Bay Rowdies: USL League One Cup Group 7 Showdown

Sporting JAX welcome Tampa Bay Rowdies to Hodges Stadium in a USL League One Cup Group 7 clash that could shape the section’s final standings.

The hosts sit 3rd in the group on 4 points after three games, with a negative goal difference (-1) and form line L-W-L. At home in this competition they have played once, losing 0-1 and failing to score. Overall, Sporting JAX average 1.0 goal for and 1.0 against per match, with just one clean sheet and one game without scoring, both coming away from home.

Tampa Bay arrive as group leaders, 1st with 6 points from two wins out of two and a healthy +5 goal difference. Their form strip in the Cup is W-W, built on 6 goals scored and only 1 conceded, including a 2-0 home win and a 4-1 away success.

Recent Head-to-Head

Recent competitive head-to-heads favour the Rowdies: they won 1-0 at Hodges Stadium in April 2026 in the USL Championship, and also beat Sporting JAX 1-0 in a February 2026 club friendly.

With Tampa Bay perfect in the group and already victorious on this ground, the data leans clearly toward an away win.