Riverhounds SC Roundtable on Pittsburgh Sports Live

With the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on a 10-day break between games following a stretch that included a 10-game run in 40 days, we thought this would be an opportune time to bring our contributors together for a Roundtable discussion on the club’s 2021 season to this point.

Jordan Smith and Mark Goodman joined me for the Roundtable which you can find on Pittsburgh Sports Live’s YouTube channel.

Below are some of the key topics we discussed.

• Is this what you expected from the Riverhounds thus far this year?
• Where do they need to improve?
• What have been the biggest surprises of 2021?
• What have been the biggest disappointments of 2021?
• What is the ceiling for this team?  How far can they go?

In addition, we’ve also included some key statistics and items of note for the Hounds thus far this season below.

 

 

 

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Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2021  |   6-4-3 overall record | 21 points

The Hounds are 2nd in Atlantic Division (three points behind Tampa Bay Rowdies, who have played two games less than Pgh).

 

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Key Team Stats/League Ranks:

Scoring/Attacking:

• GOALS (11th) — 16 (PHX 1st w/ 25)
  • 1 PK goal
  • 1 direct kick goal
  • 15 goals inside the box

• SHOTS (10th) — 139 (PHX 1st, LDN & NYRBII T-2nd)
  • 48 on target
  • Conversion Rate — 15% (1st HFD 27%)

Goalkeeping/Defending

• T-9th — 3 clean sheets
• Goals Conceded — 14 
• 6th — Fouls Conceded — 167  (148 fouls won)
• Tackles:  61% | Duels 48% 

Discipline

Possession / Distribution

• TOTAL PASSES (4th) 5,390 (avg 414 per game)
• PASSING ACCURACY (28th) 75% 

Most Significant Injury(ies)/Absences: 

Individual Leaders

• Goals:
  • Jordan Cicerone (5) T-9th in USLC,
  • Anthony Velarde, Tommy Williamson, Danny Griffin (2)
• Assists:
  • Alex Dixon (3)
  • Dikwa, Forbes, Cicerone (2)
• Appearances:
  • 13 — Griffin, Dixon, Cicerone, Wiedt, KIlwien, Wharton
• Minutes Played:
  • Griffin (1,170), Shane Wiedt (1,041)
• Passes:
  • Griffin (595)
  • Forbes (527)
• Passing Accuracy:
  • Forbes 82.7%
  • Wharton 84.5%
• Goalkeeping:
  • Danny Vitiello — 10 starts, 2 clean sheets, 25 saves
  • Jake Leeker —  4 starts, 1 cs, 8 saves
• Crosses
  • Forbes (57) T-5th in USLC
• Clearances — Wiedt (50), Williams (37)
• Blocks — Williams (9), Wiedt (8)
• Interceptions — Wiedt (23), Griffin/Rovira (20)
• Tackles — Danny Rovira (32), Forbes (31)

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Riverhounds SC 2021 Player Stats