Win and they’re in. Lose and they’re out. Draw? Then it gets a little more complicated.

With one game left in the 2026 USL Championship regular season, Phoenix Rising has its playoff destiny in its own hands. 8th is the ceiling for the team this year, but if Pa-Modou Kah’s side gets a first-ever win over Lexington SC, they will be guaranteed to end the year in that position. So can they do it? Can Chituru Odunze, Ihsan Sacko and Kelvin Arase get Phoenix Rising over the line, or will Bobby Dulle and Brandon McCarthy be under even more fire after a disastrous 10th anniversary season?

Join Owain Evans and Rees Goodall on the PHNX Rising Podcast to discuss.

0:00 Intro
2:30 Last few games
9:30 Odunze on his play
12:00 Kelvin
16:30 Playoff scenarios
30:00 Path to a Rising win
34:45 Match against Lexington
48:30 Score predictions
52:30 USL rebrand

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