IRVINE, Calif. – Orange County Blues FC and the LA Galaxy II will both be looking to improve on their most recent outings when the I-405 Derby is renewed on Saturday night at Anteater Stadium with playoff positioning on the line for both teams in the USL Western Conference. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. PT.

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Orange County Blues FC news and notes

• Current record: 9-11-4, 31pts
• The Blues split a pair of games in the Pacific Northwest last week to move into seventh place in the USL Western Conference standings.
• Orange County took a 1-0 win against then-conference leader Vancouver before falling 2-1 to the Portland Timbers 2 on Sunday evening.
• The Blues hold a two-point cushion on ninth-place Swope Park Rangers and 10th-place Real Monarchs SLC entering this weekend’s action.
• Orange County’s 37 goals against this season are the third-highest in the Western Conference.

LA Galaxy II news and notes

• Current record: 9-4-9, 36pts
• The Galaxy II’s winless streak reached three games last Saturday night as they played to a 0-0 draw with OKC Energy FC.
• Goalkeeper Clement Diop was named to the USL Team of the Week after recording a three-save shutout, which included a penalty kick save on OKC’s Michael Thomas.
• The Galaxy made official on Friday the loan of USL leading scorer Jack McBean to English club Coventry City for the remainder of the season.
• Los Dos sits one point behind the three teams tied for first in the Western Conference, but holds a game in hand on all three.

2016 Team leaders

• Goals: Orange County – Didier Crettenand, Trevin Caesar, 7; Los Angeles – Jack McBean, 15
• Assists: Orange County – Roy Meeus, 4; Los Angeles – Jaime Villarreal, Josh Turnley, 4

Series Notes

• The teams have each taken one victory apiece, and drawn once, in their three previous meetings this season, with the Blues taking a 2-0 win in the first game played at Anteater Stadium.

Officials

• REF: Timothy Ford
• AR1: Issam Ashkar
• AR2: Ceciah Valero
• 4TH: Randy Hoffman

Game hashtag:

• #OCvLA

Twitter social handles

• Orange County Blues FC – @OCBluesFC
• LA Galaxy II – @LAGalaxyII