CINCINNATI – FC Cincinnati and Saint Louis FC will meet in a special Labor Day edition of the USL Game of the Week on ESPN3 at Nippert Stadium on Monday with FCC looking to rebound from its first two-game losing streak of the season, and Saint Louis facing a must-win to boost its playoff hopes. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET.

Matchcenter: http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218455

FC Cincinnati news and notes

• Current record: 12-6-7, 43pts
• Cincinnati was edged out 3-2 by the Charlotte Independence on Wednesday night at Ramblewood Stadium in its last outing.
• Despite the loss, Cincinnati claimed the Queen Cities Cup as it took the season series against Charlotte on away goals after the aggregate score ended 4-4 over two games.
• The defeat marked the first time in FCC’s inaugural season it had suffered back-to-back defeats, with the side having taken victory on the four previous occasions it had fallen.
• Sean Okoli scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season against Charlotte, and is now tied for third in the USL in the Race for the Golden Boot.

Saint Louis FC news and notes

• Current record: 7-10-9, 30pts
• Saint Louis played to a 1-1 draw against OKC Energy FC on Wednesday night at World Wide Technology Soccer Park.
• STLFC took an early lead through Schillo Tschuma, but was held to a draw as Daniel Gonzalez scored for the visitors before the end of the first half.
• Saint Louis is now four points out of the eighth and final playoff position in the Western Conference with four games remaining in the regular season.
• STLFC announced on Thursday that midfielder Parker Maher would be unavailable for the remainder of the season after suffering a groin injury. Maher is currently fifth on the team in minutes played this season.

2016 Team leaders

• Goals: Cincinnati – Sean Okoli, 12; Saint Louis – Irvin Herrera, 11
• Assists: Cincinnati – Corben Bone, Omar Cummings, 5; Saint Louis – Four players tied with 3

Series Notes

• Cincinnati took a 2-1 victory in the first meeting between the teams at World Wide Technology Soccer Park on July 9.

Officials

• REF: Joshua Brooks
• AR1: Matthew Fotia
• AR2: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
• 4TH: Nait Hegerty

Game hashtag:

• #CINvSTL

Twitter social handles

• FC Cincinnati – @FCCincinnati
• Saint Louis FC – @SaintLouisFC