LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Charlotte Independence visit Louisville City FC on Saturday night at Slugger Field looking for a victory that would clinch the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2016 USL Cup Playoffs. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Matchcenter: http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218167

Louisville City FC news and notes

• Current record: 17-4-8, 59pts
• Louisville clinched the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference last Saturday with a 5-1 victory against Saint Louis FC at World Wide Technology Soccer Park.
• Magnus Rasmussen scored a pair of goals in the victory, while Kadeem Dacres, Cameron Lancaster and Ilija Ilic also found the net.
• Rasmussen’s brace gave him three goals in the past two games, and earned him a place in the USL Team of the Week.
• With 14 goals, Louisville’s Chandler Hoffman sits a goal behind FC Cincinnati’s Sean Okoli and the LA Galaxy II’s Jack McBean in the race for the USL Golden Boot.

Charlotte Independence news and notes

• Current record: 14-8-7, 49pts
• The Independence missed out on the chance to claim a home playoff game last Saturday as they fell 1-0 to the Rochesterr Rhinos at Ramblewood Stadium.
• Charlotte now sits a point ahead of the Charleston Battery and the Rhinos for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
• A victory would ensure the Independence open the playoffs at home, but either a draw or a loss would open the door for the Battery and Rhinos to overtake them with a win.
• Charlotte is the third-highest scoring side in the Eastern Conference, and has seen five players score at least six goals this season for the club.

2016 Team leaders

• Goals: Louisville – Chandler Hoffman, 14; Charlotte – Enzo Martinez, 9
• Assists: Louisville – Kyle Smith, 6; Charlotte – Brian Brown, Enzo Martinez, 5

Series Notes

• Louisville grabbed a stoppage time victory through Cameron Lancaster’s free kick when the sides met for the first time this season on March 26.

Officials

• REF: Danielle Chesky
• AR1: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
• AR2: Ronald Stuver
• 4TH: Tony Crush

Game hashtag:

• #LOUvCLT

Twitter social handles

• Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC
• Charlotte Independence – @CLTIndependence