EDINBURG, Texas – No. 2-seed Rio Grande Valley FC makes its USL Cup Playoffs debut against No. 7-seed OKC Energy FC at Toro Stadium on Saturday night as the two regional rivals square off in a Western Conference Quarterfinals clash in South Texas. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.

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Rio Grande Valley FC news and notes

• Regular Season record: 14-7-9, 51pts

• The Toros posted the best record of any expansion side in the Western Conference this season, and finished with the best goal differential in the conference (+23) to earn the No. 2 seed.

• RGVFC’s defense conceded the fewest goals in the Western Conference (24), and set a USL record with a 758-minute shutout streak that helped the side post a 10-game undefeated streak to propel the club up the standings.

• The Toros also finished with the second-most goals in the Western Conference, as five players finished with at least six goals on the season, and four finished with at least three assists.

• Rio Grande Valley FC is one of four expansion sides to reach the postseason this year, joining the Swope Park Rangers in the West, and FC Cincinnati and Orlando City B in the East.

OKC Energy FC news and notes

• Regular Season record: 10-7-13, 43pts

• Energy FC returned to the USL Cup Playoffs for a second consecutive season after reaching the Western Conference Championship a season ago as the No. 2 seed.

• OKC was in contention for a top-four position for much of the season, but tailed off at the end of the year as it concluded on a six-game winless streak.

• Energy FC’s 13 draws set a USL record for a single season, surpassing the total of 12 set by the Richmond Kickers in the 2014 USL regular season.

• No Energy FC player scored more than four goals in the regular season, as the club’s offensive output fell from 44 goals a season ago to 32 goals this season.

Key Players

Rio Grande Valley FC – F Memo Rodriguez: The 20-year-old Houston Dynamo Homegrown Player came into his own in his second season in the USL with six goals and a team-leading seven assists. Rodriguez’s touch and creativity in the final third were a major asset for a Toros side that looked to control the rhythm and tempo of games with its possession, and his influence will likely be key against Energy FC’s defense.

OKC Energy FC – GK Cody Laurendi: While the club’s attack sputtered for much of the season, Laurendi’s play earned Energy FC points on a regular basis, and he’ll likely need to be the side’s best player again on the road against a potent Toros attack. Laurendi set a club record with 12 shutouts this year, falling one short of the USL single-season record, and replicating his five-save road shutout against RGVFC on August 6 would go a long way to giving OKC hope of an upset.

2016 Team leaders

• Goals: Rio Grande Valley – Ruben Luna, 7; OKC – Danni Konig, Wojciech Wojcik, Michael Thomas, 4

• Assists: Rio Grande Valley – Memo Rodriguez, 7; OKC – Danni Konig, Michael Thomas, Sebastian Dalgaard, 4

Series Notes

• The Toros held Energy FC scoreless in each of their three meetings this season, as RGVFC took a 3-0 win on June 11 behind goals from Jose Escalante, Kyle Murphy and Eric Bird. The teams then played to a pair of scoreless draws to close out the season series.

Officials

• REF: Rosendo Mendoza

• AR1: Francisco Bermudez

• AR2: Jesus Moya

• 4TH: Pedro Trejo Jr

Game hashtag:

• #RGVvOKC

Twitter social handles

• Rio Grande Valley FC – @RGVFC

• OKC Energy FC – @EnergyFC