FENTON, Mo. – Saint Louis FC welcomes the Charlotte Independence to Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis on Saturday night with the hosts looking to rebound from their first defeat of the season, and the Independence aiming for their first victory. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.

Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2ocjXso | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2ojZb9J | Broadcast: WCCB (CLT)

Saint Louis FC news and notes

• Current record: 3-1-1, 10pts

• Saint Louis fell for the first time this season in its last outing, a 4-0 loss against FC Cincinnati in front of 23,144 fans at Nippert Stadium last Saturday night.

• The contest marked the end of a three-game winning streak for the side, and the second time STLFC had been held scoreless on the season.

• Saint Louis is 2-0-0 so far at home this season, having taken a pair of 3-2 victories against Ottawa Fury FC and the New York Red Bulls II.

• Defender A.J. Cochran is tied for fifth in passes attempted this season with 281, and has made 33 clearances, 16 interceptions and eight blocks so far defensively in playing every minute of every game.

Charlotte Independence news and notes

• Current record: 0-1-2, 2pts

• The Independence were again left waiting for their first win of the season last Saturday as they drew 1-1 with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Eagle Field.

• Charlotte fell behind early against the Riverhounds, but Jorge Herrera’s 41st goal all-time in the USL regular season quickly leveled as the side earned a point.

• The Independence are the best possession side in the USL currently, averaging 61 percent possession per game and more than 500 passes completed per contest.

• Charlotte has converted only eight percent of its chances this season, however, and is tied for 26th in the league with only two goals in three games.

Series Notes

• This is the first meeting between the two teams since 2015, when Saint Louis took victory in both contests.

Squads

• Saint Louis – GK: Devala Gorrick, Adam Grinwis, Jack Filla; D: Austin Ledbetter, Wesley Charpie, A.J. Cochran, Ryan Howe, Konrad Plewa, Matt Sheldon, Erick Cabalceta; M: Mats Bjurman, Sebastian Dalgaard, Octavio Guzman, Tony Walls, Matteo Kidd, Tyler David, Nick Radosavljevic, Denis Ahmetovic; F: Seth Rudolph, Jose Angulo, Christian Volesky, Max Alvarez, Nikiphoros Vlastos

• Charlotte – GK: Cody Mizell, Kainoa Likewise, Kyle Renfro; D: Bilal Duckett, Henry Kalungi, Austin Yearwood, Joel Johnson, Luke Waechter, Jared Odenbeck, Dennis Castillo; M: Jun Marques Davidson, David Estrada, Zev Taublieb, Lewis Hilton, David Spies, Alex Martinez, Callum Ross, Jacob Bender; F: Enzo Martinez, Casey Townsend, Yann Ekra, Jorge Herrera, Jaime Siaj

Discipline

• Saint Louis – None

• Charlotte – None

Officials

• REF: GUIDO GONZALES JR

• AR1: Ryan Cook

• AR2: Matthew Rodman

• 4TH: Elvis Mahmutovic

Game hashtag:

• #STLvCLT

Twitter social handles

• Saint Louis FC – @SaintLouisFC

• Charlotte Independence – @CLTIndependence