SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sacramento Republic FC will try to snap a two-game losing streak when it plays host to the winless Portland Timbers 2 on Saturday night at Papa Murphy’s Park. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PT.

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Sacramento Republic FC news and notes

• Current record: 3-2-0, 9pts

• Sacramento fell to a second consecutive 1-0 defeat against the Swope Park Rangers last Saturday night as Mark-Anthony Gonzalez scored the only goal at Children’s Mercy Victory Field.

• Republic FC has played four of its first five games of the season on the road, with its lone home contest a 4-0 victory against Orange County SC on April 1.

• It has been almost a year since Sacramento last suffered a three-game losing streak, when it fell 1-0 on three consecutive occasions between April 17 and April 30.

• Sacramento is averaging 383 completed passes per game, and sits tied for fourth in the USL alongside Portland with a 79 percent completion mark.

Portland Timbers 2 news and notes

• Current record: 0-5-0, 0pts

• Portland has suffered five consecutive defeats, all by one goal, to start its new campaign. Its most recent defeat came this past Sunday when Vancouver grabbed a late 1-0 win at Providence Park.

• The five-game losing streak is the longest in T2’s history, as the side has converted only seven percent of its opportunities so far this season.

• The Timbers rank fifth in the USL with 61 shots so far this season. Republic FC’s 74 total shots leads the league.

• Portland’s Lamar Batista and Sacramento’s Jeremy Hall are tied for seventh in the USL with 280 passes attempted this season. Hall holds the edge in accuracy, 87 percent to 76 percent.

Series Notes

• Sacramento holds a 3-2-0 all-time edge in the series after the teams each took victory on home turf a season ago.

Squads

• Sacramento – GK: Dominik Jakubek, Evan Newton; D: Julius James, Chris Christian, James Kiffe, Enrique Montano, Emrah Klimenta, Elliott Hord; M: Agustin Cazarez, Daniel Trickett-Smith, Danny Barrera, Adam Moffatt, Jeremy Hall; F: Wilson Kneeshaw, Harry Williams, Gabe Gissie, Sammy Ochoa, Lamin Suma, Tyler Blackwood, Trevin Caesar, Christian Chaney

• Portland – GK: Wade Hamilton, Christian Herrera, Kendall McIntosh; D: Michael Amick, Lamar Batista, Kyle Bjornethun, Rennico Clarke, Alan Cruz, Marco Farfan, Harold Hanson, Shaquille Jimenez, Max Ornstil, Zarek Valentin; M: Victor Arboleda, Villyan Bijev, Blake Bodily, Neco Brett, Russell Cicerone, Dylan Damraoui, Tomas Granitto, Andre Lewis, Omar Mohamed, Jacob Montes, Jose Perez; F: Lucas Cini, Jeremy Ebobisse, Augustine Williams

Discipline

• Sacramento – None

• Portland – None

Officials

• REF: RAMY TOUCHAN

• AR1: Deleana Quan

• AR2: Turan Ozdemir

• 4TH: Joseph Dickerson

Game hashtag:

• #SACvPOR

Twitter social handles

• Sacramento Republic FC – @SacRepublicFC

• Portland Timbers 2 – @TimbersFC2