ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The USL Eastern Conference’s second-place Tampa Bay Rowdies and third-place Louisville City FC will meet in one of the marquee games of the weekend on Saturday night at Al Lang Stadium with Louisville looking to repeat its victory against the Rowdies earlier this season. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies news and notes

• Current record: 4-2-2, 14pts

• The Rowdies earned a 0-0 draw with Ottawa Fury FC last Saturday at TD Place as the side notched a second consecutive shutout.

• Tampa Bay was held scoreless for the first time this season against Ottawa, with the club sitting eighth in the USL with 11 goals through its first eight games.

• The Rowdies are tied for the second-most shots in the USL with 103 this season, of which 36 have been on target.

• Tampa Bay is tied with San Antonio FC with five shutouts this season, three by Akira Fitzgerald and two by Matt Pickens.

Louisville City FC news and notes

• Current record: 3-0-3, 12pts

• Louisville is the last remaining undefeated side in the USL’s Eastern Conference, and was held to a 0-0 draw by Toronto FC II in its last outing on April 29.

• City was stymied by a standout performance from Toronto goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo, who recorded a 10-save shutout at Slugger Field.

• Louisville has conceded the fewest goals in the USL this season, allowing only three goals against in six games.

• City would overtake Tampa Bay with a victory on Saturday night as it tries to close the gap on current Eastern Conference leader the Charleston Battery.

Series Notes

• Louisville took a 2-1 victory on April 16 when the teams met at Slugger Field, with George Davis IV and Cameron Lancaster finding the net.

Squads

• Tampa Bay – GK: Matt Pickens, Akira Fitzgerald, Nico Campbell; D: Luke Boden, Neill Collins, Darnell King, Damion Lowe, Tam Mkandawire, Kyle Porter, Zac Portillos; M: Justin Chavez, Joe Cole, Leo Fernandes, Darwin Jones, Alex Morrell, Michael Nanchoff, Keith Savage, Marcel Schäfer, Martin Vingaard; F: Deshorn Brown, Georgi Hristov, Martin Paterson

• Louisville – GK: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tim Dobrowolski, Micah Bledsoe; D: Paco Craig, Oscar Jimenez, Tarek Morad, Sean Reynolds, Kyle Smith, Sean Totsch; M: Guy Abend, Paolo DelPiccolo, Mark-Anthony Kaye Niall McCabe, Brian Ownby, Devon Williams, George Davis IV, Sean Russell, Richard Ballard; F: Ilija Ilic, Luke Spencer, Cameron Lancaster

Discipline

• Tampa Bay – None

• Louisville – None

Officials

• REF: GUIDO GONZALES JR

• AR1: Matthew Osterhouse

• AR2: Hassan Belmnahia

• 4TH: Alexander Derostaing

Game hashtag:

• #TBRvLOU

Twitter social handles

• Tampa Bay Rowdies – @TampaBayRowdies

• Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC