RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Kickers and Tampa Bay Rowdies meet for the second time this season on Saturday night at City Stadium with the hosts aiming to move off the bottom of the Eastern Conference, and the guests looking to snap a four-game winless streak. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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Richmond Kickers news and notes

• Current record: 2-7-4, 10pts

• The Kickers slide continued last Saturday night as it fell 1-0 to the Charleston Battery at MUSC Health Stadium in the 60th meeting between the longtime rivals.

• Richmond held an 11-3 shots advantage in the second half against Charleston, but was unable to find a breakthrough.

• The Kickers’ winless streak has now reached eight games, with Toronto FC II’s midweek victory moving Richmond into last place in the Eastern Conference.

• Richmond sits six points out of the Eastern Conference playoff positions. The side has reached the USL Cup Playoffs in each of the prior six seasons.

Tampa Bay Rowdies news and notes

• Current record: 6-3-5, 24pts

• The Rowdies recorded their third consecutive draw last Saturday night against the Rochester Rhinos as their game at Al Lang Stadium ended 1-1.

• Joe Cole scored his fourth goal of the season to level the score after Rochester had taken an early lead, but the Rowdies were unable to find a second tally to earn all three points.

• Tampa Bay is now four points behind Eastern Conference leader the Charleston Battery, and only one point ahead of Louisville City FC having played three games more than City.

• The Rowdies will be without Michael Nanchoff for Saturday’s game due to suspension after he was given his fifth yellow card of the season against the Rhinos, but will have leading scorer Georgi Hristov available after serving a one-game suspension against Rochester.

Series Notes

• The Rowdies earned a 1-0 win at Al Lang Stadium behind a goal from Deshorn Brown in the first meeting between the clubs earlier this season.

Squads

• Richmond – GK: Marcel DeBellis, Alex Wimmer, Matt Turner; D: William Yomby, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Conor Shanosky, Evan Lee, Mallan Roberts, Alex Lee, Chris Durkin, Braeden Troyer; M: Fred Owusu Sekyere, Finnlay Wyatt, Yudai Imura, Patrick McCann, Raul Gonzalez, Samuel Asante, Matt Bolduc, Brandon Eaton, Simon Fitch, Luiz Fernando Nascimento; F: Oliver Minatel, Sunny Jane, Anthony Grant, Mikey Minutillo, Jackson Eskay, Alhaji Kamara, Franck Tayou

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

Discipline

• Richmond – Accumulation warning: Chris Durkin

• Tampa Bay – Suspended: Michael Nanchoff

Officials

• REF: JT ALUKONIS

• AR1: JC Griggs

• AR2: Tim Suess

• 4TH: Michael Buzard

Game hashtag:

• #RICvTBR

Twitter social handles

• Richmond Kickers – @RichmondKickers

• Tampa Bay Rowdies – @TampaBayRowdies