BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem Steel FC will look to continue its strong run of recent form when it plays host to a Richmond Kickers side at Goodman Stadium on Saturday evening that is in serious need of a victory to kick-start a push for the postseason. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET.

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Bethlehem Steel FC news and notes

• Current record: 7-6-1, 22pts

• Steel FC earned its fourth win in its last five games as it defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders 1-0 on June 20 at FNB Field.

• James Chambers scored the only goal of the game between the Pennsylvania rivals for his third goal of the season, which places the midfielder second on the team.

• Steel FC Cory Burke was named on Thursday to Jamaica’s 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, and will join up with the Reggae Boyz following Saturday’s game.

• Bethlehem’s strong recent run has moved the side into the top four of the USL Eastern Conference, three points back of second-place Louisville City FC.

Richmond Kickers news and notes

• Current record: 2-8-5, 11pts

• The Kickers fell 2-0 to the Charlotte Independence at City Stadium last Saturday night to extend their winless streak to 10 games.

• Richmond outshot the Independence 24-9 for the game, and 7-2 in shots on goal, but Charlotte goalkeeper Cody Mizell’s standout performance saw the visitors claim victory.

• Richmond now sits eight points out of a place in the USL Cup Playoffs as it enters the final game of its first half of the season.

• U.S. U17 international Chris Durkin will be unavailable for the contest as he serves a suspension for caution accumulation. Durkin leads the Kickers with a rate of 50.6 passes/90 minutes.

Series Notes

• Bethlehem claimed the regular-season series between the teams a season ago with a 1-0-1 record. This is their first meeting in 2017.

Squads

• Bethlehem – GK: Tomas Romero, Jake McGuire, Jahmali White; D: Charlie Reymann, Hugh Roberts, Matt Mahoney, Matt Real, Auston Trusty, Aaron Jones, Ken Tribbett; M: James Chambers, Adam Najem, Josh Heard, Anthony Fontana, Brian Carroll, Chris Wingate; F: Cory Burke, Santi Moar, Seku Conneh, Amoy Brown, Chris Nanco, Marcus Epps, Yosef Samuel, Fabian Herbers

• Richmond – GK: Marcel DeBellis, Alex Wimmer, Matt Turner; D: William Yomby, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Conor Shanosky, Evan Lee, Mallan Roberts, Alex Lee, Chris Korb, 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, Franck Tayou

Discipline

• Bethelehem – Accumulation warning: Cory Burke, Seku Conneh, Gilliano Wijnaldum

• Richmond – Suspended: Chris Durkin

Officials

• REF: ANDREW MUSASHE

• AR1: Ben Pilgrim

• AR2: Brandon Smith

• 4TH: Jaroslaw Werel

Game hashtag:

• #BSTvRIC

Twitter social handles

• Bethlehem Steel FC – @BSteelFC

• Richmond Kickers – @RichmondKickers