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USL Match Preview – #STLvROC

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 07/04/17, 8:03AM EDT

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Saint Louis, Rochester look for bounce-back performances

FENTON, Mo. – Saint Louis FC and the Rochester Rhinos will both be looking to snap losing streaks when they meet for the first time since the 2015 USL season on Wednesday night at Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis in a game that was rescheduled to July 5 after its postponement from May 6. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT.

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Saint Louis FC news and notes

  • Current record: 4-6-3, 15pts

  • Saint Louis fell 1-0 to the New York Red Bulls II on Saturday afternoon at MSU Soccer Park as the side suffered its third consecutive defeat.

  • STLFC had not previously suffered defeats in three consecutive league contests, and now sits 13th in the USL Eastern Conference.

  • Jose Angulo and Christian Volesky have both scored four goals this season for Saint Louis, but no other player has multiple goals this season.

  • Volesky is one of three former Rhinos currently with STLFC, with Tony Walls and Adam Grinwis also having been part of Rochester’s 2015 USL Cup victory.

Rochester Rhinos news and notes

  • Current record: 5-3-5, 20pts

  • Rochester dropped a second consecutive contest on Saturday night as it lost 2-1 to the Charlotte Independence in a weather-affected contest.

  • The Rhinos’ defeat saw the side dip out of the Eastern Conference playoff places, but a win on Wednesday would put the side comfortably back into the top eight.

  • Rochester only lost back-to-back matches once in the 2016 season. The last time the side had a three-game losing streak was between Aug. 10-16, 2014.

  • Rhinos midfielder Wal Fall equaled his goals total from the 2016 regular season on Saturday, with his tally against the Independence being his fourth of the season.

Series Notes

  • Rochester won both meetings between the clubs when they met in the 2015 USL regular season.

Squads

  • Saint Louis – GK: Devala Gorrick, Adam Grinwis, Jack Filla; D: Aedan Stanley, A.J. Cochran, Konrad Plewa, Austin Ledbetter, Matt Sheldon, Wes Charpie, Ryan Howe, Erick Cabalceta; M: Sebastian Dalgaard, Dragan Stojkov, Mats Bjurman, Tyler David, Nick Radosavljevic, Octavio Guzman, Ivan Mirkovic, Max Alvarez, Tony Walls, Denis Ahmetovic, Emir Alihodzic; F: Seth Rudolph, Jose Angulo, Christian Volesky, Milan Petosevic

  • Rochester – GK: Kyle Morton, Tomas Gomez, Dan Lynd; D: Sergio Campbell, Ryan Felix, Joe Farrell, Todd Pratzner, Raymond Lee, Bradley Kamdem, Jordan Dover, Ryan James; M: Wal Fall, Mike Garzi, Kenardo Forbes, Stefan Defregger, Jalen Brown, Antonio Correia, Sofiane Tergou, Rayane Boukemia; F: Darius Madison, Jochen Graf, Samuel Edoung-Biyo, Brandon Beresford, Christiano Francois

Discipline

  • Saint Louis – Accumulation warning: Dragan Stojkov

  • Rochester – Accumulation warning: Wal Fall, Ryan Felix

Officials

  • REF: DULE DJURASEVIC

  • AR1: Jeffrey Swartzel

  • AR2: Don Tebeau

  • 4TH: Matthew Rodman

Game hashtag:

  • #STLvROC

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