ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando City B and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds will both try to jump into the Eastern Conference playoff positions when they meet for the second time this season, and the first at Orlando City Stadium on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Orlando City B news and notes

• Current record: 5-6-5, 20pts

• Orlando earned a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati last Saturday night, and enters the weekend a point out of the playoffs positions in the Eastern Conference.

• OCB midfielder Jordan Schweitzer scored early for the side against FCC, but the visitors earned a point as Djiby Fall notched his eighth goal of the season.

• Orlando will be without playmaker Pierre Da Silva in Saturday’s game as he begins a three-game suspension after being sent off against Cincinnati.

• Goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. is third in the USL with 48 saves, and tied for sixth in the league with four shutouts.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds news and notes

• Current record: 5-7-4, 19pts

• The Riverhounds fell 3-1 to the Charlotte Independence on Tuesday night at Highmark Stadium as a late consolation goal by Chevaughn Walsh wasn’t enough to spark a rally.

• Pittsburgh has now lost three of its past five outings (1-3-1) and sits two points out of a place in the Eastern Conference top eight.

• Riverhounds leading scorer Corey Hertzog has been held scoreless in his last four games, with his last goal coming against OCB on June 3.

• Hertzog has recorded more shots this season (54) than the next five players in the Riverhounds’ squad (50).

Series Notes

• Orlando earned a 2-1 victory at Highmark Stadium in the first meeting this season, and is now 2-1-0 against Pittsburgh all-time.

Squads

• Orlando – GK: Earl Edwards Jr., Jake Fenlason; D: Seb Hines, Conor Donovan, Rafael Ramos, Zach Ellis-Hayden, Jules Youmeni, Scott Thomsen, Zach Carroll, Fernando Timbo, Rob Valentino, Leonardo Pereira; M: Richie Laryea, Tony Rocha, Lewis Neal, Danny Deakin, Jordan Schweitzer, Paul Clowes, David Loera, Austin Martz, Ryley Kraft; F: Hadji Barry, Albert Dikwa, Ben Polk, Joe Gallardo, Michael Cox

• Pittsburgh – GK: Keasel Broome, Trey Mitchell, Hunter Gilstrap; D: Shane Campbell, Jack Thompson, Taylor Washington, Ryan Adleye, Nick Thompson, Jamal Jack, Tobi Adewole, Ritchie Duffie, Gale Agbossoumonde, Lalas Abubakar, Joe Greenspan, Shannon Gomez; M: Victor Souto, Maduabuchi Obinwa, Stephen Okai, Michael Green, Kevin Kerr, Danny Earls, Kenroy Howell, Ben Fitzpatrick, Marshall Hollingsworth; F: Chevaughn Walsh, Corey Hertzog, Romeo Parkes 

Discipline

• Orlando – Suspended: Pierre Da Silva; Accumulation warning: Zach Ellis-Hayden

• Pittsburgh – None

Officials

• REF: ELVIS OSMANOVIC

• AR1: Ross Kleinstuber

• AR2: Jonathan Bilinski

• 4TH: Matthew Miscannon

Game hashtag:

• #ORLvPGH

Twitter social handles

• Orlando City B – @OrlandoCityB

• Pittsburgh Riverhounds – @PghRiverhounds