OTTAWA – Ottawa Fury FC will try to jump back into the playoff positions in the Eastern Conference when it plays host to the Rochester Rhinos at TD Place on Saturday afternoon in the second meeting of the season between the clubs. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.

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Ottawa Fury FC news and notes

• Current record: 5-6-5, 20pts

• Fury FC suffered a second consecutive loss in league action last Saturday as Luca Uccello’s goal gave Toronto FC II a 1-0 victory at the Ontario Soccer Centre.

• Ottawa enters the second half of its first season in the USL in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, but a win could move the side into the playoff positions.

• Fury FC was in action on Wednesday night as 6,601 fans came to TD Place to see the club’s exhibition against the Montreal Impact.

• The game marked a final appearance for assistant coach and former Canadian international Julian de Guzman, who came out of retirement to make one final appearance for his hometown club.

Rochester Rhinos news and notes

• Current record: 6-3-6, 24pts

• The Rhinos grabbed a late 1-0 victory against the Harrisburg City Islanders last Saturday at Capelli Sport Stadium to bolster their playoff position.

• Jochen Graf scored the only goal of the game with five minutes to go off an assist by Joe Farrell for Graf’s third goal this season.

• Farrell was named to the USL Team of the Week on Tuesday, with the center back also completing 68-of-72 passes and making two interceptions for the contest.

• Goalkeeper Tomas Gomez recorded his seventh shutout in the win, which moved him into a tie for first in the USL with San Antonio FC’s Diego Restrepo.

Series Notes

• Rochester earned a 1-0 victory when the teams met for the first time this season at Capelli Sport Stadium.

Squads

• Ottawa – GK: Callum Irving, David Paulmin, Andrew McRae; D: Eddie Edward, Kyle Venter, Shane McEleney, Onua Obasi, Aron Mkungilwa, Thomas Meilleur-Giguere, Ramon Martin Del Campo; M: Jonathan Barden, Ryan Williams, Gerardo Bruna, Jamar Dixon, Jimmy-Shammar Sanon, Lance Rozeboom, Sergio Manesio; F: Carl Haworth, Steevan Dos Santos, Sito Seoane, Tucker Hume, Adonijah Reid

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

Discipline

• Ottawa – Suspended: Andrae Campbell

• Rochester – Accumulation warning: Ryan Felix

Officials

• REF: CHRIS GRABAS

• AR1: Philippe Bettez Quessy

• AR2: Stephanie Fortin

• 4TH: Sean Hornsby

Game hashtag:

• #OTTvROC

Twitter social handles

• Ottawa Fury FC – @OttawaFuryFC

• Rochester Rhinos – @RochesterRhinos