ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rowdies will try to continue a four-game home winning streak when they play host to Ottawa Fury FC on Saturday night at Al Lang Stadium, with Fury FC looking to bounce back from a defeat in the first of its two games in Florida this week. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies news and notes

• Current record: 10-6-7, 37pts

• The Rowdies fell 4-3 to Saint Louis FC last Sunday in its most recent outing as the club’s road struggles continued at Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis.

• Tampa Bay has been excellent at Al Land Stadium, by contrast, and has posted four consecutive shutout victories at home going into Saturday’s contest.

• Forward Martin Paterson has scored five goals in the past six games for the Rowdies, moving him into a tie with Georgi Hristov for the team-lead on seven.

• The Rowdies announced in midweek that Jamaican international Damion Lowe had been transferred to Norwegian club IK Start.

Ottawa Fury FC news and notes

• Current record: 7-8-6, 27pts

• Fury FC fell 3-0 to Orlando City B on Wednesday night at Orlando City Stadium as the side remained outside the top eight in the USL’s Eastern Conference.

• Ottawa outshot OCB 20-10 for the contest, but Gerardo Bruna’s saved penalty kick was among the chances that were denied as the hosts claimed victory.

• Wednesday’s game was the first in charge for interim Head Coach Julian de Guzman, who took over this week after the resignation of Paul Dalglish.

• Fury FC has recorded only two victories away from home this season, going 2-6-2 on the road in its inaugural season in the USL.

Series Notes

• Tampa Bay holds a 1-0-1 edge in the regular-season series, having taken a 1-0 win when the teams met for the first time this season at Al Lang Stadium.

Squads

• Tampa Bay – GK: Matt Pickens, Akira Fitzgerald, Nico Campbell, Matias Reynares; D: Luke Boden, Neill Collins, Darnell King, Tam Mkandawire, Zac Portillos, Kyle Porter; M: Joe Cole, Leo Fernandes, Sebastian Guenzatti, Darwin Jones, Alex Morrell, Michael Nanchoff, Walter Restrepo, Keith Savage, Marcel Schafer, Martin Vingaard, Justin Chavez; F: Martin Paterson, Georgi Hristov

• Ottawa – GK: Callum Irving, David Paulmin, Andrew McRae; D: Eddie Edward, Ramon Martin del Campo, Kyle Venter, Andrae Campbell, Onua Obasi, Aron Mkungilwa, Thomas Meilleur-Giguere, Wandrille Lefevre; 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, Azake Luboyera, Adonijah Reid

Discipline

• Tampa Bay – Accumulation warning: Keith Savage

• Ottawa – Suspended: Shane McEleney

Officials

• REF: JONATHAN WEINER

• AR1: Walter Heatherly

• AR2: Luis Casas

• 4TH: Miguel Martes

Game hashtag:

• #TBRvOTT

Twitter social handles

• Tampa Bay Rowdies – @TampaBayRowdies

• Ottawa Fury FC – @OttawaFuryFC