EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley FC will look to build on a late draw in its most recent outing when it plays host to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on Saturday night at H-E-B Park. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.

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Rio Grande Valley FC news and notes

• Current record: 7-10-5, 26pts

• Rio Grande Valley grabbed a 1-1 draw against Phoenix Rising FC last Saturday night as Ivan Magalhaes scored in stoppage to level for the hosts at H-E-B Park.

• The draw extended the Toros’ undefeated streak to three games, but kept the side three points back in the race for the postseason as the weekend begins.

• The Toros have recorded the fewest yellow cards in the USL this season with 27, but are tied for fourth in the league with three red cards.

• Magalhaes leads the Toros in minutes played this season with 1,980 minutes of action, having played in all-but-one of the team’s games this season.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 news and notes

• Current record: 4-12-6, 18pts

• WFC2 fell 3-0 to Seattle Sounders FC 2 last Sunday as its winless streak reached 11 games, leaving the side 14th in the Western Conference.

• Vancouver has lost three of its last four games, and will be without New Zealand forward Myer Bevan on Saturday due to suspension after his red card against S2.

• WFC2 has yet to score from outside the penalty area this season, with all 23 of its goals coming from inside the 18-yard area.

• Midfielder Matthew Baldisimo has won 35 tackles this season, good for 23rd in the USL, at a 79.55 percent success rate.

Series Notes

• The teams played to a 3-3 draw when they met for the first time this season, with the Toros having taken victory in the only prior meeting.

Squads

• Rio Grande Valley – GK: Marco Carducci, Borja Angoitia, Calle Brown, Michael Kirk; D: Kai Greene, Victor Garza, Robby Sagel, Ivan Magalhaes, Leo Ayala, Justin Bilyeu, Dylan Remick, Kevin Garcia, Taylor Hunter, Juan Garcia, Camilo Botero; M: Jorginho James, Eric Bird, T.J. Casner, Todd Wharton, Christian Lucatero, Eric Alexander, Joe Holland, Jesse Ortiz, Memo Rodriguez; F: Ruben Luna, Kyle Murphy, Francisco Pungo

• Vancouver – GK: Spencer Richey, Sean Melvin, Mark Village; D: Brett Levis, Chris Serban, Jacob Nerwinski, Kadin Chung, Deklan Wynne, Francis de Vries, Cole Seiler, Dominick Zator; M: Nazeem Bartman, Thomas Gardner, David Norman Jr., William Seymore, Matthew Baldisimo, Michael Baldisimo, Marco Bustos, Patrick Metcalfe; F: Terran Campbell, Gloire Amanda, Thomas Sanner, Andrew Thoma, Erik Hurtado

Discipline

• Rio Grande Valley – None

• Vancouver – Suspended: Myer Bevan

Officials

• REF: LUIS GUARDIA

• AR1: Josh Allen

• AR2: Cody Rowden

• 4TH: Arturo Ibarra

Game hashtag:

• #RGVvVAN

Twitter social handles

• Rio Grande Valley FC – @RGVFC

• Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – @WFC2