BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem Steel FC and Louisville City FC will square off for the first time this season on Sunday evening at Goodman Stadium with the hosts looking to rebound from a narrow midweek loss, and the visitors aiming to build on the biggest league win in club history. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET.

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Bethlehem Steel FC news and notes

• Current record: 10-9-3, 33pts

• Steel FC fell 1-0 to the Charlotte Independence on Wednesday night at the Sportsplex at Matthews despite a valiant effort against the Eastern Conference leader.

• Bethlehem recorded a 17-15 edge in shots, and a 7-6 edge in shots on goal, but was unable to find a way past Independence goalkeeper Cody Mizell.

• Former U.S. international Maurice Edu is included in the 27-man squad for Steel FC on Sunday as he returns from injury. Edu made three appearances on loan with Bethlehem in 2016.

• Steel FC enters the weekend in sixth position in the USL’s Eastern Conference, and will hope to bolster its claim for a first postseason berth with a positive result.

Louisville City FC news and notes

• Current record: 11-4-5, 38pts

• Louisville moved into second place in the USL Eastern Conference with a 5-0 victory against FC Cincinnati last Saturday in front of a club-record crowd of 13,812 fans at Slugger Field.

• Forward Luke Spencer had a goal and two assists against FCC, and was voted the USL Player of the Week for his performance.

• Louisville’s victory was its largest in club history, surpassing four-goal victories that included a 5-1 win against Saint Louis FC – another of its major rivals – last season.

• Niall McCabe is tied for fifth in the USL with five Big Chances created this season, with Louisville sitting tied for first in the league with 30 overall.

Series Notes

• Louisville went 1-0-1 in the regular-season series a year ago, with this their first meeting of the 2017 season.

Squads

• Bethlehem – GK: Jake McGuire, Tomas Romero, Kristopher Shakes; D: Aaron Jones, Richie Marquez, Keegan Rosenberry, Auston Trusty, Charlie Reymann, Hugh Roberts, Ken Tribbett, Matthew Real, Nykolas Sessock, Matt Mahoney; M: James Chambers, Josh Heard, Adam Najem, Anthony Fontana, Brenden Aaronson, Seth Kuhn, Josh Heard, Adam Najem, Chris Wingate, Yosef Samuel, Amoy Brown, Derrick Jones, Brenden Aaronson, Maurice Edu, Anthony Fontana; F: Chris Nanco, Santi Moar, Seku Conneh, Cory Burke

• Louisville – GK: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tim Dobrowolski, Micah Bledsoe; D: Sean Totsch, Paco Craig, Oscar Jimenez, Tarek Morad, Sean Reynolds, Kyle Smith; M: Guy Abend, Paolo DelPiccolo, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Niall McCabe, Brian Ownby, Devon Williams, George Davis IV, Richard Ballard; F: Ilija Ilic, Luke Spencer, Cameron Lancaster

Discipline

• Bethlehem – Accumulation warning: Seku Conneh, Giliano Wijnaldum, Auston Trusty

• Louisville – Accumulation warning: Paco Craig

Officials

• REF: LUIS ARROYO

• AR1: Ryan Dos Reis

• AR2: Michael Grello

• 4TH: Melvin Holmes II

Game hashtag:

• #BSTvLOU

Twitter social handles

• Bethlehem Steel FC – @BSteelFC

• Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC