IRVINE, Calif. – Seeking their first win at their new Champions Soccer Stadium at OC Great Park, Orange County SC will have a tough task ahead of them as they welcome the most in-form team in USL, Reno 1868 FC on Saturday night in a match slated for a 7 p.m. PT kickoff.

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Orange County SC news and notes

• Current record: 7-7-8, 29pts

• Orange County SC comes in to this match following another disappointing result, falling 2-1 to OKC Energy FC last Friday.

• Jerry van Ewijk scored to pull Orange County back in to the match but they couldn’t haul in the OKC lead as the side's winless streak reached seven games.

• Orange County will be without forward Wuilito Fernandes on Saturday night after his call-up to the Cape Verde National Team for World Cup Qualifing. Fernandes started and went 66 minutes in Cape Verde's 2-1 win against South Africa on Friday.

• A poor recent run of form has seen Orange County slip out of the USL Cup Playoffs places, and they are now four points adrift of the top eight, having not won since July 29th against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

Reno 1868 FC news and notes

• Current record: 12-5-6, 45pts

• Reno 1868 FC continued an impressive run of form last Saturday as it managed a 1-0 win against the Swope Park Rangers, moving the side into third place in the USL Western Conference.

• The goal came from a penalty, converted by Antoine Hoppenot in just the 10th minute and from there Reno was able to control the match.

• Jimmy Ockford was named to the USL Team of the Week for his defensive performance in the match, managing eight clearances and two interceptions, while Hoppenot was named to the bench.

• Reno is looking for its fifth consecutive victory on Saturday night, and the side is currently on an 11-game undefeated streak with its last loss coming on June 19th.

• 1868 FC will be without USL leading scorer Dane Kelly on Saturday after he earned his first call-up to the Jamaican National Team for its international exhibition against Canada.

Series Notes

• Orange County has won the only prior meeting between these sides, a 2-0 win in the season opener on March 25th.

Squads

• Orange County – GK: Charlie Lyon, Casey Beyers, Michael Suchy; D: Oscar Sorto, Joe Franco, Alberto Navarro, Oluwanisola Abolaji, Juan Pablo Ocegueda, Roy Meeus, Jeannot Esua; M: Victor Pineda, Richard Chaplow, Gustavo Villalobos, Carlos Alvarez, Jerry van Ewijk, Dusan Stevanovic, Amirgy Pineda, Kevin Jeon, Zachary Kobayashi, Frank Olijve, James Baxendale; F: Monday Etim, Duke Lacroix, Wuiilito Tavares Fernandes, Irvin Parra

• Reno – GK: Russ Klaybough, Matt Bersano, Andrew Tarbell; D: Thomas Janjigian, Jimmy Ockford, Brent Richards, Jordan Murrell, Kip Colvey; M: Marc Pelosi, Junior Burgos, Riley Hanley, Anibal Echeverria, Chris Wehan, Lindo Mfeka, Matt LaGrassa, Seth Casiple, Luis Felipe Fernandes, Nick von Niederhausern, Jackson Yueill, Darwin Espinal, Jordan Roberts, Matheus Silva; F: Brian Brown, Antoine Hoppenot, Dane Kelly, Boxi Yomba, Mackenzie Pridham

Discipline

• Orange County – None

• Reno – Suspended: Brenton Griffiths; Accumulation warning: Jordan Murrell, Lindo Mfeka

Officials

• REF: ALEX CHILOWICZ

• AR1: Osvaldo Delgado-Landeros

• AR2: Togayhan Tarim

• 4TH: Anthony Almeida

Game hashtag:

• #OCvRNO

Twitter social handles

• Orange County SC - @OrangeCountySC

• Reno 1868 FC - @Reno1868FC