CARSON, Calif. – Rio Grande Valley FC heads to California on Sunday with their USL Cup Playoffs hopes barely hanging on. A win against the  LA Galaxy II for the Toros would put them back in to the playoff frame with the match at Stub Hub Center Track and Field Stadium set to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. PT.

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LA Galaxy II news and notes

• Current record: 6-13-4, 22pts

• The LA Galaxy II come into this match after a tight loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 at the Macleod Athletic Complex last Sunday afternoon.

•  Ethan Zubak continued a good season by scoring the lone goal for Los Dos in the match but they conceded with seven minutes to play to fall 2-1 against WFC2.

• Being at home has not been much of an advantage for Los Dos this season, with the side having taken only two victories. The side has gone 1-1-2 in its last four home games.

Rio Grande Valley FC news and notes

• Current record: 7-11-7, 28pts

• Rio Grande Valley FC comes into this match following a dramatic 1-1 draw against the Portland Timbers 2 on Wednesday.

• Seemingly heading to defeat down a man after conceding in stoppage time, the Toros had Kai Greene score the equalizer in the 93rd minute to salvage a point.

• The Toros sit five points out of the playoff positions in the USL Western Conference entering the weekend with seven games to go in the regular season. 

• RGVFC will be without defender Ivan Magalhaes on Sunday following his red card against Portland. Magalhaes leads the Toros with 2,159 minutes of action this season.

Series Notes

• RGVFC has never defeated the Galaxy II, who lead the all time series between the two sides 3-0-1.

Squads

• Los Angeles – GK: Eric Lopez, Bennett Sneddon; D: Hugo Arellano, Jake Arteaga, Bradley Diallo, Jean Engola, Jeffrey Payeras, Leonardo Sepulveda, Nathan Smith, Tyler Turner; M: Miguel Aguilar, Efrain Alvarez, Alejandro Covarrubias, Ryo Fujii, Jorge Hernandez, Jonathan Hernandez, Ulysses Llanez, Alex Mendez, Raul Mendiola, Adrian Vera, Jaime Villarreal, Andre Zanga; F: Jonah Estrada, Ariel Lassiter, Jack McBean, Jose Villarreal, Ethan Zubak

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

Discipline

• Los Angeles – Accumulation warning: Alejandro Covarrubias

• Rio Grande Valley – Suspended: Ivan Magalhaes

Officials

• REF: ALEJANDRO MARISCAL

• AR1: Eduardo Jeff

• AR2: Cameron Blanchard

• 4TH: Denis Vargas

Game hashtag:

• #LAvRGV

Twitter social handles

• LA Galaxy II - @LAGalaxyII

• Rio Grande Valley FC - @RGVFC