PHOENIX – After jumping into the USL Cup Playoff places on Saturday, Phoenix Rising FC welcomes Orange County SC, with both sides looking to boost their playoff chances in the USL Game of the Week on ESPN3 at the Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PT.

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Phoenix Rising FC news and notes

• Current record: 9-7-6, 33pts

• Phoenix Rising FC jumped into the eighth and final playoff position in the Western Conference after taking a 2-0 win against Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Saturday night at the Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex.

• Rising FC left it late but got a crucial win thanks to goals from Amadou Dia and Jason Johnson, with Dia scoring not long after coming into the game as a second-half substitute midway through the second half.

• Goalkeeper Josh Cohen impressed for Rising FC, managing three saves in the shutout that included a big save in stoppage time when Phoenix was holding a one-goal lead. Cohen's performance saw him named to the USL Team of the Week on Tuesday.

• Rising FC enters Wednesday's contest on a five-game undefeated streak, but faces two key games in its push for the playoffs this week as after Orange County's visit on Wednesday it heads to face seventh-place Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Saturday night at Weidner Field.

Orange County SC news and notes

• Current record: 7-8-8, 29pts

• Orange County SC has seen its form dip significantly in recent weeks, compounded by their 3-1 home defeat to Reno 1868 FC on Saturday at Champions Soccer Stadium.

• OCSC's goal against Reno only came in stoppage time, but it was a significant goal as Monday Etim scored the 1,000th goal of the USL regular season as a late consolation.

• Orange County will be without defender Sola Abolaji on Wednesday night after his sending off in the 56th minute against Reno.

• OCSC has not scored multiple goals in a game since a 4-0 victory against Rio Grande Valley FC on July 22, going nine games with either one or no goals since then. Orange County is 1-4-4 over that span.

Series Notes

Phoenix leads the all-time series 6-4-3, with Wednesday night's game the final of three meetings between the clubs this season. 

Squads

• Phoenix – GK: Josh Cohen, Nolan Wirth; D: Eder Arreola, Jordan Gibbons, Doueudui Mala, Amadou Dia, J.J. Greer, A.J. Gray, Peter Ramage, Kody Wakasa, Victor Vasquez, Jordan Stewart; M: Alessandro Riggi, Eric Avila, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Romilio Hernandez, Sam Hamilton, Blair Gavin, Kevon Lambert, Miguel Timm, Matt Watson; F: Jason Johnson, Matthew Hurlow, Chris Cortez, Didier Drogba, Gladson Awako

• Orange County – GK: Charlie Lyon, Casey Beyers, Michael Suchy; D: Oscar Sorto, Joe Franco, Alberto Navarro, Juan Pablo Ocegueda, Roy Meeus, Jeannot Esua, Walker Hume; 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, Rodrigo Pacheco, Duke Lacroix, Wuiilito Tavares Fernandes, Irvin Parra

Discipline

• Phoenix – Accumulation warning: Shaun Wright Phillips, Omar Bravo, Didier Drogba, JJ Greer, Kody Wakasa

• Orange County – Suspended: Sola Abolaji

Officials

• REF: BABOUCARR JALLOW

• AR1: Brandon Marshall

• AR2: Jason Ulrich

• 4TH: Mario Coss

Game hashtag:

• #PHXvOC

Twitter social handles

• Phoenix Rising FC - @PHXRisingFC
• Orange County SC - @OrangeCountySC