PITTSBURGH – With a spot in the USL Cup Playoffs positions on offer, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds will have a tough task as they take on the Eastern Conference-leader Louisville City FC at Highmark Stadium on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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Pittsburgh Riverhounds news and notes

• Current record: 8-8-10, 34pts

• The Riverhounds come into this match after continuing an undefeated run with a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati last Saturday at Nippert Stadium.

• Corey Hertzog opened the scoring for the Riverhounds just three minutes in before FCC fought back and managed an equalizer before the halftime break as the teams settled for a point apiece.

• With that goal Hertzog extended his team lead, scoring his 11th goal of the season. It was also the 24th goal of his Riverhounds career, moving him into fourth place all-time for the club.

• Pittsburgh is in the middle of a five-match unbeaten run (3-0-2) that has pushed the side within a point of the top eight in the USL Eastern Conference. With a win, the Riverhounds could end the weekend in sixth position in the standings.

Louisville City FC news and notes

• Current record: 14-5-5, 47pts

• Louisville comes into this match following a 1-0 victory against the Charleston Battery at Slugger Field, which kept the side on top of the USL's Eastern Conference.

• A 78th-minute strike from Guy Abend provided the only goal of the game. It was Abend's first goal of the season after having tallied five times for the club in 2016.

• Abend’s performance saw him earn a place on the USL Team of the Week. On top of his goal Abend completed 67 of 77 passes, proving vital the center of midfield in the win.

• Louisville sits in fourth place in the USL with 45 goals this season despite not having any players in the league's top 10 goalscorers.

Series Notes

• Louisville leads the all-time series between the two sides 4-1-2 with the Riverhounds having not managed a win since Aug. 29, 2015.

Squads

• Pittsburgh – GK: Matthew Perrella, Alex Kapp, Hunter Gilstrap; D: Shane Campbell, Jack Thompson, Taylor Washington, Ryan Adleye, Nick Thompson, Jamal Jack, Tobi Adewole, Ritchie Duffie, Gale Agbossoumonde, Lalas Abubakar, Joe Greenspan, Shannon Gomez; M: Victor Souto, Maduabuchi Obinwa, Stephen Okai, Michael Green, Kevin Kerr, Danny Earls, Kenroy Howell, Ben Fitzpatrick; F: Chevaughn Walsh, Corey Hertzog, Kay Banjo, Romeo Parkes 

• 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, Niall McCabe, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Brian Ownby, Devon Williams, George Davis IV, Richard Ballard; F: Ilija Ilic, Luke Spencer, Cameron Lancaster

Discipline

• Pittsburgh – Accumulation warning: Jamal Jack, Tobi Adwole, Danny Earls

• Louisville – Accumulation warning: George Davis IV, Paco Craig

Officials

• REF: JORGE RAMIREZ

• AR1: Corey Yerace

• AR2: Darth Newman

• 4TH: Alfonso Fajardo

Game hashtag:

• #PGHvLOU

Twitter social handles

• Pittsburgh Riverhounds - @PGHRiverhounds

• Louisville City FC - @LouCityFC