IRVINE, Calif. – Orange County SC will try to claim its first victory at Champions Soccer Stadium at Orange County Great Park when the club welcomes the Swope Park Rangers on Saturday night, while also looking to kickstart a run at the USL Cup Playoffs. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. PT.

Matchcenter: Click Here | Tickets: Click Here

Orange County SC news and notes

• Current record: 7-8-9, 30pts

• Orange County SC comes into this match following a 0-0 draw against Phoenix Rising FC on Wednesday in the USL Game of the Week on ESPN3 at the Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex.

• Orange County didn't manage a shot on goal in the contest, but a two-save shutout for goalkeeper Charlie Lyon salvaged a valuable point in the club's push to reach the USL Cup Playoffs for a third successive season.

• Orange County is four points adrift of the top eight in the Western Conference, but still has games in hand on the teams it is vying for a postseason berth against with eight games to play in the regular season.

• Wednesday night's game saw a debut for newly-acquired forward Rodrigo Pacheco, with the Argentinian having arrived on loan from the club's MLS parner Los Angeles FC earlier this week.

Swope Park Rangers news and notes

• Current record: 13-6-6, 45pts

• Swope Park comes into Saturday’s match following a 2-0 win over OKC Energy FC last Saturday at Children's Mercy Victory field, which snapped the Ranger's six-game winless streak.

• Lebo Moloto scored both goals including one from the penalty spot to secure the win for the Rangers, and earned a place on the USL Team of the Week for his performance.

• With the win, the Rangers solidified their fourth-place position in the USL Western Conference. The side sits five points ahead of fifth-place Tulsa Roughnecks FC while having played two fewer games that the Oklahoma club.

• Moloto will be absent for Saturday's game in Orange County as he serves a one-game suspension for caution accumulation after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season against Energy FC.

Series Notes

• The Park Rangers have the only victory in the two matches played between these sides with a 1-0-1 record in the all-time series.

Squads

• Orange County – GK: Charlie Lyon, Casey Beyers, Michael Suchy; D: Oscar Sorto, Joe Franco, Alberto Navarro, Sola Abolaji, 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

• Swope Park – GK: Andrew Dykstra, David Greczek, Darrin MacLeod; D: Amer Didic, Parker Maher, Oumar Ballo, Liam Doyle, Joe Amico, Colton Storm, Tyler Pasher, Erik Palmer-Brown, Dakota Barnathan, Will Little; M: Felipe Hernandez, Daniel Salloi, Christian Duke, Robert Mirosavic, Kevin Oliveira, Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal; F: Cameron Iwasa, Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Kharlton Belmar, Nansel Selbol, Diego Rubio, Max Rugova

Discipline

• Orange County – None

• Swope Park– Suspended: Lebo Moloto, Soony Saad

Officials

• REF: RAMY TOUCHAN

• AR1: Melissa Gonzalez

• AR2: Salma Perez

• 4TH: Steve Skille

Game hashtag:

• #OCvSPR

Twitter social handles

• Orange County SC - @OrangeCountySC

• Swope Park Rangers - @SwopeRangers