ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis FC welcomes Orlando City B to Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis on Saturday night in a match with significant USL Cup Playoffs implications as five points separate eighth-place OCB and 11th-place Saint Louis in the Eastern Conference standings. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
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Saint Louis FC news and notes
Current record: 8-12-7, 31pts
Saint Louis FC suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders last Saturday in its last outing as it conceded in stoppage time at Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis.
Christian Volesky notched a second-half equalizer for Saint Louis after the visitors had taken the lead, but a late goal by Pedro Ribeiro for the City Islanders earned his side victory.
With the loss Saint Louis’ winless run now stands at four matches (0-2-2), the club's second-longest such streak of the season.
Ivan Mirkovic and Konrad Plewa are unavailable for Saturday's game as they both serve suspensions for yellow card accumulation.
Orlando City B news and notes
Current record: 8-7-12, 36pts
Orlando saw its 12-game undefeated streak come to an end in its last outing on Sept. 7 as the Richmond Kickers struck twice late in the first half to earn a 2-0 victory at Orlando City Stadium.
OCB has not lost consecutive matches since falling to Ottawa Fury FC on June 20th, its second match on a Canadian road trip, after losing to Toronto FC II six days prior.
Orlando now sits in the eighth and final playoff position in the USL Eastern Conference, level on points with seventh-place FC Cincinnati and two points ahead of both Bethlehem Steel FC and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
OCB has recorded six road wins so far this season, tied for fourth in the USL. The club is also one draw away from tying the USL regular-season record of 13, set by OKC Energy FC a season ago.
Series Notes
Squads
Saint Louis – GK: Devala Gorrick, Adam Grinwis, Jack Filla; D: Aedan Stanley, A.J. Cochran, Austin Ledbetter, Matt Sheldon, Wes Charpie, Ryan Howe, Erick Cabalceta; M: Sebastian Dalgaard, Dragan Stojkov, Mats Bjurman, Tyler David, Nick Radosavljevic, Octavio Guzman, Max Alvarez, Tony Walls, Emmanuel Appiah, Emir Alihodzic; F: Seth Rudolph, Christian Volesky, Milan Petosevic, Daniel Jackson, Tyler Feeley
Orlando – GK: Jake Fenlason, Mason Stajduhar; D: Kevin Alston, Conor Donovan, Rafael Ramos, Zach Hayden-Ellis, Jules Youmeni, Scott Thomsen, Zach Carroll, Fernando Timbo, PC, Leonardo Pereira; M: Richie Laryea, Tony Rocha, Lewis Neal, Danny Deakin, Jordan Schweitzer, Paul Clowes, A.J. Seals, Austin Martz, Ryley Kraft, Pierre Da Silva; F: Hadji Barry, Albert Dikwa, Ben Polk, Joe Gallardo, Michael Cox
Discipline
Saint Louis – Suspended: Ivan Mirkovic, Konrad Plewa; Accumulation warning: Austin Ledbetter
Orlando – Accumulation warning: Zachary Ellis-Hayden, Seb Hines, Richie Lareya, Fernando Timbo
Officials
REF: DANIELLE CHESKY
AR1: Daniel Ortega
AR2: Austin Sanders
4TH: Christopher Slane
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Twitter social handles
Saint Louis FC – @SaintLouisFC
Orlando City B – @OrlandoCityB
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