Preview: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC at FC Cincinnati
August 31, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (12-3-10) wraps up a two-game road swing with a visit to the top team in the Eastern Conference, FC Cincinnati (17-3-6), tomorrow night at Nippert Stadium.
Set for a 7:30 p.m. kick, this will be the second of three meetings between the two sides during the regular season. The clubs last played in league play to a 2-2 draw in the Queen City on April 21 and also met in the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on May 23.
The Hounds come into the contest on a six-game unbeaten streak with draws in their last three matches played. Pittsburgh has allowed goals in back-to-back games for only the third time this season - the previous two instances saw the Black and Gold respond in the ensuing match with a shutout.
Cincinnati has been shutout only twice this season overall and is running a 15-game unbeaten streak into Saturday's contest. The Orange and Blue hold a 9-2-3 record at Nippert Stadium.
For the second straight match, the Hounds will be without the services of one of their top defenders with Ray Lee expected to miss the match after registering a red card this past Wednesday at Indy Eleven. Thomas Vancaeyezeele, meanwhile, will return from his one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation.
Pittsburgh has yet to defeat Cincinnati in six tries all-time in league play (0-3-3).
Fans hoping to catch tomorrow night's match can stream live on ESPN+ with a subscription, while up-to-the-minute stats can be found on USL Match Center.
More info on the game can be found below.
WHO
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC at FC Cincinnati
WHEN
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1
WHERE
Nippert Stadium
WATCH
ESPN+
FOLLOW
Twitter: @RiverhoundsSC - #CINvPGH | #UNLEASH
Stats: USL Match Center
TEAM RECORDS
FC Cincinnati overall: 17-3-6
FC Cincinnati home record: 9-2-3
Streak: W4
Pittsburgh overall: 12-3-10
Pittsburgh road record: 5-1-5
Streak: T3
HOUNDS INJURY REPORT
Kevin Kerr - Out (Calf)
Dan Lynd - Out (Head)
Kyle Morton - Out (Lower-body)
RECENT HEAD-TO-HEAD
April 21, 2018, at Nippert Stadium
Pittsburgh 2, FC Cincinnati 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
PGH - Jordan Dover 6'
CIN - Danni Konig 59' (Corben Bone)
PGH - Thomas Vancaeyezeele 73' (Kenardo Forbes)
CIN - Kenney Walker 78'
September 2, 2017, at Nippert Stadium
Pittsburgh 1, FC Cincinnati 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
PGH - Corey Hertzog 3' (Chevaughn Walsh)
CIN - Andrew Wiedeman 40'
SEASON LEADERS
Pittsburgh
Goals: Neco Brett (13)
Assists: Kenardo Forbes (7)
Points: Neco Brett (30)
Saves: Dan Lynd (35)
Save %: Dan Lynd (.761)
GAA: Dan Lynd (0.58)
FC Cincinnati
Goals: Emmanuel Ledesma (13)
Assists: Emmanuel Ledesma (10)
Points: Emmanuel Ledesma (36)
Saves: Evan Newton (50)
Save %: Evan Newton (.769)
GAA: Evan Newton (0.83)
LAST TIME OUT...
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh 2, Indy Eleven 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
IND - Jack McInerney 4' (Matthew Watson)
PGH - Joe Greenspan 45'+2 (Christiano François)
PGH - Christiano François 59'
IND - Jack McInerney 90'+4 (Ben Speas)
LINEUP:
Mike Kirk - Andrew Lubahn (Ray Lee 76'), Hugh Roberts, Joe Greenspan, Todd Pratzner, Jordan Dover - Noah Franke (Kenardo Forbes 45'), Ben Zemanski, Mouhamed Dabo, Christiano François - Neco Brett (Tobi Adewole 85')
FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
CIN - Emmanuel Ledesma 2' (penalty)
TBR - Kwadwo Poku 75'
CIN - Emmanuel Ledesma 86' (penalty)
LINEUP:
Evan Newton - Blake Smith, Forrest Lasso, Patrick Barrett, Justin Hoyte - Michael Lahoud, Fatai Alashe (Kenney Walker 55') - Emmanuel Ledesma, Nazmi Albadawi (Danni Konig 78'), Jimmy McLaughlin - Fanendo Adi (Pa Konate 67')
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