CINCINNATI – FC Cincinnati and the Charlotte Independence renew their rivalry for the Queen Cities Cup on Saturday night at Nippert Stadium, with both teams aiming to rebound from narrow defeats in their last outings. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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FC Cincinnati news and notes

• Current record: 4-5-3, 15pts

• FC Cincinnati saw its two-game winning streak end with a 1-0 defeat against the Rochester Rhinos last Saturday night at Capelli Sport Stadium.

• Cincinnati was held scoreless for the fourth time in 12 games this season as a second-half goal by Bradley Kamdem proved the difference for the Rhinos.

• FCC leading scorer Djiby Fall will be available for selection on Saturday after completing his suspension. During his absence from league play, Fall scored twice in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to give him eight goals overall this season.

• Saturday’s game kicks off an important three-game home stand in the league for FCC, with the Charleston Battery and Saint Louis FC also set to visit Nippert Stadium over the next two weekends.

Charlotte Independence news and notes

• Current record: 3-3-3, 12pts

• Charlotte was edged out 1-0 by Louisville City FC on Wednesday night in the first game of its two-game trip at Slugger Field.

• The Independence were reduced to 10 men against Louisville when new signing Ashani Fairclough received his second yellow card in the 50th minute.

• The loss brought the Independence’s three-game undefeated streak to an end, as the team’s late pressure against City was unable to provide an equalizer.

• The Independence will open their new home facility at the Matthews Sportplex next Saturday night when they host the Harrisburg City Islanders.

Series Notes

• Cincinnati earned the Queen Cities Cup on the away goals rule last season after each team won on home turf.

Squads

• Cincinnati – GK: Mitch Hildebrandt, Dan Williams, Dallas Jaye; D: Matt Bahner, Tyler Polak, Harrison Delbridge, Pat McMahon, Austin Berry, Garrett Halfhill, Justin Hoyte, Mele Temguia, Josue Currais; M: Aodhan Quinn, Kenney Walker, Kadeem Dacres, Paul Nicholson, Eric Stevenson, Aaron Walker, Corben Bone, Jimmy McLaughlin, Marco Dominguez; F: Djiby Fall, Danny König, Omar Cummings, Daryl Fordyce, Andrew Wiedeman, Victor Mansaray

• Charlotte – GK: Cody Mizell, Kainoa Likewise, Kyle Renfro; D: Bilal Duckett, Dennis Castillo, Luke Waechter, Henry Kalungi, Joel Johnson, Austin Yearwood, Jared Odenbeck, Donnie Smith; M: Jun Marques Davidson, David Spies, David Estrada, Lewis Hilton, Callum Ross, Zev Taublieb, Alex Martinez, Yann Ekra; F: Casey Townsend, Jaime Siaj, Jorge Herrera, Enzo Martinez, Jacob Bender

Discipline

• Cincinnati – None

• Charlotte – Suspended: Ashani Fairclough

Officials

• REF: BARDHYL PASHAJ

• AR1: Art Arustamyan

• AR2: Kyle Maust

• 4TH: Noah Matos

Game hashtag:

• #CINvCLT

Twitter social handles

• FC Cincinnati – @FCCincinnati

• Charlotte Independence – @CLTIndependence