EDINBURG, Texas – USL Western Conference playoff contenders Rio Grande Valley FC and Seattle Sounders FC 2 meet for the first time this season on Saturday night at H-E-B Park with the Toros looking to bounce back from a tough midweek defeat. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.

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Rio Grande Valley FC news and notes

• Current record: 4-4-2, 14pts

• Rio Grande Valley suffered a 3-2 defeat on Wednesday night against Reno 1868 FC, as an early lead quickly evaporated in the club’s first visit to Greater Nevada Field.

• Memo Rodriguez opened the scoring, and Eric Bird equalized from the penalty spot with 16 minutes to go, but each time 1868 FC responded quickly with goals of its own to earn victory.

• The Toros currently sit in eighth place in the Western Conference ahead of Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on goal differential.

• Rio Grande Valley FC is undefeated in its last three outings at H-E-B Park, taking seven points from the contests.

Seattle Sounders FC 2 news and notes

• Current record: 5-5-2, 17pts

• Seattle Sounders FC 2 took a 3-0 victory against the LA Galaxy II last Saturday night to move back up to third in the Western Conference.

• Forward Irvin Parra had two goals and an assist in the victory, and was named the USL Player of the Week on Tuesday for his performance.

• Parra also received his fifth yellow card of the season against Los Dos, and will be unavailable for Saturday’s game as he serves a one-game suspension for caution accumulation.

• S2 has gone 2-2-1 on the road this season, but is winless in each of its past two road outings.

Series Notes

• The Toros claimed the season series thanks to a 6-0 victory on home turf when the sides last met.

Squads

• Rio Grande Valley – GK: Marco Carducci, Borja Angoitia, Michael Kirk; D: Kai Greene, Victor Garza, Robby Sagel, Ivan Magalhaes, Jorginho James, Leo Ayala, Kevin Garcia, Omar Ontiveros, Camilo Botero; M: Charlie Ward, Eric Bird, T.J. Casner, Emilio Garcia, Todd Wharton, Christian Lucatero, Juan Garcia, Jessie Ortiz, Jose Escalante; F: Ruben Luna, Camilo Monroy, Kyle Murphy

• Seattle – GK: Tyler Miller, Bryan Meredith, Sam Fowler; D: Denso Ulysse, Rodrigue Ele, Brian Nana-Sinkam, Riley Grant, Nouhou Tolo, Jackson Ragen, Sam Rogers, Ethan Lotenero, Stirling Russell; M: Lorenzo Ramos, Ray Saari, Aaron Kovar, Charles Renken, Zach Mathers, Milo Barton, Jamie Dimistroff, Jordy Delem, Francisco Narbon, Paul Rothrock, Kei Tomazawa; F: David Olsen, Javorn Stevens, Seyi Adekoya, Felix Chenkam

Discipline

• Rio Grande Valley – None

• Seattle – Suspended: Irvin Parra; Accumulation warning: Ray Saari

Officials

• REF: TIMOTHY FORD

• AR1: Francisco Bermudez

• AR2: Rosendo Ovalle

• 4TH: Richard Blackburn

Game hashtag:

• #RGVvSEA

Twitter social handles

• Rio Grande Valley FC – @RGVFC

• Seattle Sounders FC 2 – @SoundersFC2