SANDY, Utah – Real Monarchs SLC will try to get back on a winning track as they welcome OKC Energy FC on Wednesday night at Rio Tinto Stadium, with the visitors looking for a win to boost their playoff prospects in the Western Conference. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MT.

Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2tluyAp | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2nDYO6W | Broadcast: KSBI (OKC)

Real Monarchs SLC news and notes

• Current record: 12-2-1, 37pts

• The Monarchs fell for the second time this season on Saturday night as Tulsa Roughnecks FC took a 2-0 victory at ONEOK Field.

• Real was thwarted by a strong goalkeeping display by Fabian Cerda for the Roughnecks, who recorded a six-save shutout to lead to hosts to victory.

• Saturday’s game marked the first time this season the Monarchs had been held scoreless, with the side currently sitting third in the USL with 33 goals.

• Monarchs leading scorer Chandler Hoffman is one goal away from his 40th in the USL regular season, with eight goals so far in 2017.

OKC Energy FC news and notes

• Current record: 5-6-3, 18pts

• Energy FC played to a 2-2 draw in its last outing on June 24 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, which capped a three-game trip to the Pacific Northwest.

• OKC twice took the lead against WFC2, but the hosts found an equalizer on both occasions at Thunderbird Stadium.

• Forward Andy Craven has scored four goals in his past three games, his first for the club since being re-acquired from FC Cincinnati in early May.

• Energy FC announced Danish midfielder Philip Rasmussen was expected to miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL last week. Rasmussen had appeared in 12 games for OKC this season.

Series Notes

• Energy FC holds a 2-1-0 advantage in the all-time series between the clubs.

Squads

• Real Monarchs – GK: Connor Sparrow, Andrew Putna, Lalo Fernandez; D: Reagan Dunk, Justin Schmidt, Chris Schuler, James Moberg, Kyle Curinga, Max Lachowecki, Emilio Orozco, Michael Gallagher, Taylor Peay, Riggs Lennon; M: Ricardo Velazco, Sebastian Saucedo, Jose Hernandez, Charlie Adams, Nick Besler, Sebastian Velasquez, Karsten Hanlin; F: Andrew Brody, Daniel Haber, Chase Minter, Chandler Hoffman, Emmanuel Occran, Skyler Milne, Jonel Desire 

• OKC – GK: Cody Laurendi, C.J. Cochran; D: Richard Dixon, Kyle Hyland, Sam Fink, Mickey Daly, Michael Harris, Anthony Wallace, Coady Andrews; M: Chad Bond, Juan Pablo Guzman, Alex Dixon, Daniel Gonzalez, Jose Barril, Daniel Jackson, Luis Martinez; F: Andy Craven

Discipline

• Real Monarchs – None

• OKC – Suspended: Miguel Gonzalez; Accumulation warning: Juan Pablo Guzman

Officials

• REF: MICHAEL RADCHUK

• AR1: Allen Pickett

• AR2: Daniel Spicer-Escalante

• 4TH: Hamed Sadeghi

Game hashtag:

• #SLCvOKC

Twitter social handles

• Real Monarchs SLC – @RealMonarchs

• OKC Energy FC – @EnergyFC