PITTSBURGH – With their chances of making the USL Cup Playoffs dashed, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Ottawa Fury FC battle for pride, and for a better position to close out their seasons on a positive note. The match at Highmark Stadium kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night.

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Pittsburgh Riverhounds news and notes

• Current record: 8-12-11, 35pts

• The Riverhounds suffered a 2-0 loss to the Rochester Rhinos last Saturday night at Highmark Stadium as they were unable to overcome an early deficit against their regional rivals.

• The Rhinos took the lead just 22 seconds into the contest through Jochen Graf, and after going down 2-0 after 14 the Riverhounds were unable to fight back into the match as the Rhinos held well defensively.

• The match continued a poor run for the Riverhounds, as it stretched a winless run to six matches.

• The Riverhounds are tied for fourth-fewest home wins in the USL this season, with the side having gone only 4-7-4 at Highmark Stadium.

Ottawa Fury FC news and notes

• Current record: 8-10-13, 37pts

• Ottawa produced arguably its best performance of the season last Sunday afternoon in a 4-0 win over FC Cincinnati last Sunday that earned Julian de Guzman his first win as a Head Coach.

• Two goals by Carl Haworth and a goal each to Onua Obasi and Steevan Dos Santos drove Ottawa to the win as the side took a three-goal lead in the opening 20 minutes and then held on late after a red card to Kyle Venter in the 69th minute.

• Haworth’s brace, his first two goals of the season, helped earn him a place on the USL Team of the Week.

• The win was the first for Ottawa in 10 matches, but came after the side had already been officially eliminated from playoff contention. 

Series Notes

• The Riverhounds won the only previous meeting between the two sides with a 1-0 win on May 13 at TD Place when Corey Hertzog scored the only goal of the game.

Squads

• Pittsburgh – GK: Matthew Perrella, Brenden Alfery; D: Shane Campbell, Jack Thompson, Taylor Washington, Ryan Adleye, Nick Thompson, Jamal Jack, Tobi Adewole, Ritchie Duffie, Gale Agbossoumonde, Lalas Abubakar, Joe Greenspan, Shannon Gomez; M: Victor Souto, Maduabuchi Obinwa, Stephen Okai, Michael Green, Kevin Kerr, Danny Earls, Kenroy Howell, Ben Fitzpatrick; F: Chevaughn Walsh, Corey Hertzog, Kay Banjo, Romeo Parkes

• Ottawa – GK: Callum Irving, David Paulmin, Andrew McRae; D: Eddie Edward, Ramon Martin del Campo, Shane McEleney, Onua Obasi, Thomas Meilleur-Giguere; M: Jonathan Barden, Ryan Williams, Gerardo Bruna, Jamar Dixon, Jimmy Sanon, Lance Rozeboom, Sergio Manesio; F: Carl Haworth, Steevan Dos Santos, Sito Seoane, Nick DePuy, Azake Luboyera, Tucker Hume, Adonijah Reid

Discipline

• Pittsburgh – Accumulation warning: Victor Souto, Tobi Adewole, Danny Earls

• Ottawa – Suspended: Andrae Campbell, Kyle Venter; Accumulation warning: Sergio Manesio, Shane McEleney, Steevan Dos Santos

Officials

• REF: MATTHEW RODMAN

• AR1: Darth Newman

• AR2: Paul Deverse

• 4TH: William Cassidy

Game hashtag:

• #PGHvOTT

Twitter social handles

• Pittsburgh Riverhounds – @PGHRiverhounds

• Ottawa Fury FC – @OttawaFuryFC