LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lexington Sporting Club is set to return home from a two-match road trip, taking the pitch at Toyota Stadium to face off against Union Omaha for the first time. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will see the home side officially debut the All Black fourth kits.
Lexington SC (3-9-5, 14 points) is coming off a loss against CV Fuego FC on the road, extending the club’s point drought to four matches. The boys in green currently stand at 10th in the league.
Union Omaha (6-4-7, 25 points) is coming off a 2-1 win in Tennessee against One Knoxville SC. The win marked the fourth win in five matches and the sixth match out of the last seven that saw the club earn points. Omaha is 6th in the standings.
TUNE IN:
- The match will be streaming live on ESPN+.
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- For in-game stats, head to the Match Center.
GAME NOTES
The match will mark the first time Union Omaha and Lexington SC have ever faced off. Union Omaha is the only current club in USL League One that Lexington SC has yet to face in its inaugural season.
Lexington SC will debut the club’s fourth kits, the All Black Collection, during the match on Saturday. Fans in attendance are also encouraged to make the stands All Black as well.
Lexington SC currently has two stars tied as club-leading scorer. Both Nico Brown and Ates Diouf have recorded five goals each, making up 50% of the club’s entire goal total.
Noe Meza is the man to watch for Union Omaha. A four-time USL League One Team of the Week honoree and two-time Player of the Week, Meza leads Omaha in scoring with a staggering nine goals, three-times the amount of anyone else on the team. Lexington SC will have to be at the top of its game on defense to keep the attacker from putting his team on top.
About Lexington Sporting Club
Lexington Sporting Club is a U.S. Soccer professional soccer club competing in USL League One (U.S. Soccer third division men’s professional soccer), and in USL Super League (women’s professional soccer launching in 2024). The two professional teams are the pinnacle of the soccer ecosystem in Lexington that features more than 1,400 players within its youth and academy systems. Lexington SC in the process of building the club’s formal stadium, performance center and training fields.