One Knoxville SC vs. Central Valley Fuego FC

Venue: Regal Soccer Stadium; Knoxville, Tenn.
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
Weather: Sunny, 77°
Broadcast: ESPN+
Hashtag: #KNXvCV
Series (First Meeting): 0-0-0 (2023)

One Knoxville SC (1-1-0, 8th) is set to welcome Central Valley Fuego FC (1-1-0, 9th) to Regal Soccer Stadium on Wednesday evening. Both sides opened the 2023 season with big wins, but since then, Knoxville and Central Valley have experienced a pair of disappointing losses in league and U.S. Open Cup play. Turning chances into goals has been difficult for both Knoxville and Central Valley; both sides have each scored just once from open play across League One play this season. A win by the home side would see Knoxville jump ahead of South Georgia into second place heading into the weekend.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

KNX - Ilija Ilić: The USL Championship veteran and current Knoxville player-coach has scored twice from the spot across all competitions for OKSC.

CV - Alexis Cerritos: Cerritos has looked promising early in the 2023 campaign. The former El Salvador international bagged the match-winning score in Fuego FC's season-opening victory against Chattanooga.

AVAILABILITY REPORT

KNX: D - James Thomas (out, injury)

CV: D - Abdul Cromwell (out, injury), F - Cherif Dieye (out, injury), GK - Ofek Antman (out, injury)