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Know Your Enemy: Richmond Kickers (1-3-0, 14th East)
The Hounds are on the road for the third Saturday in a row as they travel south again to Richmond to face the Kickers. The Kickers are struggling at 1-3-0, following three consecutive 1 nil losses to NYRB, Louisville and Ottawa following Richmond’s opening night win over Harrisburg. They currently sit in 14th place in the East and only Charlotte sit below them in the standings with fewer points. The loss last Saturday to Ottawa was especially brutal for Kickers supporters as they controlled the majority of the match but
Read moreGAMEDAY 6: Richmond Kickers vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds
5PM – City Stadium Watch Live Via the YouTubes Match Officials, as assigned by PRO: REF: Mr. Mark Gorak AR1: Mr. Ben Pilgrim AR2: Mr. Will Aten 4TH: Mr. Aaron Hormuth Morning Line Odds via BET365 RIC -110 Draw +250 PIT +230 Are the Pittsburgh Riverhounds a good team? It is a question no one may be able to answer yet. We’ve seen the good, the bad, and a little of the stuff in between, so we sit here on this fence about how realistically optimistic we should feel. With
Read moreGame 5 Recap: Get Those Road Points
Road points are never bad points. That’s probably the main take away from this match. After an exciting opening ten minutes the following 80 were a little ho-hum. Charlotte dominated the possession stat (70/30) thanks to some particularly defensive play by the Hounds, especially in the second half. Part of that is playing the counter attack. You’re going to sit back more and wait for the other team to come to you. Part of it was undoubtedly tired legs. We’ve seen the Hounds struggle to keep up energy late into
Read moreGAMEDAY 5: Charleston Independence vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds
7PM – Eagle Field (Which is located in South Carolina) Watch Live VIa The YouTubes Match Officials, as Assigned by PRO: REF: Mr. Eric Usher AR1: Mr. Gregory Brigman AR2: Mr. Larry Williams 4TH: Mr. Benjamin Ellis Morning Line Odds, via Bet365 CHA -110 DRAW +250 PIT +230 Wednesday night was rough. It caused flashbacks of last season. It’s in the past. It’s time to move on. The beloved have to come out of the gate strong tonight against Charlotte and not give a team that has yet to find its
Read moreKnow Your Enemy: Charlotte
Charlotte Independence (0-1-1, 14th in East) The Hounds travel to Charlotte this weekend to try and put behind the frustrating midweek loss to St. Louis and build on the nice result they had last weekend on the road in Charleston. This could be a good time to play Charlotte, who are winless through two games and appear to be hurting with some injuries in key spots. Charlotte is 0-1-1 with a loss at home to Charleston and a road draw at Orlando City B and not being too impressive in
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