The Basics

Saint Louis FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. ET

Toyota Stadium, Fenton, Missouri

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How to Watch

The match will be broadcast online on ESPN+ here. International viewers can watch the match here.

Records

Tampa Bay: 2-0-0 (W-L-T); 1-0-0 on road; 2nd place

Saint Louis: 2-0-0 (W-L-T); 1-0-0 at home; 3rd place

Rowdies Notes

The Tampa Bay Rowdies head to Saint Louis undefeated for an early season showdown against a fellow unbeaten side in Saint Louis FC. Only four teams in the Championship opened the year with two wins in two matches and two of them will face off in this match. A win would see the Rowdies start the year with three straight wins for just the second time in modern history, matching Tampa Bay’s start from the 2017 season.

Tampa Bay’s two wins this season have come on the back of a stingy defense that is yet to concede a goal. The Rowdies are the only team in the Championship that is yet to concede. That defensive record has more to do with the Rowdies full team defense, rather than just the performance of John McCarthy, who leads the Championship with two clean sheets. McCarthy has only been required to make one save this year though, on a weak shot from outside the box in Memphis. Tampa Bay didn’t allow Pittsburgh to take a shot on target last week.

Rowdies defender Shawn Barry was named to the Championship Team of the Week on Tuesday after scoring a goal and adding an assist in last week’s win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Tampa Bay will be without Barry this week though as he is with the Puerto Rican national team for a match against Grenada on Sunday. He has started both matches this season in the right wingback spot.

Injury Report

OUT: F Malik Johnson (shoulder)