The number to keep in mind on Saturday night is five. This will be the fifth time Charleston has played Toronto FC II. Over the first four meetings, the Battery hold the advantage with three wins and one loss.

The other reason five is the magic number for Saturday is that Toronto FC II has only scored five goals the entire season.

Oh, and of course, the Battery are playing for their fifth club championship this season.

Toronto FC II will be focused on staying in the game as long as possible and trying to punch in a late goal in order to leave Charleston with something to show for their efforts.

Robert Boskovic talks in that video about defending Super Romario Williams. To be honest, the best way to contain Super Romario is to hope he isn’t on the pitch: otherwise, he will get in on goal and most likely find the back of the net. Sorry Robert.

Season So Far

Battery: Charleston remain on top of the USL Eastern Conference table with 28 points and a +11 GD after their 2–2 draw in Cincinnati. Williams leads the team with 11 goals (2nd in the USL) followed by defender Forrest Lasso who raised his season total to five with a goal last Saturday night. Odisnel Cooper has played well, even though he has given up a few goals the last few matches. He and the rest of the defense hope to add another shutout (6 total) against one of the lowest scoring clubs in the entire league.

Toronto FC II: Toronto comes into Saturday night sitting 14th out of 15 clubs in the USL Eastern Conference. They have scored five goals, but they’ve only allowed 16 in 14 matches. They have posted five shutouts themselves, so their story is simple in 2017: their defense keeps them in games, but the offense has been unable to capitalize, and now they find themselves near the bottom of the table in the USL Eastern Conference. They did however win their last match 1–0 over Orlando City B, so they are hoping that helps them carry some momentum into the Holy City on Saturday night.

Moyer’s Match Prediction:

I have been a little over-confident in my predictions lately, and Toronto FC II usually starts to find their form near the middle of the season, so I am not predicting a blowout. I believe the Battery will score early, the game will remain close throughout, and then late in the second half, a sub will come in and put the game away.

Final Score: Battery WIN 2–0

Past Meetings (Results are for Charleston)

2016 (USL)

1–0 (Win)

2–0 (Win)

2015 (USL)

1-0 (Loss)

3–2 (Win)

Player to Watch

Forrest Lasso

Lasso has been on fire in 2017. He has tallied 5 goals and has been named to the USL Team of the Week three times. He is an opposing force on every set piece for the Battery and a number one target for free kick specialist Justin Portillo and long throw man O’Brian Woodbine. Every team knows they have to shut him down on every set piece, but he is still finding the back of the net. Let’s hope he finds the net at least one more time on Saturday night!

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