Rochester comes into the game in the top-eight in the USL Eastern Conference with a goal differential of plus-2 (18 for/16 against) – the lowest of clubs with a positive goal differential in the East.

In the third week of the season, the Rhinos suffered their worst loss of the season when they fell 5-0 to conference-leader Charleston Battery. Two weeks later, Rochester claimed their largest win of the season by beating the Charlotte Independence in the midst of an eight-game unbeaten run for the Rhinos. Since then, Rochester has won only one of their last five games (1-2-2), dropping five points against teams below them in the table.

At home, the Rhinos have earned 17 out of 24 possible points this season with a 5-1-2 record. Rochester has only conceded four goals at home, earning them a home goal difference of plus-7.