The undefeated Armada FC looks to keep the streak alive against North Carolina FC

WHEN AND WHERE

Saturday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET | Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)

THE TEAMS

Jacksonville Armada FC (2W-4D-0L, 10 pts., 2nd NASL Spring Season)

North Carolina FC (2W-2D-2L, 8 pts., 5th NASL Spring Season)

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The Jacksonville Armada FC (2W-4D-0L) travels to Cary, N.C., to take on the North Carolina FC (2W-2D-2L) for the first time this year. The Armada FC is looking to keep its undefeated streak after forcing a late draw in Week Six against the New York Cosmos in the NASL Spring Season.

The Armada FC is now 13 games undefeated in 2017. A win on Saturday would be the first against North Carolina since August 2015 at Community First Park.

The Boys In Blue are coming off a draw Saturday with the New York Cosmos at Hodges Stadium. The scoring opened for the Cosmos in the 24th minute as Javi Márquez tallied on a free kick. New York kept the lead until late into stoppage time when Zach Steinberger tied the game with a superb strike from outside the box. While the draw kept the Armada FC undefeated, they did drop to second place overall as Miami FC picked up a win against Puerto Rico FC.

North Carolina FC sits in the middle of the standings with eight points in the NASL, just two shy of the Armada FC. The team will be hungry for three points after coming off a loss to the San Francisco Deltas.

Saturday’s tilt against North Carolina will be the Armada FC’s third game on the road this season. Jacksonville won the first away match against FC Edmonton and got one point against the Cosmos at MCU Park in Week Four.

SERIES HISTORY

North Carolina FC leads 3W-1D-2L

LAST RESULT

Armada FC 1, New York Cosmos 1 – 5/06/17 | Recap

POTENT NOTABLES

– In series history, North Carolina FC has outscored the Armada 10-5 and kept the Armada scoreless in three games.

– North Carolina is one goal shy of the league-lead for goals scored (lead is 9).

– Jacksonville Armada FC has only allowed three goals this season, the league lowest.

– Jacksonville is 2W-2D-1L over their last five road games, dating back to last season. They have conceded just one road goal so far this year, tied for the fewest in the NASL.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 – The total number of goals conceded by the Armada on the road.

3 – The total number of clean sheets for the Armada in the 2017 NASL Spring Season, tied for the league lead.

5 – The total number of clean sheets in the series. North Carolina has three shutout wins over Jacksonville – 4-0 on May 30, 2015 in Jacksonville, 3-0 on October 10, 2015 in Cary and 1-0 on September

3, 2016 in Cary. The Armada FC won 3-0 on August 12, 2015 in Jacksonville. Both teams finished 0-0 on June 4, 2016.

14 – Number of games played since Jacksonville’s last loss (5W-9D-0L dating back to the last game of 2016)

INJURY WATCH

All players are in good health.

CLUB CONNECTIONS

Drew Beckie had 23 appearances and one assist with North Carolina FC in 2016. Armada Goalkeeper Caleb Patterson-Sewell had brief stint with the club in 2009. North Carolina Forward Matt Fondy played eight games with the Armada in 2016. North Carolina midfielder Austin Da Luz was a teammate of Armada Defender Mechack Jérôme at Orlando City SC (USL) in 2011. North Carolina Defender Kareem Moses and Armada midfielder Kevan George are teammates on the Trinidad and Tobago national team. North Carolina midfielder James Marcelin and Armada defender Mechack Jérôme have played on the Haitian national team together.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Armada will continue a stint on the road first to play in the Second Round of the U.S. Open Cup in Hialeah, Fla. against Miami United FC. Then the team will travel to California to face the San Francisco Deltas for the second time on Friday, May 19.