LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lexington Sporting Club is set to hit the road to conclude its 2024 USL League One campaign against Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. The match is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and will take place at CHI Memorial Stadium in Chattanooga, Ten.
Lexington SC (4-11-6, 18 points) is looking to finish its final USL League One campaign with a positive result ahead of the club’s move to the USL Championship next season. The Greens recently wrapped up their home schedule with a 2-2 draw against Charlotte Ind. with a late equalizer.
Chattanooga Red Wolves (5-13-3, 18 points) enters the match having not recorded a regulation win since July 27. The Red Wolves have lost eight of their last 11 matches and are in the running for the league wooden spoon award.
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GAME NOTES
Lexington SC is 3-2-1 all-time versus Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. Most recently, the Greens were defeated on penalty kicks in Lexington during the USL Jagermeister Cup. The contest was held in Toyota Stadium.
Lexington SC has a new man in charge for the 2024 season with Darren Powell taking the reins for the club from interim head coach Nacho Novo. Sam Stockley, the club’s first gaffer, remains in his sporting director role, overseeing all men’s and boy’s soccer with the club.
Lexington SC will be concluding its 2024 season in Chattanooga after closing out its home schedule against Charlotte last week. The match will be the Greens’ final match in the USL League One as they are moving up to the USL Championship next season.
The last time these teams faced off, Chattanooga was victorious on penalty kicks in the USL Jagermeister Cup in Toyota Stadium in Georgetown. Alexis Cerritos and Cameron Lancaster scored the two goals in the 2-2 draw.
Ropapa Mensah is the man to watch for Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. Mensah is not only the Red Wolves’ leading scorer in USL League One play with nine goals, three more than anyone else on the squad. Per the app FotMob, Mensah is also the highest rated player on the squad, being graded an average of 7.20. Shutting down the Red Wolves attack will be key for the Greens to end the season on a positive note and Mensah is a big part of that.
About Lexington Sporting Club
Lexington Sporting Club is a U.S. Soccer professional soccer club competing in USL League One (U.S. Soccer third division men’s professional soccer), and in USL Super League (women’s professional soccer launching in 2024). The two professional teams are the pinnacle of the soccer ecosystem in Lexington that features more than 1,400 players within its youth and academy systems. Lexington SC in the process of building the club’s formal stadium, performance center and training fields.