A 4-1 defeat of Tulsa Roughnecks FC earned Sacramento their third-straight win Wednesday night before traveling southwest across the state to take on OKC Energy FC in Oklahoma City. Sitting in fourth in the Western Conference, Republic FC may potentially jump into third place with a win as well as a loss by sputtering Real Monarchs SLC.
Prior to Sunday’s match, get to know opponent OKC Energy FC.
HOME vs AWAY Splits
While OKC Energy FC has collected better results at Taft Stadium this season with a 7-7-2 record at home, the Oklahoma City team has managed points in half of their road matches this season, keeping the team in the playoff hunt. With a 4-7-3 record through 14 away games, Energy FC has earned 15 points at their opponents’ homes in 2018.
KEY PLAYERS
Christian Volesky and Hugh Alexander Dixon have emerged the play-making goal scorers for OKC Energy in 2018, as each of the pair have netted 10 goals on the season.
Dixon, who has appeared in 30 games this season (26 starts) has racked up 2339 minutes played and converted at a rate of 233.9 minutes per goal. The 28-year-old midfielder has proven dangerous from close-range as all 10 of his goals have come inside the 16-yard box. Despite his attacking prowess and ability to create plays (26 key passes, 4 assists) Dixon holds a 68.6 percent success rate on attempted passes and a 51.7 percent on long passes.
Christian Volesky, who has appeared in 27 matches this season (19 starts), has scored in a variety of ways, placing half of his goals with his dominant foot, while also heading in three and striking for a pair of left-footed conversions. With a goal every 167.7 minutes played, the 26-year-old ranks best on his team in minutes per goal (min. 2 goals). The 6-foot-1 forward has also connected for 14 key passes including an assist.
LAST TIME THEY MET
Last time the two teams met back in July, Energy FC earned the point split at Papa Murphy’s Park as Christian Volesky knocked in a late equalizer in the 78th minute of play to earn the 1-1 draw. Sacramento played one of their best halves of the season in the opening 45 as Villyan Bijev repeatedly threatened down the left wing, putting pressure on the OKC defense. Republic FC broke through with an opening goal in the 23rd minute when Christian Eissele laid off a pass to Cameron Iwasa in the box. Iwasa curled a one-timer into the top corner of the net for his 10th of the season and moving him into a tie with Rodrigo Lopez for Republic FC’s top scorer of all-time in all-competitions (26 goals).
2018 SEASON So Far
Sitting seven points back of the playoff line in the Western Conference, Energy FC enters Sunday’s match with a must-win mindset to keep their playoff hopes alive. Energy FC has improved in the standings since the last time they met Sacramento back on July 21 at Papa Murphy’s Park, playing to a 5-4-1 line in that time. The 1-1 draw prefaced another draw with Northern California opponent Fresno FC four days later before OKC dropped their next two contests to San Antonio and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. However, Energy FC collected some big wins on derby day at ONEOK Field and against Real Monarchs SLC to kick off a four-game winning streak. Energy FC then dropped the next two games before beating Los Dos at Stubhub Center on September 12. OKC has played to a 11-14-5 record this season, good for 38 points.
SUnday’s MATCH
Sunday’s match between Republic FC and OKC Energy FC will kick off at 4:00 p.m. at Taft Stadium. Watch parties will be held at Chando's Cantina in downtown Sacramento and at Craft Beer Vault in Rocklin.
Broadcast: KQCA My58, Estrella TV, ESPN+
Updates will be provided via Twitter at @SacRepublicFC or using #OKCvSAC.
A 4-1 defeat of Tulsa Roughnecks FC earned Sacramento their third-straight win Wednesday night before traveling southwest across the state to take on OKC Energy FC in Oklahoma City. Sitting in fourth in the Western Conference, Republic FC may potentially jump into third place with a win as well as a loss by sputtering Real Monarchs SLC.
Prior to Sunday’s match, get to know opponent OKC Energy FC.
HOME vs AWAY Splits
While OKC Energy FC has collected better results at Taft Stadium this season with a 7-7-2 record at home, the Oklahoma City team has managed points in half of their road matches this season, keeping the team in the playoff hunt. With a 4-7-3 record through 14 away games, Energy FC has earned 15 points at their opponents’ homes in 2018.
KEY PLAYERS
Christian Volesky and Hugh Alexander Dixon have emerged the play-making goal scorers for OKC Energy in 2018, as each of the pair have netted 10 goals on the season.
Dixon, who has appeared in 30 games this season (26 starts) has racked up 2339 minutes played and converted at a rate of 233.9 minutes per goal. The 28-year-old midfielder has proven dangerous from close-range as all 10 of his goals have come inside the 16-yard box. Despite his attacking prowess and ability to create plays (26 key passes, 4 assists) Dixon holds a 68.6 percent success rate on attempted passes and a 51.7 percent on long passes.
Christian Volesky, who has appeared in 27 matches this season (19 starts), has scored in a variety of ways, placing half of his goals with his dominant foot, while also heading in three and striking for a pair of left-footed conversions. With a goal every 167.7 minutes played, the 26-year-old ranks best on his team in minutes per goal (min. 2 goals). The 6-foot-1 forward has also connected for 14 key passes including an assist.
LAST TIME THEY MET
Last time the two teams met back in July, Energy FC earned the point split at Papa Murphy’s Park as Christian Volesky knocked in a late equalizer in the 78th minute of play to earn the 1-1 draw. Sacramento played one of their best halves of the season in the opening 45 as Villyan Bijev repeatedly threatened down the left wing, putting pressure on the OKC defense. Republic FC broke through with an opening goal in the 23rd minute when Christian Eissele laid off a pass to Cameron Iwasa in the box. Iwasa curled a one-timer into the top corner of the net for his 10th of the season and moving him into a tie with Rodrigo Lopez for Republic FC’s top scorer of all-time in all-competitions (26 goals).
2018 SEASON So Far
Sitting seven points back of the playoff line in the Western Conference, Energy FC enters Sunday’s match with a must-win mindset to keep their playoff hopes alive. Energy FC has improved in the standings since the last time they met Sacramento back on July 21 at Papa Murphy’s Park, playing to a 5-4-1 line in that time. The 1-1 draw prefaced another draw with Northern California opponent Fresno FC four days later before OKC dropped their next two contests to San Antonio and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. However, Energy FC collected some big wins on derby day at ONEOK Field and against Real Monarchs SLC to kick off a four-game winning streak. Energy FC then dropped the next two games before beating Los Dos at Stubhub Center on September 12. OKC has played to a 11-14-5 record this season, good for 38 points.
SUnday’s MATCH
Sunday’s match between Republic FC and OKC Energy FC will kick off at 4:00 p.m. at Taft Stadium. Watch parties will be held at Chando’s Cantina in downtown Sacramento and at Craft Beer Vault in Rocklin.
Broadcast: KQCA My58, Estrella TV, ESPN+
Updates will be provided via Twitter at @SacRepublicFC or using #OKCvSAC.
