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The Chicago Hounds will look to expand their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference when they welcome Old Glory DC to SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Both teams were winners last week, with the Hounds earning a bonus point on the road against Miami while DC were less convincing in a narrow home result over Anthem.
| CURRENT STANDINGS |
3-1-0 (W2) East 1st
2-1-0 (W1) East 3rd
| STARTING LINEUP CHANGES |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Zura Zhvania | Faka’osi Pifeleti |
| 2 | Dylan Fawsitt | Janus Venter |
| 3 | Paddy Ryan | Ignacio Péculo |
| 6 | Conall Boomer | Hamish Bain |
| 15 | Adriaan Carelse | Ben Pollack |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Jack Iscaro | Joe Wrafter |
| 3 | Sam Davies | Cali Martinez |
| 4 | Rob Harley | Bill Whiteside |
| 5 | Tevita Naqali | Ignacio Dotti |
| 8 | Lautaro Bavaro | Collin Grosse |
| 9 | Connor Buckley | Ethan McVeigh |
| 14 | Perry Humphreys | Owen Sheehy |
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
(15) – Zhvania (Georgia), Fawsitt, Ryan, Augspurger, Campbell, Brown, White, O’Keeffe (USA), M Flesch, Rumball, Oworu, Higgins, N Flesch (Canada), Hilsenbeck (Germany), Devoto (England)
(9) – Iscaro, Fa’anana-Schultz, Daniel, McVeigh (USA), Harley, Grigg, Hoyland (Scotland), Gattas (Uruguay), Martinez (Canada)
| CLUB DEBUTS |
(0) – none
(1) – Kava*
* – MLR debut
| NOTABLE ABSENTEES |
– Tim Swiel (FH), Julián Domínguez (WI)
– none
| PREDICTION |
The windy city lives up to its reputation with a strong breeze on the forecast. That suggests an advantage for the home side, who have a pack well suited for the set piece and a superior tactical kicking game. Old Glory have a virtually full strength side but have yet to really find their form in 2025. Chicago are clear favorites at home.
| LINEUPS |
CHICAGO HOUNDS
1 Zura Zhvania, 2 Dylan Fawsitt, 3 Paddy Ryan, 4 James Scott, 5 Mason Flesch, 6 Conall Boomer, 7 Maclean Jones, 8 Lucas Rumball (capt.), 9 Mitch Short, 10 Christopher Hilsenbeck, 11 Nate Augspurger, 12 Ollie Devoto, 13 Bryce Campbell, 14 Noah Brown, 15 Adriaan Carelse
Replacements: 16 Jackson Zabierek, 17 Liam Fletcher, 18 Charlie Abel, 19 Luke White, 20 Matthew Oworu, 21 Jason Higgins, 22 Mark O’Keeffe, 23 Noah Flesch
OLD GLORY DC
1 Jack Iscaro, 2 KoiKoi Nelligan, 3 Sam Davies, 4 Rob Harley (capt.), 5 Tevita Naqali, 6 Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz, 7 Cory Daniel, 8 Lautaro Bavaro, 9 Connor Buckley, 10 Jason Robertson, 11 Axel Müller, 12 Nick Grigg, 13 Steff Hughes, 14 Perry Humphreys, 15 Damien Hoyland
Replacements: 16 Facundo Gattas, 17 Cali Martinez, 18 Isikeli Kava, 19 Bill Whiteside, 20 Collin Grosse, 21 Ethan McVeigh, 22 John Powers, 23 Owen Sheehy
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Saturday, March 15
Venue: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview
Kickoff: 12:00 local (10:00 Pacific, 13:00 Eastern)
Weather Forecast: sunny, 66°F (19°C), wind SW 29-37mph (46-59km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN+, Fox Chicago+, Monumental Sports, Sky Sports NZ, The Rugby Network
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Assistants: Miles McIvor (USA) & Marty Steffens (USA)
TMO: Cam Russell (Canada)
| HISTORY |
HEAD-TO-HEAD (3) – DC 2, Chicago 0, Draw 1
2024-05-11 – Chicago Hounds 21, Old Glory DC 22 (SeatGeek Stadium)
2024-03-16 – Old Glory DC 22, Chicago Hounds 22 (Maryland SoccerPlex)
2023-02-18 – Old Glory DC 42, Chicago Hounds 27 (Segra Field)
