TULSA – Sometimes all you need is a little taste of home.
After a long road trip that ended with three straight losses, FC Tulsa will enjoy home field advantage at ONEOK Field this Wednesday night against Sporting Kansas City II, presented by Williams. With two out of the four meetings this season having been played, FC Tulsa will be counting on taking control of the season series and getting back in the win column.
FC Tulsa opened the 2021 season on May 1 with a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City II at ONEOK. A month later, SKC got that result back with a 4-1 win in Kansas City, a match that saw seven players from the MLS squad in the starting lineup.
How to Watch
TV: My41
Stream: ESPN+ (US), YouTube (International)
Follow: You can follow FC Tulsa @FCTulsa on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
SCOUTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY II
Since the second meeting between the two squads, Sporting Kansas City II has only played one match, a 2-2 result against Atlanta United 2. With Sporting Kansas City being a MLS second team and players moving up and down every week, the lineup that will start the match on Wednesday is unpredictable.
The squad’s top scorer is Enoch Meshagalusa with two goals in eight matches, while Ropapa Mensah leads in the assists category, having notched two in eight matches as well. Three different goalkeepers have made at least two appearances for Sporting Kansas City II. John Pulskamp is the only one with a clean sheet to his name, while Kendall McIntosh has played four games with eight goals conceded.
THINGS TO KNOW
1) Hometown heroes
With the mixed bag of results recently, fans may forget that FC Tulsa has been extremely tough to steal points from at ONEOK Field. 291 days. That’s how long it will have been since FC Tulsa last experienced defeat at home when they take the field Wednesday evening. In those 291 days, FC Tulsa played six home matches, with the last four all being victories.
2) Back at home
Having wrapped up the longest road trip of the 2021 season, FC Tulsa fans will gather at ONEOK Wednesday evening for the first time in a month and a half. Wednesday’s match against Sporting Kansas City II is vital for FC Tulsa to get momentum going, and Tulsa fans cheering on the best soccer team in Oklahoma should make for a great atmosphere in downtown Tulsa. FC Tulsa is the only team in the USL Championship with at least six matches played but only one home game.
3) Teams well rested
Both FC Tulsa and Sporting Kansas City II should be healthy and well-rested for the match on Wednesday. The two sides have each just played one match since the sides last met on June 2. FC Tulsa’s sandwiched match was last Sunday on June 6 against Birmingham Legion FC while Sporting Kansas City II played last Wednesday against Atlanta United 2.
How to Watch
Every FC Tulsa match this USL Championship season, home and road, will be broadcast locally throughout Tulsa on My41. Fans can also tune in on ESPN+ in the US, and YouTube international.
As always, follow @FCTulsa on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and download the FC Tulsa App to get all news, highlights and updates throughout the match.
TULSA – Sometimes all you need is a little taste of home.
After a long road trip that ended with three straight losses, FC Tulsa will enjoy home field advantage at ONEOK Field this Wednesday night against Sporting Kansas City II, presented by Williams. With two out of the four meetings this season having been played, FC Tulsa will be counting on taking control of the season series and getting back in the win column.
FC Tulsa opened the 2021 season on May 1 with a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City II at ONEOK. A month later, SKC got that result back with a 4-1 win in Kansas City, a match that saw seven players from the MLS squad in the starting lineup.
How to Watch
TV: My41
Stream: ESPN+ (US), YouTube (International)
Follow: You can follow FC Tulsa @FCTulsa on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
SCOUTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY II
Since the second meeting between the two squads, Sporting Kansas City II has only played one match, a 2-2 result against Atlanta United 2. With Sporting Kansas City being a MLS second team and players moving up and down every week, the lineup that will start the match on Wednesday is unpredictable.
The squad’s top scorer is Enoch Meshagalusa with two goals in eight matches, while Ropapa Mensah leads in the assists category, having notched two in eight matches as well. Three different goalkeepers have made at least two appearances for Sporting Kansas City II. John Pulskamp is the only one with a clean sheet to his name, while Kendall McIntosh has played four games with eight goals conceded.
THINGS TO KNOW
1) Hometown heroes
With the mixed bag of results recently, fans may forget that FC Tulsa has been extremely tough to steal points from at ONEOK Field. 291 days. That’s how long it will have been since FC Tulsa last experienced defeat at home when they take the field Wednesday evening. In those 291 days, FC Tulsa played six home matches, with the last four all being victories.
2) Back at home
Having wrapped up the longest road trip of the 2021 season, FC Tulsa fans will gather at ONEOK Wednesday evening for the first time in a month and a half. Wednesday’s match against Sporting Kansas City II is vital for FC Tulsa to get momentum going, and Tulsa fans cheering on the best soccer team in Oklahoma should make for a great atmosphere in downtown Tulsa. FC Tulsa is the only team in the USL Championship with at least six matches played but only one home game.
3) Teams well rested
Both FC Tulsa and Sporting Kansas City II should be healthy and well-rested for the match on Wednesday. The two sides have each just played one match since the sides last met on June 2. FC Tulsa’s sandwiched match was last Sunday on June 6 against Birmingham Legion FC while Sporting Kansas City II played last Wednesday against Atlanta United 2.
How to Watch
Every FC Tulsa match this USL Championship season, home and road, will be broadcast locally throughout Tulsa on My41. Fans can also tune in on ESPN+ in the US, and YouTube international.
As always, follow @FCTulsa on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and download the FC Tulsa App to get all news, highlights and updates throughout the match.
