Tuesday night rivalry night? Or are these clubs even rivals yet? Chattanooga Red Wolves SC travels the 107 miles up I-75 to take on One Knoxville SC for the second time this season.

One Knoxville SC

It’s a quick turnaround after a home match on Saturday in which One Knox fell to Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC by a score of 2-1.

One Knox sits at 9th in the table, with a record of 2-3-2. The wins were over two clubs below in the table, Lexington and Fuego.

One Knox is led by Jake Keegan, who has three goals on four shots on target. One of his goals and three of the club’s six goals have come from penalty kick conversions.

The squad struggles with shot conversion, placing third in the league on shots, but tied for ninth in goals. The shot conversion rate is second to last in the league, only above last place Fuego FC. Jimmie Villalobos and Jake Keegan lead the club with four shots on target each, while 17 different players have taken shots.

Angelo Kelly-Rosales leads the midfield and defense with 20 tackles, 12 won. Derek Waldeck leads with 85 duels and 43 won.

Sean Lewis has been the go-to goalkeeper, playing every regular season minute this season. Lewis has two clean sheets but has conceded 8 goals.

One Knox SC absent / questionable: none reported

Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

Chattanooga had the weekend off, last facing off with Tormenta FC in a 2-0 loss on May 5th.

The club sits at 10th in the table with a record of 2-3-1. Prior wins came over Lexington and One Knox, a 2-1 affair in Chattanooga on April 8th.

Chattanooga has five goals in six matches, the second-worst in the league. The 59 shots are also the second-worst in the league.

The five goals are from five different players: Nico Cardona, Mayele Malango, Ropapa Mensah, Andrew Paoli, and Walter Varela. Felipe Liborio and Riley Kraft have contributed assists, while Malango leads with eight chances created.

Nico Cardona leads defenders and the midfield with 19 tackles and 15 won, and with 42 duels won. Walter Varela and Aaron Lombardi also provide a physical presence for the defense.

Carlos Avilez and Ricardo Jerez split goalkeeping duties with three starts apiece. Both have conceded four goals, while Avilez has faced more shots and has one clean sheet.

Red Wolves SC absent / questionable: Christian Enriquez, Manuel Madrid, Andrew Paoli

Head to Head

April 8th, 2023: Red Wolves 2-1 One Knox

These are two fairly evenly matched-squads at this point in the season. Red Wolves SC has especially struggled to shoot and score goals, having been held scoreless in four of its six matches, while One Knox struggles with shot accuracy.