After the action of last weekend, the Monarchs come into this match with a 3 point lead over 2nd place Orange County SC and 3rd place Phoenix Rising FC and 4 points over 4th place Sacramento Republic FC. However these three all have played more matches than the Monarchs; two more for Orange County SC and Sacramento Republic FC and only one more for Phoenix Rising FC.
5th place Reno 1868 FC comes into town seven points behind the Monarchs but even in matches played as both teams have been off since July 28th. Reno got off to a difficult start at home early in the season, but remains undefeated on the road with a record of 6-0-5 in their eleven matches away from Reno.