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Following a winless two-match road trip, FC Edmonton returns home to Clarke Stadium to host the first- place Puerto Rico Islanders.

FC Edmonton was unable to pick up a single point on their travels, coming up shorthanded after trips to Fort Lauderdale and Carolina ended in shutout victories for the home sides. Last weekend the Eddies were unable to stop a resurgent RailHawks side, falling 2-0 in Cary, North Carolina.

Fresh off securing a 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League berth, the Islanders visited Silverbacks Park to take on the last-place Atlanta Silverbacks. A pair of goals from forward Nicholas Addlery guided the Islanders to a 2-1 victory and helped reclaim top spot in the NASL standings.

Goals have been few and far between for the Eddies this season, with just twelve goals from 12 games. Scoring isn’t about to get any easier for Edmonton in this one; in David Martin, the Islanders boast a goalkeeper with just a 0.82 goals against average.

The last meeting between these two sides ended in a scoreless draw in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on April 18th. In that encounter the Eddies stifled a potent Islanders attack that had already scored five goals in just the first two games of the season. Edmonton will once again have their hands full trying to contain an attacking trident of Nicholas Addlery, Jonathan Faña, and David Foley.

FC Edmonton vs. Puerto Rico Islanders

Sunday, July 1, 2012— 4:00 P.M. EDT

Clarke Stadium

Alberta, Canada

Webcast: NASL on ustream, CBC Edmonton

TV: Shaw Cable, GOLTV Canada (Tape Delay)

2012 Series:  Tied, 0-1-0, 1pt

2011 Series: Puerto Rico, 2-1-1, 7pts

                                                Edmonton                           Puerto Rico

Head Coach                        Harry Sinkgraven              Adrian Whitbread

2012 Records                     7^th: 3-2-7, 11pts                 1^st: 7-2-3, 23pts               

Last Five Games               T L W L L                               T L W L W

Goals Leader                     Shaun Saiko (5)                Nicholas Addlery (5),

                                                                                                David Foley (5)

Assists Leader                   Shaun Saiko (4)                 Jonathan Faña (5)

QUICK FACTS

Edmonton

• Shaun Saiko, the NASL Player of the Month for May, leads the Eddies in goals and assists, and has taken the most shots of any player in the league.
• All four of Edmonton’s goalkeepers have seen action in at least one match this season.
• Edmonton has scored the fewest goals of any NASL team this season (12).

Puerto Rico

• The Islanders are 2-1-2 on the road this season.
• Jonathan Faña is joint-league-leader in assists this season with five.
• Nicholas Addlery and David Foley are tied for second in the league for goals scored, with five each.