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FC Edmonton welcome the Atlanta Silverbacks to Alberta, Canada for their second match of a three-game home stand at Clarke Stadium. The Eddies occupy sixth place in the table, two places above rock-bottom Atlanta.

The Silverbacks head into this tricky away fixture on the back of a disappointing 5-1 defeat to the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup.  A goal from Silverbacks’ top-scorer Reinaldo Navia was nothing more than a consolation for the visiting Silverbacks team after goals from Andy Rose, Osvalso Alonso, Alex Caskey, and Sammy Ochoa eliminated the NASL team from the tournament.

Last weekend, FC Edmonton let a two-goal lead slip against a visiting San Antonio Scorpions to draw 2-2. The star of the show was once again Alberta native Shaun Saiko, the midfielder capping off a fantastic month with a goal and an assist.

In their inaugural season, the Eddies got the better of the Silverbacks in each of the four encounters, ultimately going 4-0-0 against last season’s last-place team. The Silverbacks could only manage one goal against their Canadian opponents, and conceded a total of eight times against Edmonton.

With just three points separating the two sides in the NASL standings, Atlanta could get their season on track with a huge upset on the road.

FC Edmonton vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Sunday, June 3, 2012— 4:00 P.M. EDT

Clarke Stadium

Edmonton, Alberta

Webcast: CBC

NASL on ustream

2012 Series:  First meeting

2011 Series:  Edmonton,4-0-0

                                                Edmonton                           Atlanta

Head Coach                        Harry Sinkgraven             Alex Pineda Chacón

2012 Records                    2-2-4, 8pts                         0-5-4, 5pts                          

Last Five Games (L-R)      L W W L T                          L L L L T

Goals Leader                     Shaun Saiko (5)                Reinaldo Navia (6)

Assists Leader                  Ilja Van Leerdan (3)         Ciaran O’Brien (3)

QUICK FACTS

Edmonton

• Midfielder Shaun Saiko is the NASL Player of the Month for May
• All four of Edmonton’s goalkeepers have seen action in at least one match this season.
• Shaun Saiko’s five goals account for exactly half of all the goals FC Edmonton has scored this season.

Atlanta

• The Silverbacks are still looking for their first win of 2012.
• Atlanta have conceded more goals than any other NASL team this season with 19 goals against.
• Reinaldo Navia , the NASL Player of the Month for April, ended a four-game goal drought with a goal against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, and against the Seattle Sounders FC in Open Cup play.