USL CHAMPIONSHIP MEN'S SOCCER
Who: Sporting Club Jacksonville at Miami FC.
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Where: Pitbull Stadium, Miami.
The skinny: Outscored 9-1 in their last three games, the Sporting Jax men head to Miami to begin the finishing stretch of their inaugural season. … Sporting Jax forward Ahmad Al Qaq was called up to international duty with Palestine for friendly matches against Tajikistan and China in Chongqing, China. ... Miami FC has beaten Sporting Jax in both prior meetings in 2026, 4-2 on March 25 and 1-0 on April 25. … Kieran Sadlier owns Jacksonville's only two goals to date against the Florida rivals. … Miami (7-10-9), ninth place in the Eastern Conference, stands two points behind Rhode Island FC in the race for the last playoff
berth. … Miami FC goalkeeper Eloy Room and forward Jurgen Locadia both started for Curacao's national team at the World Cup in the United States, with Room making 15 saves against Ecuador on June 21. Sporting Jax has only three more games remaining this season after Wednesday.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Florida battle awaits Sporting Jax men with Miami trip
