WHO
San Francisco Deltas vs. New York Cosmos
WHEN & WHERE
Saturday, April 29 at 10:00 p.m. ET | Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California
WATCH & FOLLOW
THE STAKES
The New York Cosmos (1W-2D-1L) begin their two-game road trip in California, as they take on the San Francisco Deltas (1W-3D-0L) before they head to Jacksonville to face the Armada on May 6th. The Cosmos are currently unbeaten on the road, while the Deltas have yet to lose at home.
Both teams have been playing clean soccer. San Francisco have conceded the least number of fouls in the NASL (107), followed by New York (120).
The Cosmos will need to keep an eye on Deltas fullback, Kenny Teijsse, who has been strong in both the attacking and defensive zones. Teijsse leads the team in duels (36), duels won (22), tackles (9), and touches (181).
MATCHUP HISTORY
Saturday's game will be the first-ever meeting between the New York Cosmos and San Francisco Deltas.
NOTES
Familiar Foes
Cosmos midfielder, Kalif Alhassan, and midfielder, Juan Guerra, will be up against their former teammate, Deltas forward, Tommy Heinemann. All three players featured for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2016.
Bosses of the Box
So far, the Cosmos have scored all of their goals from inside the penalty box.
Passing Prowess
New York have completed more successful passes (1,269) than San Francisco (992) so far this season. The Cosmos also have a higher pass accuracy (78.6%) than the Deltas (70.8%).
Duel Masters
The Cosmos are great at winning the ball in the air. They’ve won 178 duels, while the Deltas have won 156.