Match Preview | Miami FC vs Loudoun United FC
Leesburg, VA (May 15th, 2025) – Loudoun United Football Club is back on the road to take on Eastern Conference rivals Miami FC at FIU Pitbull Stadium on Saturday, May 17th at 7:30 pm.
The Matchup
Loudoun United Football Club (7-2-0) travels to Florida to take on Miami FC (2-4-1) at FIU Pitbull Stadium this Saturday, May 17th. The Red-and-White, who sit in first place in the Eastern Conference, earned their seventh victory this past weekend with a 5-1 win over Lexington at Segra Field. Loudoun United became the first club in the USL Championship to reach 20+ points this season following the home victory. The Red-and-White have scored 18 goals through their nine league matches and hold a goal differential of +10. Miami FC sits in 9th place and is coming off a bye week. Their most recent league match ended in a 1-1 draw against Monterey Bay FC on May 4th. The two clubs met twice last season, splitting the points in a 2-2 draw in Miami and a 4-1 victory for Loudoun United at Segra Field.
On the attacking end, Loudoun’s Abdellatif Aboukoura is tied for the lead in USL Championship goals with seven. Loudoun’s Florian Valot sits alone in first place for assists in the league with five. For Miami, a player to watch is Francisco Bonfiglio, who has four goals in six appearances for the club and leads the team in shots with 16.
Thoughts from the Club
Head Coach Ryan Martin on facing a tough Miami FC side on the road this weekend:
“The keys for us are to have a better start to this match than we did against Lexington and be stronger on defense with our restarts and ball movement. We know Miami is a difficult team with some talented guys, it comes down to playing our game and keeping up the intensity match after match. We want to keep improving while sticking to who we are.”
Notes
Abdellatif Aboukoura, Keegan Tingey, Florian Valot, and Zach Ryan were all named to the USL Championship Week 10 Team of the Week.
Hugo Fauroux is two saves away from 250 career USL Championship saves.
Florian Valot is two appearances away from 150 USL Championship appearances.
Drew Skundrich is 86 minutes away from 10,000 career USL Championship minutes.
Abdellatif Aboukoura is tied for the lead in goals scored in the USL Championship (7).
Florian Valot leads the USL Championship in assists (5)
Across the USL Championship’s 15 seasons, Loudoun United FC is the 20th club to record at least 21 points through its first nine games of a campaign.
How Can I Follow the Match?
Saturday’s match against Miami FC can be found on ESPN + at 7:30 pm ET.
The official LUFC Watch Party will be at Anchor Bar NOVA starting at 7:00 pm.
Follow Loudoun United Football Club
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