DC Power FC returns to the field tonight when they take on Sporting Jacksonville in their first match at Audi Field since September 18th. DC Power enter this match coming off a loss for the first time this season, as they lost to Carolina Ascent on the road on October 4th. Still, they’ve had a pretty decent start to the season, and the team knows it’s time to take their game to the next level.

“In the last two games defensively, we need to improve and we need to stop conceding silly goals or from mistakes that we make,” head coach Omid Namazi said in press availability this week. “It comes down to our focus and intensity in the beginning of the game, coming out of the gates with the right mentality and also being very, very organized offensively so we don’t fall behind [and] concede that early goal. We gotta stop that bleeding and try to get ahead of teams and chip at them one play at a time…and put the game away.”

“I think our biggest thing is making sure we give a full 90,” defender Paige Almendariz said. “That is our main focus, making sure that we come out strong from the very beginning, no let upss and making sure that we go 110% full 90 plus.”

Sporting Jax, the newest team to the USL Super League, are 2W-2L-2D on the season. They also had the week off last week, with their last match being a 3-3 draw away to Brooklyn FC on October 4th. Midfielder Ashlyn Puerta leads the Super League in goals so far this season with 6 already on the year, and forward Meg Hughes is tied for the league lead in assists with 3. The two teams faced each other to start the year, which was won by DC Power 3-1 after a lengthy weather delay, but DC Power knows that both teams have improved since that stormy night back in August. This time, the team is back in the friendly confines of Audi Field, and DC Power hope that means three points tonight.

“It’s our home, it’s our. It’s our turf and so it’s comfortable,” Almendariz said. “But, that doesn’t mean that we need to be comfortable. So we need to come out strong and making sure that we feel good [and are] playing great.”

DC Power FC vs. Sporting Jacksonville

Location: Audi Field

Kickoff time: 7:00pm ET

Available streaming: Peacock