Detroit City Wire

Detroit City Football Club is set to return to Keyworth Stadium this weekend following a four-game road trip. They will face off against Charleston Battery, the current leaders of the Eastern Conference. The match will begin at 5 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+, TUDN, and locally on CW Detroit 50 (WKBD-TV). Michigan residents have the option to stream it for free on CBSDetroit.com.

In their most recent outing, Detroit City secured a 1-1 draw against Birmingham Legion FC. Alex Villanueva broke the deadlock in the 47th minute with a well-executed play, but Birmingham equalized in the 81st minute from a corner kick.

Detroit's road trip concluded with three draws in league matches held in Indianapolis, Hartford, and Birmingham, along with one loss against Chicago Fire FC in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Two players from Detroit City FC are approaching significant milestones. Connor Rutz is poised to make his 152nd appearance for the club if he plays on Saturday, surpassing Nate Steinwascher for second-most all-time appearances. Defender Devon Amoo-Mensah is also nearing his 100th professional appearance for Le Rouge, which would make him the seventh player to achieve this feat for the club.

Charleston Battery comes into this match leading the Eastern Conference with 21 points and riding a six-game winning streak in league play. Their only dropped points came twice this season. Last weekend they achieved a commanding 4-0 victory over San Antonio FC, with Cal Jennings scoring twice to lead the USL Championship scoring charts with nine goals this season. Jennings earned USL Championship Player of the Week honors for Week 11.

This meeting marks the seventh encounter between Detroit City and Charleston Battery. Detroit has won three times previously; two matches ended in draws while Charleston claimed one victory. In their last season's home fixture at Keyworth Stadium, Detroit emerged victorious with a score of 2-0 thanks to late goals by Maxi Rodriguez and Elvis Amoh. The teams drew their subsequent match in October at 2-2 after Laurent Kissiedou's equalizer during stoppage time.