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Old Glory’s hopes of making the postseason now rest on a knife edge. A recent surge from New England puts the defending champs one point up on DC with just two weeks to go. Chicago will travel to the nation’s capital on Saturday before heading on to Boston. It looks increasingly likely that bonus points will play a significant role in who gets to stick around for another week.
| FORM GUIDE |
5th, 3-5-0, Lost 1
05/24 – Legion 42 vs 10 Old Glory (Sacramento)
05/17 – Old Glory 24 vs 23 Free Jacks (Fairfax)
05/10 – Old Glory 25 vs 30 Seawolves (Fairfax)
05/03 – Hounds 49 vs 31 Old Glory (Bridgeview)
04/26 – Old Glory 23 vs 36 Legion (Fairfax)
04/18 – Anthem 14 vs 31 Old Glory (Charlotte)
04/11 – Free Jacks 19 vs 21 Old Glory (Quincy)
04/03 – Seawolves 33 vs 16 Old Glory (Tukwila)
1st, 8-0-0, Won 8
05/24 – Hounds 57 vs 17 Seawolves (Bridgeview)
05/16 – Legion 26 vs 36 Hounds (Moraga)
05/10 – Hounds 61 vs 26 Anthem (Bridgeview)
05/03 – Hounds 49 vs 31 Old Glory (Bridgeview)
04/24 – Seawolves 22 vs 59 Hounds (Tukwila)
04/19 – Hounds 50 vs 26 Free Jacks (Nashville)
04/12 – Hounds 48 vs 24 Legion (Bridgeview)
04/04 – Anthem 19 vs 33 Hounds (Charlotte)
| STARTING LINEUP CHANGES |
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IN | OUT |
| 5 | Tevita Naqali | Aidan King |
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IN | OUT |
| 1 | Faka’osi Pifeleti | Jake Turnbull |
| 2 | Theo Fourie | Jackson Zabierek |
| 8 | Lucas Rumball | Jake Kinneeveauk |
| 12 | Santiago Videla | Ollie Devoto |
| 15 | Reece Botha | Brock Webster |
| NOTES |
- Injured / unavailable – (Old Glory) Rob Harley, Aidan King, Jay Renton; (Hounds) Malcolm May, Matthew Oworu, Ollie Devoto, Mark O’Keeffe
- DC remain without regular skipper Rob Harley, who sits out the last of this three-game suspension… Benja Bonasso continues to captain in his absence
- with no Aidan King this week Old Glory have shifted Collin Grosse from lock to flanker, with Tevita Naqali coming into the second row… it gives them more physicality but they will be less combative at the breakdown
- the Hounds welcome back three of their starting forwards including captain Lucas Rumball… but there is no Ollie Devoto this week and star fullback Brock Webster is given a rest ahead of the Semi Finals
| PREDICTION |
Ideal conditions are on the forecast, sunshine and a slight breeze. The Hounds are missing human highlight reel Webster but their forward pack is at full strength. It’s up front where DC will need to win the battle, and while they might hold for the first hour it’s clear the Hounds have a stronger bench. Expect a similar scoreline to their Round 6 result. Chicago are clear favorites on the road in Fairfax.
| TEAMS |
OLD GLORY DC
1 Cali Martinez, 2 Kirby Myhill, 3 Paul Mullen, 4 Rick Rose, 5 Tevita Naqali, 6 Cory Daniel, 7 Collin Grosse, 8 Benjamín Bonasso (capt.), 9 John LeFevre, 10 Jason Robertson, 11 John Rizzo, 12 Jordan Jackson-Hope, 13 Ross Depperschmidt, 14 Perry Humphreys, 15 Damien Hoyland
Replacements: 16 Connor Robinson, 17 Bart Vermeulen, 18 Connor Devos, 19 Bill Whiteside, 20 Semi Kunatani, 21 Aidan Ridgway, 22 Max Schumacher, 23 John Powers
CHICAGO HOUNDS
1 Faka’osi Pifeleti, 2 Theo Fourie, 3 Charlie Abel, 4 Mason Flesch, 5 Nathan Den Hoedt, 6 Emmanuel Albert, 7 Maclean Jones, 8 Lucas Rumball (capt.), 9 Ruben de Haas, 10 Chris Hilsenbeck, 11 Peyton Wall, 12 Santiago Videla, 13 Tavite Lopeti, 14 Noah Brown, 15 Reece Botha
Replacements: 16 Jackson Zabierek, 17 Jake Turnbull, 18 Wilton Rebolo, 19 Tomás Casares, 20 Brandon Harvey, 21 Michael Baska, 22 Tiaan Loots, 23 Jason Tidwell
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Saturday, May 30
Venue: George Mason Stadium, Fairfax
Kickoff: 16:00 local (13:00 Pacific, 15:00 Central)
Weather Forecast: sunny, 70°F (21°C), wind N 12-18 mph (20-30 km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN+ (USA), Premier Sports (International), Monumental Sports (Local), Fox Chicago Plus (Local)
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistants: Derek Summers (USA) & Amelia Luciano (USA)
TMO: n/a
| HISTORY |
HEAD-TO-HEAD (6) – Hounds 3, Old Glory 2, Draw 1
2026-05-03 – Chicago Hounds 49, Old Glory DC 31 (SeatGeek Stadium)
2025-06-14 – Chicago Hounds 27, Old Glory 16 (SeatGeek Stadium)
2025-03-15 – Chicago Hounds 30, Old Glory DC 26 (SeatGeek Stadium)
2024-05-11 – Chicago Hounds 21, Old Glory DC 22 (SeatGeek Stadium)
2024-03-16 – Old Glory DC 22, Chicago Hounds 22 (Maryland SoccerPlex)
2023-02-18 – Old Glory DC 42, Chicago Hounds 27 (Segra Field)
