Opening Whistle
Cleveland State concludes non-league play with a home game against No. 9 Akron at 7 p.m. on Krenzler Field.
 
Ranked Teams
The Zips will be the second ranked team to play on Krenzler Field this season after No. 19 FAU drew with the Vikes on Sept. 5.
 
The Vikings have hosted five ranked teams under head coach Sinisa Ubiparipovic, sporting a 0-3-2 record in those games. Overall, the Green and White are 0-8-3 against top 25 squads.
 
Last Game Out
The Green and White saw its seven-game unbeaten streak come to an end at Wright State on Saturday after falling 2-1 despite holding a 23-11 edge in shots and an 11-3 advantage in corners.
 
The Raiders countered off a corner kick in the third minute for a 1-0 lead and made it 2-0 in the 67th minute. Cleveland State notched its lone goal in the 86th minute when Adin Ibrahimovic.
 
Ognjen Bozovic finished with a game-high six shots, while Tom Mertz and Domenic Ruggiero had four shots apiece.
 
About the Zips
Akron makes the short trip to Krenzler Field as the ninth-ranked team in the country with a 7-1-4 overall record. This is just their fourth road game, sporting a 2-0-1 record when playing in those games. The Zips are coming off a 1-1 draw at Providence on Friday and have not lost since September 25 versus No. 5 Georgetown at home, 3-1.
 
Remi Agunbiade leads the team with four goals and ten points, while Thomas O'rourke is tops in assists with five. Brett Kaminski has played all but twelve minutes in goal, accumulating 25 saves and five shutouts.
 
Series History
This will be the 59th meeting between these two teams with Akron holding a 43-11-4 advantage in those games. The Vikings have not hosted the Zips since 2023, falling 3-0. In 2024, these two teams drew 3-3 and the last win came in 2019, 3-1 on Krenzler Field.
 
Ubiparipovic Background
Two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, Sinisa Ubiparipovic enters his eighth season as the head coach of the Vikings. In his time, the Green and White have made NCAA Tournament appearances and won two Horizon League Regular Season and Tournament Championships. On the field, his squads are 51-44-20 overall (.530 winning percentage), and 31-21-11 (.579 winning percentage) in league games.
 
Preseason Poll
Cleveland State was picked to repeat as Horizon League Champions after picking up 111 points. Green Bay was slated to come in second with 95 points and league newcomer, NIU is third with 92 points.
 
Up Next
The Vikings will travel to league newcomer, NIU, on Sunday, October 25 for a 3 p.m. kickoff.