Oakland Roots SC hosts the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in a USL Championship regular-season match at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland. The fixture is part of the USL Championship, the professional second-tier league in the U.S. soccer pyramid, and features two established clubs competing for league points. Staging the game at the multi-purpose Coliseum gives Roots supporters a larger venue setting and highlights professional soccer action in Oakland.