Soccer Game Preview: Champlain Valley Union vs. Mt. Mansfield

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Previous Games

09/20/25 - Home	1-0 W
10/30/24 - Home	2-0 W
10/09/24 - Home	1-1 T
09/25/24 - Away	5-0 W
10/11/23 - Away	3-1 W
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Champlain Valley Union is 9-0-1 against Mt. Mansfield since September of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Redhawks will head out to challenge the Cougars at 10:00 a.m. Champlain Valley Union's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Mt. Mansfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Champlain Valley Union is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: St. Johnsbury Academy, who was ranked fourth at the time (Champlain Valley Union was ranked first). The Redhawks put the hurt on the Hilltoppers with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for Champlain Valley Union in their matchups with St. Johnsbury Academy: they've now won eight in a row.

Meanwhile, Mt. Mansfield won against Burlington on Friday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. The Cougars came out on top against Essex by a score of 3-1. That's two games straight that Mt. Mansfield have won by exactly two goals.

Champlain Valley Union's win bumped their record up to 12-0-1. As for Mt. Mansfield, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2-1.

Champlain Valley Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Mansfield in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redhawks since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.