The United States have never beaten Hong Kong on tour in the past two years of the Pacific Rim Championship and coach Jack Clark does not expect the task to be any easier third time around on Saturday.
Clark arrived with a 26-strong American squad on Monday night and is hopeful that this will be the year when the Stars and Stripes can fly proudly at the Aberdeen Stadium.
'We are happy to come here with one win under our belt. Road wins are always much harder to accomplish and I know it will be harder in Hong Kong. We haven't won here in the past and I hope that will change,' said Clark.
Last Sunday in Tokyo, the US defeated Japan 38-27 after trailing 16-17 at half-time in the first game of their Pac Rim campaign this season.
Clark labelled that performance as 'reasonable' and wants his side to improve by leaps and bounds for their clash against high-flying Hong Kong, who defeated defending champions Canada, 23-17, in their opener.
'We struggled for much of the game against Japan. They played with a lot of passion as they were under a lot of pressure from the media, who were critical of their performance against Canada,' said Clark.
'The Japanese media were saying that if they were going to lose, it would be better to lose with Japanese players rather than expats. As such, it was a motivated side, comprising six foreigners, five of whom were from New Zealand, who played against us.' Despite a fiery start, the Americans came back with three tries in the second half, including a penalty try for an intentional knock-on that spoiled a four-on-one situation, to win quite comfortably in the end. The bonus point earned for scoring four tries also put the US on top of the standings.