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Indy Eleven vs Tampa Bay Rowdies
Saturday, July 20, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis
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2024 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 9-5-4 (+5), 31 pts; 4th in Eastern Conference
Tampa Bay Rowdies: 9-4-5 (+13), 32 pts; 3rd in Eastern Conference
SETTING THE SCENE
Indy Eleven wraps up a two-match homestand by hosting USL Championship Eastern Conference opponent Tampa Bay Rowdies Saturday at The Mike. This is the first of two meetings this season, with the second coming as Indy’s regular-season finale on Oct. 26.
The Boys in Blue are coming off a 1-1 tie with Loudoun United FC and sit at 9-5-4 in fourth place in the Eastern Conference just behind Tampa Bay, who sits at 9-4-5 after a 2-0 win over Orange County SC its last time out.
| IND | TB | |
| 18 | Games | 18 |
| 21 | Goals | 31 |
| 26 | Goals Conceded | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 85 | SOT | 110 |
| 74 | Shots Faced | 70 |
| 3 | Clean Sheets | 7 |
SERIES VS. TAMPA BAY
Saturday marks the 18th meeting between the two sides with Tampa Bay holding the slight series lead at 4-3-10. The Boys in Blue last picked up a win in the series on Sept. 25, 2018 and are 0-2-4 in the last six outings.
TB Leads 4-3-10 | GF 19, GA 21
Recent Meetings
July 22, 2023 | D, 0-0 | Home
March 11, 2023 | D, 1-1 | Away
July 30, 2022 | L, 3-1 | Home
March 19, 2022 | L, 2-0 | Away
Oct. 12, 2019 | D, 1-1 | Away
May 1, 2019 | D, 0-0 | Home
FAMILIAR FOE
Indy Eleven and Tampa Bay have had their fair share of crossovers when it comes to players:
TBR-IND
Sebastian Guenzatti @TBR 6 seasons, 11,000+ min, 65G, 19A
Jack Blake @TBR 1 season (loaned), 500+ min, 1G, 2A
IND-TBR
Manuel Arteaga @IND 2 seasons, 3,800+ min, 15G, 5A
Nick Moon @IND 2 seasons, 2,900+ min, 5G, 6A
Jordan Farr @IND 4 seasons, 2,000+ min, 101S, 10CS
Assistant Coach
Nicky Law @IND 2 seasons, 3,700+ min, 4G, 5A
THIS IS MAY
Indy Eleven finished off the month of May going 4-0-0 in USL Championship action and 6-0-0 across all competitions. The four wins for the Boys in Blue were the most for a side in the USLC to take maximum points in a month.
#GOALS
The Boys in Blue scored in 15 straight USLC matches to open the 2024 season, bringing their total to 31 goals (T3 USL), and have scored in 17 of their 18 games (6.22 OC). The streak, which ended on June 22 against Orange County, is the longest to open a USLC campaign and is the longest run overall within the same season for the club. In total, Indy scored in 18 straight regular season matches dating back to Sept. 30, 2023.
The Boys in Blue have scored 18 first half goals this season. Defensively, Indy has held its opponents scoreless in the first half in 11 of 18 matches in 2024.
STREAKING
The Boys in Blue were unbeaten in 12 straight matches across all competitions, including a club-best eight straight wins in USL Championship matches before falling to Orange County on June 22. The eight-match USLC win streak tied for fifth over the league’s history.
Indy outscored opponents 23-6 in those matches, while posting six clean sheets and never conceding more than one goal.
4.17 Chicago Fire FC II^ W, 1-0
4.20 at Colorado Springs Switchbacks SC D, 1-1
4.27 North Carolina FC W, 2-1
5.4 at Monterey Bay F.C. W, 1-0
5.8 San Antonio FC^ W, 2-0
5.12 at Miami FC W, 3-1
5.18 Hartford Athletic W, 4-1
5.22 Detroit City FC^ W, 3-0
5.25 Phoenix Rising FC W, 2-1
6.1 at Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC W, 2-1
6.9 at Birmingham Legion FC W, 1-0
6.15 San Antonio FC W, 1-0
^denotes U.S. Open Cup match
TOP-10 TEAMMATES
Sebastian Guenzatti (6th, 73) and Augi Williams (9th, 71) serve as the only pair of active teammates in the USL Championship’s top 10 for all-time regular season goals. Williams currently sits at five goals in 2024, while Guenzatti has three. Williams also has a three in U.S. Open Cup action this season to lead Indy.
ALLOW ME TO ASSIST YOU
Aedan Stanley is tied atop the USL Championship stats with seven assists, which includes his first career multi-assist game, a two-helper performance against his old club Miami FC on May 12. He also has a team-high two in Open Cup games. Stanley has 15 career USL Championship assists, posting no more that three in a season before joining Indy Eleven for 2024.
2024: 7 | 2023: 3 | 2022: 3 | 2020: 2
TOTW REGULARS
Jack Blake has been named to the USL Championship Team of the Week five times in 2024, tied for the most for any player in the league, while Aedan Stanley has three nods and a Player of the Week accolade to his name. Additionally, five players have had at least one selection in Younes Boudadi (to HFD 6.13), Adrian Diz Pe, Benjamin Ofeimu, Hunter Sulte and Augi Williams.
In total, seven players have earned team of the week nods, while eight total have received either team or bench honors.
IN THE WIN COLUMN
The Boys in Blue had 13 regular-season wins in 2023 tied for the second most during a USL Championship season (2018) and behind the 19 victories from the 2019 season. Indy currently has nine in 2024, a total not reached until August 19 a season ago.
THE [NEW] GAFFER
2024 is Indy’s first season under head coach Sean McAuley, who previously served as interim head coach/assistant at MLS-side Minnesota United FC. McAuley helped Minnesota to playoff appearances in each of his first three seasons, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2020. In 2015, he hoisted the MLS Cup with Portland Timbers. McAuley opened his playing career with Manchester United and played for Portland Timbers and the U-21 Scottish National Team, among others.
McAuley got his first career win in the USL Championship on March 16, 2024, a 2-1 defeat of Memphis 901 FC.
USLC : 9-5-4 | USOC: 4-0-0 | OVERALL: 13-5-4 (68.1%)
