#LOUvIND Preview
Louisville City FC vs Indy Eleven
Saturday, April 6, 2024 – 4 p.m. ET
Lynn Family Stadium – Louisville, Kentucky
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Watch: CBS
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2024 USL Championship Records
Louisville City FC: 3-0-0 9 pts (+8); 1st Eastern Conference
Indy Eleven: 1-2-1 4 pts (-1); 9th Eastern Conference
Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: A. Quinn (knee), C. Chapman-Page (hamstring), D. Sanchez (ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: None
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue head south Saturday for the first installment of the LIPAFC rivalry in 2024.
Indy is coming off a 2-1 loss to Detroit City FC to fall to 1-2-1 on the season, while Louisville defeated Birmingham Legion FC 5-0 to sit perfect atop the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference standings at 3-0-0.
LIPAFC
The Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest dates back to 2015 with Louisville holding the 10-5-6 advantage. Nineteen of the 21 matches have taken place since Indy joined the USL Championship in 2018 (2 playoff), with Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches in 2015 and 2016 making up the remaining two. The Boys in Blue were 1-1 in those match-ups. Indy is looking for its first road win since a 2-1 victory on May 29, 2021.
SERIES VS. LOUISVILLE
Saturday marks the 22nd overall meeting between the sides all-time, with Louisville leading 10-5-6.
Louisville Leads 10-5-6 | GF 20, GA 33
Game-By-Game
July 29, 2023 L, 2-0 Away
May 27, 2023 L, 1-0 Home
Aug. 31, 2022 W, 2-1 Home
March 26, 2022 D, 1-1 Away
Oct. 16, 2021 W, 1-0 Home
Sept. 18, 2021 L, 2-0 Home
June 26, 2021 D, 3-3 Away
May 29, 2021 W, 2-1 Away
Sept. 16, 2020 L, 2-0 Home
Sept. 5, 2020 L, 3-1 Home
Aug. 26, 2020 L, 1-0 Away
Aug. 8, 2020 D, 1-1 Away
Nov. 9, 2019 * L, 3-1 Home
Aug. 30, 2019 D, 1-1 Away
June 29, 2019 D, 1-1 Home
Oct. 20, 2018 * L, 4-1 Away
Oct. 13, 2018 L, 1-0 Away
Aug. 5, 2018 D, 2-2 Away
May 5, 2018 W, 1-0 Home
June 1, 2016 ^ W, 2-1 Home
May 27, 2015 ^ L, 2-0 Home
*USL Championship Playoff Match | ^ U.S. Open Cup Match
LAST TIME OUT
INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, March 30, 2024) – Indy Eleven fell, 2-1, to Detroit City FC in their first game against an Eastern Conference opponent.
Indy opened the scoring in the 24th minute when Younes Boudadi megged a Detroit defender to set up Sebastián Guenzatti to snatch the lead in the opening half. The tally was the first of the season for Gunezatti and Boudadi’s helper gives him a team-high two.
Shortly into the second half, Maxi Rodriguez sent a ball to Ali Coote who leveled the match for Detroit in the 55th minute. The match winner followed in the 88th minute off a late penalty. Detroit sent the free kick into the box where Yazeed Matthews found Rodriguez in the 88th minute for the goal.
Jack Blake led the Boys in the Blue with three total shots and Adrián Diz Pe lead the team in shots on target with two. Detroit outshot Indy 16-8 in the match and led in total time of possession.
Scoring Summary
IND – Sebastián Guenzatti (Younes Boudadi) 24’
DET – Ali Coote (Maxi Rodriguez) 55’
DET – Maxi Rodriguez (Yazeed Matthews) 88’
Discipline Summary
IND – Younes Boudadi (caution) 15’
DET – Abdoulaye Diop (caution) 42’
IND – Adrián Diz Pe (caution) 87’
DET – Stephen Carroll (caution) 90’
A FAMILIAR FOE
A heated rivalry no matter who is on the field, two players on the pitch Saturday have added motivation having played for both Indy and Louisville. Tyler Gibson suited up for the Boys in Blue from 2019-20 before a move to Louisville for the 2021-23 seasons. On the other side of the ball, Indiana Hoosier Dylan Mares had stints with Indy from 2014-16 and in 2018 and joined Louisville for the 2023 season. Aodhan Quinn (2015-16 at Louisville, out knee) has also seen action with both sides.
