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Indy Eleven vs Charleston Battery
Saturday, April 13, 2024 – 7 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis, Ind.
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2024 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 1-3-1, 4 pts (-3); 10th Eastern Conference
Charleston Batter: 3-0-3, 12 pts (+6); 1st Eastern Conference
Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: A. Quinn (knee), D. Sanchez (ankle), C. Lindley (lower body)
QUESTIONABLE: None
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue return home to face Charleston Battery Saturday at The Mike.
Indy is coming off a 5-3 loss to Eastern Conference rival Louisville City and sits at 1-3-1 in the USL Championship standings. Charleston’s last contest was also against Louisville, a mid-week match-up in which CHS came out victorious at 3-2 to improve to 3-0-3.
| IND | CHS | |
| 5 | Games | 6 |
| 8 | Goals | 10 |
| 11 | Goals Conceded | 4 |
| 5 | Assists | 5 |
| 17 | SOT | 40 |
| 25 | Shots Faced | 11 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 3 |
SERIES VS. CHARLESTON
Saturday marks the 10th meeting between Indy and Charleston dating back to the 2018 USL Championship season, with the Boys in Blue holding the 4-3-2 advantage.
Indy leads 4-3-2 | GF 18, GA 16
Recent Meetings
Oct. 22, 2023 * | L, 5-0 | Away
July 12, 2023 | D, 1-1 | Home
June 2, 2023 | W, 4-0 | Away
Oct. 8, 2022 | W, 4-1 | Home
June 4, 2022 | W, 4-3 | Away
*USL Championship Playoff Match
LAST TIME OUT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 6, 2024) – Indy Eleven fell, 5-3, on the road to Louisville City FC.
Louisville opened the scoring in the 16th minute as its season tally leader Wilson Harris found the back of the net from the left side of the six-yard box off an assist from Jake Morris.
Indy picked up its first threat from Jack Blake, who missed just over the top of frame from about 30 yards out in an attempt for the equalizer in the 24th minute. It did come just 10 minutes after when Younes Boudadi earned Indy a penalty kick deep inside the box. Blake stepped up to the spot and converted for his team-leading third goal of 2024.
LouCity regained the lead in the 41st minute from Jansen Wilson and added an insurance goal just on the other side of the half break from Elijah Wynder in the 50th minute.
A 60th-minute strike from Blake gave him a brace and pulled the Boys in Blue back within one. The one-goal deficit didn’t last long, though, with Harris completing the hattrick with tallies in the 62nd and 71st minutes to extend the lead to 5-2.
No stranger to both sides of the rivalry, 62nd minute substitute Tyler Gibson made his presence known in the match with a strike in the 82nd minute. The shot ricocheted off a Louisville defender and was credited in the official stats as an own goal, and that’s where the scoring would end at 5-3.
LouCity had the 20-7 edge in shots, also topping Indy 7-3 on frame. In the possession battle, the Boys in Blue came out ahead at 52.9%. Blake led Indy with five shots, including three on target, and moved his goal total to four this season. The eight goals were the most goals scored in a meeting between the two teams, topping six goals in a 3-3 draw June 26, 2021.
Scoring Summary
LOU – Wilson Harris (Jake Morris) 16’
IND – Jack Blake (penalty) 34’
LOU – Jansen Wilson (Wilson Harris) 41’
LOU – Elijah Wynder (Ray Serrano) 50’
IND – Jack Blake (Sebastian Guenzatti) 59’
LOU – Wilson Harris (Adrien Perez) 62’
LOU – Wilson Harris (Ray Serrano) 71’
IND – Own goal 82’
Discipline Summary
IND – Douglas Martinez (caution) 32’
IND – Younes Boudadi (caution) 40’
IND – Yannik Oettl (caution) 71’
LOU – Damian Las (caution) 77’
LOU – Ray Serrano (caution) 87’
LOU – Jorge Gonzalez (caution) 90+6’
A FAMILIAR FOE
Indy forward Augi Williams will face his former team on Saturday, having suited up for Charleston during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Williams led Charleston in goals both years, with 31 total, and helped the club to its second league [USLC] final appearance in 2023. In 2022, Williams’ 16 tallies accounted for 40% of Charleston’s goals, with the total standing as the most in a regular season for a player during the squad’s USL Championship era.
TOTW X3
Jack Blake earned his third USL Championship Team of the Week honor of the 2024 season following a two-goal performance against Louisville City FC. Blake also earned back-to-back team of the week accolades following his performances in weeks one and two.
Blake leads Indy Eleven with four goals in five matches after scoring a pair in Saturday’s match, already besting his season total (3) from 2023. The midfielder had five shots in the match, won three of four tackles and seven of 10 duels and added seven recoveries.
Indy opened the season with back-to-back weeks with two players on the USL Championship Team of the Week. Blake and Younes Boudadi were honored after the week one match at Oakland, while Blake repeated alongside Aedan Stanley after the win over Memphis week two.
GO 4 MORE
Indy has scored four goals on seven occasions through seven USL Championship seasons. The Eleven outscored opponents 28-10 in these matches and have multiple four-goal performances over Charleston (3x) and Birmingham (2x).
PARTY CRASHERS
Indy went unbeaten in 2023 against the top three teams in the USLC Eastern Conference. The Eleven’s 3-1 win over Pittsburgh put the first, and only, blemish on the home team’s record after coming into the match 7-0-3 and kept Indy atop the league record for most points at home in a regular season (43, 2019). Overall, the Boys in Blue were 2-0-4 (10 GF, 4 GA) against the top three.
