Boys in Blue continue home stretch, look for ninth straight USL Championship win
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Indy Eleven vs Orange County SC
Saturday, June 22, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis
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2024 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 9-4-2 (+6), 29 pts; 3rd in Eastern Conference
Orange County SC: 5-6-3 (-3), 18 pts; 8th in Western Conference
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue host their second straight home match when Orange County SC comes to The Mike on Saturday. This serves as the lone meeting with the Western Conference opponent this season.
Indy is coming off a 1-0 win over San Antonio FC and sits at 9-4-2 in third place in the Eastern Conference (T2nd 29 pts w/ Charleston). Orange County fell to Colorado Springs, 4-2, its last time out, and is 5-6-3 and eighth in the Western Conference.
| IND | OC | |
| 15 | Games | 14 |
| 27 | Goals | 18 |
| 21 | Goals Conceded | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 69 | SOT | 44 |
| 63 | Shots Faced | 65 |
| 3 | Clean Sheets | 5 |
SERIES VS. ORANGE COUNTY
Saturday marks only the third meeting all-time in USL Championship competition between the teams, with both teams winning at home in the series.
Series Tied 1-1-0 | GF 3, GA 2
Recent Meetings
April 15, 2023 | L, 1-0 | Away
April 24, 2022 | W, 3-1 | Home
GOALS
The Boys in Blue have scored in 15 straight USLC matches to open the 2024 season, bringing their total to 27 goals (T2 USL). The streak is the longest to open a USLC campaign and is the longest run overall within the same season for the club. In total, Indy has scored in 18 straight regular season matches dating back to Sept. 30, 2023.
The Boys in Blue have scored 16 first half goals this season, the highest total for a USL Championship team. Defensively, the Boys in Blue have held their opponents scoreless in the first half in nine of 15 matches in 2024.
TOTW REGULARS
Jack Blake has been named to the USL Championship Team of the Week five times in 2024, 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.
LAST TIME OUT
INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, June 15, 2024) – Indy Eleven extended its unbeaten streak across all competitions to 12 after a 1-0 victory over San Antonio FC on Saturday.
A first-half own goal (29’) by San Antonio off an Aedan Stanley corner proved to be all it would take to secure the three points on the night. The visitors did have their chance, as Indy was whistled for a handball inside its own 18 in the 15th minute, but Hunter Sulte kept the match scoreless, saving his first penalty kick faced of the season.
Augi Williams led the Indy attack with three shots, while Stanley added a pair. Hunter Sulte registered a pair of saves to move his shutout total to three on the season.
Scoring Summary
IND – Own Goal 29’
Discipline Summary
IND – Benjamin Ofeimu (caution) 2’
SA – Mitchell Taintor (caution) 32’
SA – Machop Chol (caution) 50’
IND – Ben Mines (caution) 52’
SA – Shannon Gomez (caution) 54’
IND – Callum Chapman-Page (caution) 79’
IND – Jack Blake (caution) 88’
STREAKING
The Boys in Blue are now unbeaten in 12 straight matches across all competitions, including a club-best eight straight wins in USL Championship matches. The last loss for Indy came on April 13. The eight-match USLC win streak is tied for fifth over the league’s history.
The Boys in Blue have outscored their 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
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 are the most so far this season for a side in the USLC to take maximum points in a month.
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 pair in U.S. Open Cup action this season to lead Indy.
ALLOW ME TO ASSIST YOU
Aedan Stanley has a league-best 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
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 : 9-4-2 | USOC: 3-0-0 | OVERALL: 12-4-2
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.
