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FC Tulsa vs Indy Eleven
Friday, July 26, 2024 – 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT
ONEOK Field – Tulsa, Oklahoma
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SETTING THE SCENE
Indy Eleven hits the road for the first of back-to-back Friday matches to play FC Tulsa at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT. This serves as the lone meeting of the season for the sides since Tulsa shifted to the Western Conference for the 2024 season.
The Boys in Blue are coming off a 2-0 loss to Tampa Bay and sit at 9-6-4 in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. FC Tulsa is 5-6-6 following a 1-0 win over Memphis and is 10th in the Western Conference.
| TUL | IND | |
| 17 | Games | 19 |
| 19 | Goals | 31 |
| 26 | Goals Conceded | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 75 | SOT | 88 |
| 77 | Shots Faced | 84 |
| 4 | Clean Sheets | 3 |
SERIES VS. FC TULSA
Saturday marks the ninth meeting between the two sides with Tulsa holding the series lead at 5-2-1. The teams split the series in 2023, with each winning at the other team’s home stadium. Indy is 2-2 on the road at Tulsa
TUL Leads 5-2-1 | GF 8, GA 12
Recent Meetings
Oct. 7, 2023 | W, 2-1 | Away
July 8, 2023 | L, 1-0 | Home
Oct. 1, 2022 | L, 4-2 | Home
Aug. 20, 2022 | L, 1-0 | Away
Oct. 23, 2021 | D, 1-1 | Home
Sept. 8, 2021 | L, 2-1 | Away
Aug. 4, 2021 | W, 2-0 | Away
May 8, 2021 | L, 2-0 | Home
FAMILIAR FOE
Callum Chapman-Page played in nine matches for FC Tulsa during the shortened 2020 season, while Adrian Diz Pe started 28 of 30 matches played and scored one goal for the visitors in 2022. On the other side of the ball, Patrick Seagrist played 29 matches, making 20 starts, for the Boys in Blue in 2021.
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 is tied for 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
#GOALS
The Boys in Blue scored in 15 straight USLC matches to open the 2024 season, bringing their total to 31 goals (T4 USL), and have scored in 17 of their 19 games (6.22 OC, 7.30 TBR). 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, more than any other USLC team. Defensively, Indy has held its opponents scoreless in the first half in 11 of 19 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.
TOTW REGULARS
Jack Blake has been named to the USL Championship Team of the Week five times in 2024, the second 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.
SAVED BY SULTE
Hunter Sulte has made a quick impact in the net while on loan from MLS-side Portland Timbers. The 22 year old was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week for Week 15 and has twice been awarded the USLC Save of the Week (15 & 19) and was a nominee Week 20.
LAST TIME OUT
INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, July 20, 2024) – Indy Eleven fell, 2-0, at home on Saturday evening to USL Championship Eastern Conference foe Tampa Bay Rowdies.
The Boys in Blue fell into a first-half deficit as Tampa Bay capitalized on five shots on frame led by a 36th minute goal from Cal Jennings off a Lewis Hilton assist. Indy registered four shots in the half, including a pair on frame.
The visitors doubled the score in the 80th minute off an unassisted tally from Damian Rivera.
Romario Williams led Indy with four shots, while Cam Lindley added a pair. Defensively, Josh O’Brien had a game-high five tackles won and 10 clearances, while Hunter Sulte registered a season-best eight saves.
Indy Eleven 0:2 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Saturday, July 20, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis
Scoring Summary
TBR – Cal Jennings (Lewis Hilton) 36’
TBR – Damian Rivera 80’
Discipline Summary
TBR – Danny Crisostomo (caution) 13’
IND – Laurence Wootton (caution) 33’
