#CHSvIND Preview
Charleston Battery vs Indy Eleven
Friday, August 2, 2024 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Patriots Point – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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2024 USL Championship Records
Charleston Battery: 12-3-7 (+22), 43 pts; 2nd in Eastern Conference
Indy Eleven: 9-6-5 (+3), 32 pts; 4th in Eastern Conference
SETTING THE SCENE
Indy Eleven concludes its two-match road swing with a Friday match at USL Championship Eastern Conference foe Charleston Battery on Friday. This is the second meeting between the two sides with Charleston winning, 4-2, in Indy on April 13.
The Boys in Blue are coming off a 0-0 tie at Tulsa and sit at 9-6-5 in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Charleston is second in the division at 12-3-7 following a 4-2 loss to Tampa Bay.
| CHS | IND | |
| 22 | Games | 20 |
| 42 | Goals | 31 |
| 20 | Goals Conceded | 28 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 129 | SOT | 90 |
| 68 | Shots Faced | 83 |
| 11 | Clean Sheets | 4 |
SERIES VS. CHARLESTON
Saturday marks the 11th meeting between Indy and Charleston, with the series tied at 4-4-2 and the goal tally knotted at 20 apiece.
Indy has scored four goals on eight occasions in seven USL Championship seasons. The Eleven outscored opponents 32-11 in these matches and have multiple four-goal performances over Charleston (3x) and Birmingham (2x).
Series Tied 4-4-2 | GF 20, GA 20
Recent Meetings
April 13, 2024 L 4-2 Home
Oct. 22, 2023 * L 5-0 Away
July 12, 2023 D 1-1 Home
June 2, 2023 W 4-0 Away
*Denotes USLC playoff match
FAMILIAR FOE
Both Augi and Romario Williams have spent time in Charleston during their USLC tenure. Romario was with the club in 2016 & 2017 and scored 25 goals and registered three assists in 52 matches, while Augi saw action in 67 games scoring 31 goals and adding six assists.
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 (6th USL), and have scored in 17 of their 20 games (6.22 OC, 7.30 TBR, 7.26 TUL). 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, the third most of any USLC team. Defensively, Indy has held its opponents scoreless in the first half in 12 of 20 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
TULSA, Oklahoma (Friday, July 26, 2024) – Indy Eleven and FC Tulsa played to a 0-0 draw on Friday evening at ONEOK Field. The Boys in Blue move to 9-6-5 to remain in fourth place in the USL Championship Eastern Conference, while Tulsa moves to 5-6-7.
A scoreless first half saw Indy Eleven outshoot Tulsa, 4-2, with one chance coming on goal from Aedan Stanley. Tulsa had 53.2% of the possession in the half. The teams traded four shots apiece in the second frame, with Indy getting its second on target from Augi Williams.
Romario Williams and Augi Williams combined for half of Indy’s shots with two apiece, while Hunter Sulte earned his fourth clean sheet of the season.
FC Tulsa 0:0 Indy Eleven
Friday, July 26, 2024 – 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT
ONEOK Field – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Scoring Summary
None
Discipline Summary
TUL – Phillip Goodrum (caution) 26’
IND – Callum Chapman-Page (caution) 27’
TUL – Edwin Laszo (caution) 47’
TUL – Harvey St Clair (caution) 52’
IND – Adrian Diz Pe (caution) 58’
IND – Josh O’Brien (caution) 72’
IND – Benjamin Ofeimu (caution) 79’
