No. 6 seed Indy to face No. 3 seed Charleston in Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
by elevencomms
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Indy Eleven at Charleston Battery
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 22, 2023 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Patriots Point – Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
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2023 USL Championship Records
No. 3 Charleston: 17W-9L-8D (4)
No. 6 Indy Eleven: 13W-11L-10D (8)
Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: A. Quinn (knee)
QUESTIONABLE: None
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue hit the road Sunday for the first math of the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs against Charleston Battery This is the third match of the season against Charleston. Indy Eleven leads on the season 1-0-1.
The Eleven are coming off a 3-3 draw against San Antonio FC and are 2-1-2 in their last five games. With a 13-11-10 record, Indy clinched sixth in the USLC Eastern Conference ahead of the playoffs. Charleston Battery is 2-2-1 in its last five matches and is coming off a 1-0 win over Birmingham Legion FC. CHS clinched third in the Eastern Conference at 17-9-8
SERIES VS. CHARLESTON
Sunday marks the ninth all-time meeting between the two teams with Indy leading 4-2-2. This weekend’s match-up is the third of the 2023 season with teams ending in a 1-1 draw in the last meeting.
Indy leads 4-2-2 | GF 18, GA 11
Recent Meetings
7.12.23 | Home | D, 1-1
6.2.23 | Away | W, 4-0
10.8.22 | Home | W, 4-1
6.4.22 | Away | W, 4-3
PLAYOFFS: CHECK
With a 3-0 win over Detroit City FC on Sept. 30, Indy clinched a USL Championship playoff berth for 2023. This is the third playoff appearance since joining the USLC in 2018, and the first since 2019.
2019 season: 19W-9L-6D, 63 pts., +19 GD (3rd/18 in East)
– Lost in Eastern Conf. Final (1-3 L in aet vs. LOU)
2018 record: 13W-11L-10D, 49 pts., +3 GD (7th/16 in East)
– Lost in Eastern Conf. Quarters (4-1 at LOU)
ROAD WARRIORS
The Eleven finished the 2023 regular season 8-5-4 on the road, giving them their most regular season wins away from home in the club’s USLC history (previously 6 in 2019). Indy has outscored its opponents 27-21 on the road with eight multi-goal performances and four of 3+ (3 at ELP, PIT, SA; 4 at CHS).
STREAKED
The Boys in Blue’s longest unbeaten streak in 2023 ended at six matches (8.9-9.2) with victories over Birmingham, Miami (2x), El Paso and Loudoun and a tie at Memphis. The longest unbeaten streak of 2023 fell just short of a seven-match regular season streak from Oct. 5, 2019-July 22, 2020 (6-0-1). Indy is riding a three-match unbeaten streak into playoffs (2-0-1) its fourth such streak of 2023.
PARTY CRASHERS
Indy went unbeaten in 2023 against the top three teams in the USLC Eastern Conference. The Eleven’s 3-1 win over PIT put the first, and only, blemish on the home team’s record this season 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). Overall, the Boys in Blue were 2-0-4 (10 GF, 4 GA) against the top three.
- Pittsburgh | 19-5-10 | W, 3-1 / D, 1-1
- Tampa Bay | 19-9-6 | D, 0-0 / D, 1-1
- Charleston | 17-9-8 | D, 1-1 / W, 4-0
PROTECT THE NET
Indy Eleven ranks tied for third in the USLC having only conceded 38 goals in 2023. The team also ranks tied for sixth in clean sheets with 11.
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.
GO 4 MORE
Indy has scored four goals on seven occasions through six USL Championship seasons, most recently in a 4-0 win over Birmingham on August 9. The Eleven outscored opponents 28-10 in these matches and have multiple four-goal performances over Charleston (3x) and Birmingham (2x).
Originally posted on indyeleven.com