Indy opens final road swing of 2023 regular season
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Indy Eleven at FC Tulsa
Saturday, October 7, 2023 – 8:30 p.m. ET
ONEOK Field – Tulsa, Oklahoma
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2023 USL Championship Records
FC Tulsa: 9W-14L-9D (-14), 36 pts; 10th in Eastern Conference Conference
Indy Eleven: 12W-11L-9D (7), 45 pts; 6th in Eastern Conference
Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: Y. Oettl (ankle), C. Chapman-Page (quad), A. Quinn (knee)
QUESTIONABLE: TBD
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue hit the road for the final two matches of the 2023 regular season, beginning with FC Tulsa on Saturday. This is the second match of the season between the two squads, with Tulsa winning, 1-0, on July 8.
The Eleven are coming off a 3-0 victory over Detroit City FC and are 2-2-1 in their last five games. With a 12-11-9 record, Indy is sixth in the USLC Eastern Conference and has clinched a playoff berth. Tulsa is also 2-2-1 in its last five matches and is coming off a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh. TUL is 10th in the Eastern Conference at 9-14-9.
SERIES VS. TULSA
Saturday marks the eighth all-time meeting between the two teams with Tulsa leading 5-1-1. This weekend’s match-up is the second of the 2023 season with Tulsa winning, 1-0, on July 8 in Indianapolis. Indy’s lone win in the series was a 2-0 decision on Aug. 4, 2021 in Tulsa.
Tulsa leads 5-1-1 | GF 6, GA 11
Recent Meetings
7.8.23 | home | L, 1-0
10.1.22 | home | L, 4-2
8.20.22 | at TUL | L, 1-0
10.23.21 | home | D, 1-1
9.8.21 | at TUL | L, 2-1
PLAYOFFS: CHECK
With a 3-0 win over Detroit on Saturday, 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)
Originally posted on indyeleven.com