Match Preview: Ottawa Fury FC vs Indy Eleven
October 1, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Ottawa Fury FC News Release
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Fury FC will be back on the pitch at TD Place on Wednesday night for their second-last home game of the season and will try to get their revenge against the Eastern Conference's 5th place side, Indy Eleven.
Coming home after a hard fought match in North Carolina, Fury FC will try to win for a third consecutive game at TD Place. Despite last game's loss, Head Coach Nikola Popovic stayed optimistic after the game and was satisfied with the way his players played. "I think we have to be proud of our guys and the way they battled until the very end tonight, and give credit to North Carolina FC they are a fantastic team, but I think if we continue to play the way that we did tonight, great things will come for us".
Even though they have already clinched a playoff spot, Indy Eleven is traveling to Ottawa having lost their last three games, which were all away games. Indy is currently experiencing some trouble offensively, having just scored one goal in their last 270 minutes of play. So far this season, they have accumulated a record on the road of 6W-1D-8L.
A win on Wednesday for Fury FC would be monumental, as they are currently in the last stretch where every single match counts until the end of the season.
STORYLINES
8th-place Fury FC is now 11 points out of a top five spot, but are six points ahead of the tenth-place Birmingham Legion FC, who are in the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Fury FC has a game in hand over the 7th place in the Eastern Conference and has the same amount of games played as three other teams that already clinched a playoff spot.
This will be the second encounter between the two teams this season. The first match ended in a 2-0 loss for the Fury FC on the road back in early September. AYOZE scored both goals for Indy Eleven.
Indy Eleven's record on the road this season is of 6W-1D-8L
Ottawa Fury FC has a record of 9W-4D-2L at home this season.
Fury fans attending Wednesday's game will witness some of the best passers in the game. Indeed, USL Championship's top 3 players for completed passes will battle in the midfield: 1- OTT- Charlie Ward (1,873 passes) 2- INDY- Tyler Gibson (1,767 passes) 3- INDY-Neveal Hackshaw (1,683 passes).
HOW TO WATCH
LIVE STREAM: OttawaFuryFC.com
TWITTER: Follow @OTTAWAFURYFC for LIVE updates #OTTvNC #ForTheFury
BUY TICKETS: OttawaFuryFC.com
• Discuss this story on the United Soccer League Championship message board...
United Soccer League Championship Stories from October 1, 2019
- Hounds Move into First Place, Defeat Loudoun, 2-1 - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
- Loudoun United Fall to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-2 - Loudoun United FC
- Tyler Ruthven Announces Retirement - Atlanta United 2
- Daniel Rios Named to USL Championship Team of the Week Bench Following 50th Career Goal - Nashville SC
- North Carolina FC's Manny Perez Named to USL Championship Team of the Week - North Carolina FC
- Pittsburgh's Forbes Voted Championship Player of the Week - USL
- San Antonio FC Midfielder Walter Restrepo Named to USL Championship Team of the Week - San Antonio FC
- Joey Calistri Named to USL Championship Team of the Week - Phoenix Rising FC
- Lindley Picks up Second-Straight USL Championship Weekly Award - Memphis 901 FC
- Abraham Rodriguez Named to USL 20 Under 20 List - Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
- Match Preview: Ottawa Fury FC vs Indy Eleven - Ottawa Fury FC
- Nashville SC Players Kick off Real Men Wear Pink Campaign - Nashville SC
- North Carolina FC Clinches Spot in USL Championship Playoffs - North Carolina FC
- LouCity Helps Launch New Soccer Fields at Wyandotte Park - Louisville City FC
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
