Match Report
Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1st with 48 points, sat 19 points above Indy Eleven (17th, 29). Indy Eleven's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Tampa Bay Rowdies 1.74 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Indy Eleven 1.24 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.35.
Tampa Bay Rowdies carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Tampa Bay Rowdies 5, draws 1, Indy Eleven 0, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Al Lang Stadium (capacity 7,227). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Tampa Bay Rowdies: Mattheus (53')
Key stats
Possession: Tampa Bay Rowdies 68% · Indy Eleven 32% · Total shots: 13-12 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-3