FC Edmonton, Indy Eleven Square Off Aiming To Increase Fall Season Title Chances

Photo credit: Indy Eleven/Trevor Ruszkowski

FC Edmonton picked up a vital point on the road in the 0-0 draw with Jacksonville Armada FC on Wednesday, but a worrying trend has emerged for the Eddies. The club has not scored a goal in five straight games, which has set it back in both the Fall Season and Combined Standings. The Eddies (7W-6D-3L, 27 points Fall; 12-8-6, 44 Combined) dropped to fourth place in the Fall Season, but retained third position in the Combined table. The positives remain with FC Edmonton’s defense, which has kept three clean sheets in the last four games and goalkeeper Matt VanOekel equaled an NASL record with his 14th clean sheet. The club now heads back home, after two consecutive road games, to square off with Indy Eleven in a crucial swing game for either side.

Indy (8-3-5, 27 Fall; 12-9-5, 45 Combined) heads to Edmonton with plenty of momentum after a 3-0 defeat of the New York Cosmos last Saturday. Eamon Zayed increased his goal total to 13, while Dylan Mares remained influential in midfield with a goal and an assist. Justin Braun also notched a goal and an assist in the win. The Eleven beat FC Edmonton by the score of 1-0 in the last matchup between the sides at the beginning of the Fall Season.

Match Information
4 p.m. ET | Sunday, October 2
Clarke Stadium | Edmonton, Alberta
Watch | ESPN3 (National – U.S.), NASL.com (National – Canada), City TV (Local – Edmonton)