Indy Eleven welcome Hartford Athletic on Sunday, Aug 9 at 11:00 PM in a USL Championship fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Indy Eleven come into this fixture in good form (3W 0D 2L recently). Hartford Athletic travel in mixed form (2W 2D 1L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Indy Eleven head into this on the back of a defeat, while Hartford Athletic arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours Indy Eleven here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Hartford Athletic, with 4 draws. Their last encounter ended in a 2–2 draw. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Indy Eleven a slight edge, but Hartford Athletic are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.