Indy Eleven vs Forward Madison: USL League One Cup Showdown

Indy Eleven and Forward Madison meet at Michael A. Carroll Stadium in a pivotal USL League One Cup Group 4 clash, with both sides chasing their first win of the group stage. Indy sit 5th in the section on 2 points with a +1 goal difference, while Madison are 7th with 0 points and a -3 differential after two straight defeats. Form (tail-5 only available as two-game strings) reads: Indy – W-L; Forward Madison – L-L.

Indy’s early Cup campaign has been high scoring and evenly balanced: 4 goals for and 4 against across two matches, averaging 2.0 goals scored and conceded per game, and no clean sheets. They have already shown strong attacking potential away from home with a 3-goal haul, but did lose their only home outing 1-2.

Forward Madison, by contrast, are still looking for a foothold. They have lost both fixtures (1-0 at home and 4-2 away), scoring 2 and conceding 5, and have yet to keep a clean sheet. Recent head-to-heads in competitive play favour Indy strongly, highlighted by a 4-0 away win in the 2025 USL League One Cup group stage, while friendlies have also largely gone Indy’s way.

With no confirmed absences listed and given Indy’s superior Cup form and dominant recent record against Madison, the hosts are better placed to take all three points.