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Benton

Sep 28, 2021
3 min

New Signing – Carlos Moguel Jr

It’s another monumental day for the Louisville City Academy as a third youngster put pen to paper and signed a full professional contract. Following in both Elijah and Josh Wynder’s footsteps, Carlos Moguel Jr has signed his first-team contact before the USL Championship’s roster freeze deadline. Carlos had signed an academy contract earlier this season, which allowed him to play for both the academy and the first team while maintaining his amateur eligibility. The 18-year-ol

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Match Recap – Memphis 901 vs Louisville City – 09/25/2021

Benton

Sep 28, 2021
4 min

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Match Recap – Memphis 901 vs Louisville City – 09/25/2021

After a big LIPAFC win, momentum appeared to be on Louisville City’s side. With the playoffs essentially a lock, the squad would be playing to secure as much home field as possible. Memphis 901 was the next team up against LouCity. It had been a while since these two had faced off, but the previous match ended very favorably for Louisville. Would City be able to repeat the results from the last match, this time away from home? Louisville City Lineup The starting eleven select

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Next Match – Memphis 901 vs Louisville City – 09/25/2021

Benton

Sep 24, 2021
3 min

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Next Match – Memphis 901 vs Louisville City – 09/25/2021

Louisville City may only be 2-2-1 in their last five matches, but their most recent result was a 2-0 win on the road against their rivals, Indy Eleven. A big LIPAFC win will give LouCity a little more pep in their step as they hit the road again, this time to take on Memphis 901. It’s been a while since these two sides have faced one another, but the last result was a dominating 3-0 win for City. Louisville is on the cusp of officially clinching the playoffs, but Memphis is f

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How’s It Going? Part 3 – An Assessment of Louisville City’s 2021 Season-To-Date

Benton

Sep 21, 2021
5 min

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How’s It Going? Part 3 – An Assessment of Louisville City’s 2021 Season-To-Date

With the regular season entering the home stretch, it’s time to step back and look at the bigger picture. How has Louisville City progressed since the check-ins done in June and August? With eight more matches left for the squad in the regular season, we can see how competitive, as a whole, the boys in purple have been as they prepare for the playoffs. Since the last review, LouCity has retained their spot at the top of the Central Division with a six-point lead. Following Mo

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Match Recap – LIPAFC – Indy Eleven vs Louisville City – 09/18/2021

Benton

Sep 19, 2021
4 min

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Match Recap – LIPAFC – Indy Eleven vs Louisville City – 09/18/2021

Louisville City has had some ups in downs in the latest stretch of games. Their most recent match ended in an uninspiring draw against a sub-par OKC Energy. While the playoffs are almost a certainty, the quest to win the regular-season crown may be close to out of reach. Regardless, Morados need to still win as much as possible to maintain a home-field advantage in the playoffs as long as possible. Unfortunately for LouCity, a rivalry match on the road isn’t exactly the ideal

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Benton

Sep 17, 2021
6 min

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What Are Expected Goals (xG)?

Data and sports have long been a pairing, but the integration and complexity of that data have varied for different sports. Baseball’s start-stop system of play has been conducive for the proliferation of data collection and usage of advanced statistics (sabermetrics) with the most notable early case being Billy Beane’s Oakland Athletics of the 1990s (as popularized in the 2003 book, Moneyball, and its 2011 movie adaptation). Soccer, however, has been slower to come around in

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Next Match – LIPAFC – Indy Eleven vs Louisville City – 09/18/2021

Benton

Sep 15, 2021
3 min

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Next Match – LIPAFC – Indy Eleven vs Louisville City – 09/18/2021

Louisville City has been uncharacteristically mediocre when it comes to their last few match results. In the past five, they are 1-2-2, with the most recent result being a draw at OKC. A disappointing stretch for the perennial powerhouse. This will not be getting any easier for the boys in purple as their next challenge will be heading north to take on rival side, Indy Eleven. This will be the first Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest in Indy in 202

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Match Recap – OKC Energy vs Louisville City – 09/12/2021

Benton

Sep 14, 2021
4 min

Match Recap

Match Recap – OKC Energy vs Louisville City – 09/12/2021

Although the tough stretch of away matches continues to pile on, Louisville City has seemingly regained a little momentum lost after their previous few matches. A 4-2 win away at Hartford on short rest and on the national stage was exactly the kind of turnaround in fortune the squad needed. LouCity’s next road challenge, the OKC Energy, would see the two sides face off for a fourth and final time. The two July encounters ended in Louisville wins (07/14 and 07/31) and the most

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Match Recap – Hartford Athletic vs Louisville City – 09/07/2021

Benton

Sep 8, 2021
5 min

Match Recap

Match Recap – Hartford Athletic vs Louisville City – 09/07/2021

Louisville City has entered the fall in an uncharacteristic slump. After a draw (at Energy) and two losses (vs Legion and Tulsa), the boys were starting to creep into desperation mode if they wanted to retain their hopes of winning the East and potentially the whole regular season. The last time Morados has a three-loss streak was in their inaugural season in 2015. Under pressure and on short rest, LouCity headed north to take on the Hartford Athletic in a rare match outside

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Match Recap – Louisville City vs FC Tulsa – 09/03/2021

Benton

Sep 5, 2021
5 min

Match Recap

Match Recap – Louisville City vs FC Tulsa – 09/03/2021

A draw with Tulsa and a loss to the Legion has set an unfortunate tone as Louisville City enters the away-heavy latter half of the USL season. It’s not what you want to see for a team not only battling to win their division but the East and the league as a whole as well. The sole home fixture in September against FC Tulsa appeared to be the opportunity to course-correct before returning to the road. Although Tulsa is no pushover, LouCity could rely on the home field advantage

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Benton

Sep 3, 2021
1 min

Signings/Transfers

New Signing – Alex Kron

Another USL Academy contract has been signed, bringing Alex Kron into the mix and available for immediate selection in USL matches, beginning with tonight’s match against Tulsa. Joining the likes of Carlos Moguel and Sebastian Sanchez, Kron is the first goalkeeper to make the leap to pro play from Louisville City’s growing youth movement. The 6’3” St. Xavier student adds needed immediate depth with the absence of Chris Hubbard and Simon Lefebvre. He was part of the Louisville

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Next Match – Louisville City vs FC Tulsa – 09/03/2021

Benton

Sep 2, 2021
3 min

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Next Match – Louisville City vs FC Tulsa – 09/03/2021

A draw and a loss in Louisville City’s last two matches are less than ideal for the club competing to not only secure their spot in the playoffs but also to win the title of best in the regular season. Coach Danny Cruz and the gang will have an opportunity to correct course with their only September match back at home on 09/03 against FC Tulsa. Their last meeting, also at Lynn Family Stadium, was a 2-1 win for City. However, the Roughnecks did get the better of LouCity earlie

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