Forge and HFX Wanderers have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf phrase. The teams both hold mid-table places in the Premier League.
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Premier League
- HFX Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (26) in Premier League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Forge and HFX Wanderers.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting HFX Wanderers have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 0-1-2 (win-draw-loss) from three matches.
Forge form and stats
Forge have played 12 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Tim Hortons Field.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 211 minutes.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Montreal Impact (after extra-time, 7-8 on penalties) in the Championship last time out and are looking for a win here.
A 0-0 draw away in the Premier League before that, with HFX Wanderers the opponent.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Forge, as the Concacaf League home game vs Santos de Guapiles is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Forge in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. Forge are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tim Hortons Field in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
HFX Wanderers form and stats
HFX Wanderers have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-7-5 (13 played).
A. Samake (own goal) was the last player to score for the away team. Wanderers haven't scored a league goal in the last 277 minutes.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Wanderers, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Valour (placed 6th).
A draw for HFX Wanderers before that, at their own venue hosting Forge (0-0).The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Wanderers have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H meeting ended HFX Wanderers - Forge 0-0, played this season. Forge-HFX Wanderers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Forge three wins, HFX Wanderers one win, six draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Morelli Neto 14 goals | M. Babouli 7 goals | W. Pacius 5 goals |
Forge missing players
HFX Wanderers missing players
| Forge | HFX Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 30 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 77% | 81% |
| 70% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 62% |
| 35% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 42% |
| 13% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 15% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 46% |
| 48% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 23% | 35% |
| 30% | 25% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 54% | 38% |
| 6 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 12.4 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 31% | 32% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 17% | 25% |
- Forge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forge have scored at least twice as many goals at home as HFX Wanderers have scored away.
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Premier League
- Forge have the most clean sheets (11) in Premier League
- Forge haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Forge is in the best form (4-1-1)
- HFX Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (26) in Premier League
- HFX Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Premier League
- HFX Wanderers have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pacific | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| 2 | Cavalry | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 3 | Forge | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | HFX Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 5 | York9 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 6 | Valour | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Atletico Ottawa | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 25 |
| 8 | Edmonton | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -8 | 24 |