1st position in the Premier League table for Forge so far this season, a tip-top achievement. The match-going ticketholders pray for more joy as 3rd-placed Pacific visit Tim Hortons Field.
- Forge have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League
- Pacific have the most scored goals (18) in Premier League
This arena has artifical turf, which is not Pacific's familiar surface at their own pitch. When playing on artifical turf Pacific have performed like this: Played seven matches with the outcome 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats with the goal stats 5-6 (scored/conceded).
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Forge form and stats
The total Premier League stats playing at home this season for Forge are 1-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Forge, facing Cavalry in a game that ended 1-1. The hometeam coach Smyrniotis made a successful contribution in the game against Cavalry, bringing on Hamilton who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Ahead of that match, Forge lost 1-2 at home to York9.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Forge handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Forge are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Pacific form and stats
The seven points Pacific have gathered from their first three away trips in the Premier League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Two travels in a row for Pacific, whose coach Merriman could celebrate last time after the win against Vancouver FC. A loony game with masses of goals last time out for Pacific, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that match, will this game be as much fun?
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against HFX Wanderers.We have checked recent matches where Pacific have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Both teams to score? This side's most recent statistics suggest that, having finished 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.
The Pacific manager Merriman has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 11 goals in 3 league matches away. Pacific struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Curiously enough, Pacific have found the net in every league match they've featured in since NOT scoring against today's hosts; the Pacific - Forge 0-1 game six game weeks ago. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Forge wins - draws - Pacific wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Dear Hamilton 3 goals |  M. Aparicio 3 goals | A. Didic 3 goals |
Forge missing players
Pacific missing players
| Forge | Pacific | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 33% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 22% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 11% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 56% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 44% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 7.4 | 9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.8 | 15.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 12.5 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4.6 |
| 28% | 28% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 61% | 49% |
| 12 | 11.2 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.7 | 10.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.4 |
- All of Pacific's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Forge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forge have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League
- Forge have the most points from losing position (6) in Premier League
- Forge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Forge have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Pacific have not yet lost a game away.
- Pacific have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Pacific have the most scored goals (11) away in Premier League
- Pacific have the most scored goals (18) in Premier League
- Pacific have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
- Pacific have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Pacific have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Premier League
- Pacific have the the best goal difference (+9) in Premier League
- Pacific haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forge | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | York9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Pacific | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Cavalry | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Valour | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Atletico Ottawa | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Vancouver FC | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 7 |
| 8 | HFX Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
