Pacific should not look for any handouts from hosting team Forge in this Premier League game. Here's our comprehensive match preview!
- Forge have the most scored goals (15) in Premier League
- Pacific have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
2-1-5 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Pacific when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those eight matches are 5-10 (scored/conceded).
This has all the signs of an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Forge form and stats
Forge must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Premier League games here at Tim Hortons Field.
Forge enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Edmonton's place. The match ended 4-3 with Borges scoring. A goal frenzy last time out for Forge, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Edmonton. Fun stuff to watch! Borges was absolutely essential when Forge beat Edmonton 4-3, scoring three goals.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Forge have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Forge has scored 6 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Pacific form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Pacific playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Pacific, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Atletico Ottawa (placed 3rd).
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Valour.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pacific playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Pacific wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Pacific are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games.
Head 2 Head
Pacific - Forge 2-1 was the result in these squads' last head-to-head fixture, played this season. Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Forge won seven games, one match ended in a draw and Pacific managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Díaz Liceága 6 goals | T. Borges 4 goals | D. Choinière 3 goals |
Forge missing players
Pacific missing players
| Forge | Pacific | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 70% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 60% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 60% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 30% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 7.1 | 9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 9.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 44% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 12% | 28% |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 12.5 | 7.4 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10.5 | 7.2 | 4.1 |
- All of Forge's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Forge have not yet lost a game at home.
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Premier League
- Forge have the most points from losing position (5) in Premier League
- Forge have the most scored goals (15) in Premier League
- Forge have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Premier League
- Forge have the the best goal difference (+6) in Premier League
- Forge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Forge have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Forge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Pacific have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Pacific have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Pacific have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
- Pacific have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Cavalry | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Atletico Ottawa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
| 4 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | HFX Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 6 | Valour | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | York9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Edmonton | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 4 |
