Pre-match most people would expect a pronounced gulf in form between these teams based on the league table so far, with Forge ahead of Valour by 7 points.
- Forge have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Valour have the fewest scored goals (11) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Forge form and stats
The total Premier League results playing at home this season for Forge are 2-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Forge enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at York9's place. The match ended 4-0 with Campbell and Borges scoring. As mentioned above, Forge "killed" York9 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Campbell when beating York9, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting HFX Wanderers (1-2).The Forge fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Forge defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Valour form and stats
There's been little loot from Valour's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. Valour only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Valour are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Gutiérrez was the last player to score for the away team. Valour haven't scored a league goal in the last 212 minutes.
Valour play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Atletico Ottawa (placed 6th).
A 0-2 loss hosting Cavalry before that.Low on goals? 13 of this team's latest 14 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 9 goals have been conceded by Valour in these games.
Head 2 Head
Forge and Valour have faced each other before this season: Valour - Forge 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Forge three wins, zero draws and Valour seven victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Campbell 7 goals | W. Pacius 3 goals |  J. Dear Hamilton 3 goals |
Forge missing players
Valour missing players
| Forge | Valour | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 93% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 67% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 71% |
| 40% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 27% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 13% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 47% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 33% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 27% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 43% |
| 7 | 8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.4 | 14 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 25% |
| 11.2 | 11.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 11.7 | 11 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
- Forge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forge have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valour have scored away.
- Forge have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Forge have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- Valour have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valour have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Premier League
- Valour have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
- Valour have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Premier League
- Valour have the fewest scored goals (11) in Premier League
- Valour have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Valour have the most matches under the total-line (13) 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 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Forge | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | Cavalry | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | York9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 20 |
| 5 | HFX Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Atletico Ottawa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Valour | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Vancouver FC | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 13 |
