The home team stadium regulars hope for a win and three points in this match, as the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. Forge are in 3rd position while the guesting Vancouver FC fret at 8th.
- Forge have the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the most conceded goals (31) in Premier League
This could be an intriguing game with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Forge form and stats
Forge have played 8 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Forge against Pacific the last match, as Choinière and Poku were on target.
Before that, Forge drew at home versus Valour.The Forge fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Forge have conceded 12 from these games.
Vancouver FC form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vancouver FC so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Vancouver FC in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Forge.
Vancouver FC might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cavalry proved too strong as Vancouver slumped to a 1-5 defeat in front of their own fans. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Cavalry was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Atletico Ottawa's place.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Vancouver FC have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Surprisingly enough, the last time Vancouver FC kept a "clean sheet" was also meeting this opponent, six league matches ago (Vancouver FC - Forge 2-0). H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Forge zero wins, one draw and Vancouver FC one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Campbell 8 goals |  S. Hundal 6 goals | W. Pacius 3 goals |
Forge missing players
Vancouver FC missing players
| Forge | Vancouver FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 19 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 31 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 69% |
| 35% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 50% |
| 24% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 12% | 25% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 47% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 35% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14.2 | 14.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 7.9 | 9.1 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| 29% | 32% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 37% |
| 11.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 15 | 15.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 5 |
- Forge have created more than twice as many corners as Vancouver FC.
- Forge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forge have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vancouver FC have scored away.
- Forge have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
- Forge have the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League
- Forge have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- Forge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Vancouver FC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vancouver FC have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the most conceded goals (31) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the the worst goal difference (-6) away 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 | Cavalry | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 | Pacific | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Forge | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | York9 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 5 | HFX Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Atletico Ottawa | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Valour | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 8 | Vancouver FC | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -16 | 13 |
