Premier League: Forge are ready for the visit of York9 in what should be an interesting football match. Here's a thorough preview!
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League
- York9 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Forge nor York9 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Forge form and stats
Forge have collected 6 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-3-0.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Triston Henry not having conceded a league goal in 196 minutes.
A strong away win for Forge against Atletico Ottawa the last match, as Choinière were on target. The victory against Atletico Ottawa came after Choinière's winning goal. The Forge manager Smyrniotis was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 68th minute.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Montreal Impact in the Championship.
The manager Smyrniotis will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cavalry in only three days.
Forge have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tim Hortons Field with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Forge have conceded 5 in these home matches.
York9 form and stats
York9 have six points from their first three away games in the Premier League, meaning two victories and a loss.
The York9 goalkeeper Nikolas Giantsopoulos is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
York9 had fun at their own home (Tim Hortons Field) last time out, beating Cavalry 1-0. Bayiha scored.
Preceding that game was the away victory against HFX Wanderers with the score of 3-0.York9 have another game away in just four sleeps, a Premier League game versus Valour. A back-breaking diary for the guests!
York9 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. As opposed to that, York9 have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other previously this campaign: York9 - Forge 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Forge victories, zero draws and three York9 wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Pacius 2 goals |  J. Dear Hamilton 2 goals | N. Jensen 1 goals |
Forge missing players
York9 missing players
| Forge | York9 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 43% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 57% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 7.1 | 8.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | 6.7 |
| 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 14.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 11 | 12.9 |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 29% | 29% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 38% | 24% |
| 12.6 | 11.2 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
- Forge have not yet lost a game.
- Forge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- Forge have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League
- Forge have the most points from losing position (5) in Premier League
- Forge is in the best form (4-2-0) in Premier League
- York9 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- York9 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- York9 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- York9 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 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | York9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 4 | Cavalry | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Valour | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Vancouver FC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 7 |
| 7 | HFX Wanderers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Atletico Ottawa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
