Premier League match prediction: Little separates HFX Wanderers and Pacific in quality

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Competition: Canada Premier League
Competition: Tue 27.September
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wanderers Grounds (6500 seats)

HFX Wanderers - Pacific : Statistics, line-ups, matches, tendencies and headlines. Get our thorough guide!

Insights:
  • HFX Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (23) in Premier League
  • Pacific is in the worst form (1-2-3)

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Pacific, who are travelling more than 2500 kilometers to play this game.

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!

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HFX Wanderers form and stats

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kieran Baskett not having conceded a league goal in 298 minutes.

HFX Wanderers drew their last game, 0-0 away at York9 (placed 6th).

Ahead of that match, HFX Wanderers won a home game hosting Valour (1-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with HFX Wanderers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wanderers as a small favourite), we find 17 games. HFX Wanderers has won 8 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Atletico Ottawa are coming to town in four days.

17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Pacific form and stats

Pacific played 1-1 against Forge in their previous match.

A draw for Pacific before that, at their own venue hosting Atletico Ottawa (1-1).

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 16 relevant matches. Results were 3 Pacific wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats.

After this away game Pacific return home for a Premier League game against Edmonton. That game is only three sleeps after this.

As opposed to that, Pacific have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H match ended HFX Wanderers - Pacific 1-0, earlier this season. The match official brandished his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the sinner was Aparicio (Pacific). H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wanderers three wins, four draws and Pacific three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PacificA. Díaz Liceága
A. Díaz Liceága
13 goals
HFX WanderersS. Salter
S. Salter
10 goals
PacificJ. Heard
J. Heard
5 goals

HFX Wanderers missing players

Pacific missing players

HFX Wanderers Pacific
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 11 24
8 5 2 Won W 2 4 10
5 3 2 Drew D 2 2 7
12 4 0 Lost L 0 5 7
23 12 4 Scored S 7 11 32
33 17 2 Conceded C 4 14 32
88% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 82% 88%
52% 58% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 71%
44% 42% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 58%
24% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 18% 25%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 18% 17%
32% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 54%
36% 42% 75% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 25%
44% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 55% 33%
 
3.8 4.2 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.3 3.8
4.8 4.7 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.5 5.5
2.1 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.8 11 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8 8.4
3.6 3.3 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.7 3.8
26% 30% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 27% 36%
 
10 9.6 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 12.2 9.6
3.5 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.7 4.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • HFX Wanderers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
  • HFX Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (23) in Premier League
  • HFX Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
  • HFX Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Premier League
  • Pacific have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Premier League
  • Pacific have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premier League
  • Pacific is in the worst form (1-2-3)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Ottawa 26 12 9 5 32 26 13 5 5 3 12 17 13 7 4 2 20 9 6 45
2 Forge 25 12 5 8 44 24 11 6 2 3 21 11 14 6 3 5 23 13 20 41
3 Cavalry 26 12 5 9 36 32 12 8 0 4 18 12 14 4 5 5 18 20 4 41
4 Valour 26 10 7 9 34 29 14 7 4 3 15 10 12 3 3 6 19 19 5 37
5 Pacific 24 10 7 7 32 32 13 6 5 2 21 18 11 4 2 5 11 14 0 37
6 York9 26 9 6 11 29 33 14 5 3 6 17 20 12 4 3 5 12 13 -4 33
7 HFX Wanderers 25 8 5 12 23 33 12 5 3 4 12 17 13 3 2 8 11 16 -10 29
8 Edmonton 26 3 8 15 28 49 13 3 4 6 17 20 13 0 4 9 11 29 -21 17