Pacific are placed 1st, while Cavalry are loitering 7 points behind in the standings. Can they trim the gap?
- Pacific have the most scored goals (23) in Premier League
- Cavalry have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
Both contenders have had adequate rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's aim for an energetic match!
Pacific form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Pacific have to build on here at Tallaght Stadium in the Premier League.
The home regulars saw a 2-2 draw versus Atlético Ottawa last time out and are looking for a win here. A painful moment in the game against Atlético Ottawa was the missed penalty kick from Heard in the 85th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
Before that, Pacific had a home game versus Valour which ended with a victory 1-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Pacific's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 2.
The manager Merriman will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to HFX Wanderers in only three days.
Pacific has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. From these home matches, Pacific have conceded only 6 goals.
Cavalry form and stats
Cavalry have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-2 (6 played).
Cavalry play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Valour (placed 6th).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs York9.Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored in 9 of this club's last 12 league fixtures.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cavalry are hosting Atlético Ottawa in the Premier League only four days away.
Cavalry are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). 8 goals have been conceded by Cavalry in these games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Pacific and Cavalry have duelled before this season: Pacific - Cavalry 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Pacific wins - draws - Cavalry wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Bevan 7 goals | A. Sellouf 4 goals | S. Young 3 goals |
Pacific missing players
Cavalry missing players
| Pacific | Cavalry | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 8% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 17% | 8% |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 11.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 43% | 34% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 41% |
| 10.1 | 9.4 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 12.7 | 11.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
- Cavalry have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Premier League
- Cavalry have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
- Cavalry haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Pacific have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Pacific have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Premier League
- Pacific have the most points (15) at home in Premier League
- Pacific have the most scored goals (23) in Premier League
- Pacific have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Premier League
- Pacific have the the best goal difference (+12) in Premier League
- Pacific haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Pacific is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | York9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 3 | Forge | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 4 | Cavalry | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | HFX Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Valour | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Atlético Ottawa | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Vancouver FC | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 10 |
