Forge travel to Valour and IG Field full of confidence, but the host team is not a walk in the park. More info on the match here!
- Valour have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Forge have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League
It should be mentioned that Forge play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Forge on grass are 12 victories, 7 draws and 13 defeats from 32 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 36-37. You can compare this with overall results below.
Valour and Forge should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Valour form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Valour, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier League, at their home stadium (IG Field) is 0 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats. So many draws at home for Valour, an amazing four in a row now.
Valour are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus HFX Wanderers. The first loss after collecting points in three league games.
In the match before that, Valour hosted York9 and drew the game 1-1.Valour aren't scoring a lot here at IG Field in the league, with only {3 goals} from 4 games. Valour are not conceding a lot of goals here at IG Field in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Forge form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League, on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Pacific with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Cavalry.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Vancouver FC.
Forge are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {1 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Forge - Valour 3-2 was the product when these two sides last met, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Valour won six, Forge triumphed in three and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Dear Hamilton 3 goals |  W. Pacius 2 goals | T. Campbell 2 goals |
Valour missing players
Forge missing players
| Valour | Forge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 25% | 50% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 50% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 75% | 40% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.2 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 11 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.8 | 13.2 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 28% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 27% |
| 10.9 | 10.2 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13 | 12.4 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Forge have not yet lost a game away.
- Forge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Forge have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Forge have the most clean sheets (3) away in Premier League
- Forge have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League
- Forge have the most points from losing position (6) in Premier League
- Forge have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Forge haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Valour have not yet lost a game at home.
- Valour have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Premier League
- Valour have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Premier League
- Valour have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Valour have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Premier League
- Valour have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | Forge | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | York9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Cavalry | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Valour | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | HFX Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 | Atlético Ottawa | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | Vancouver FC | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
