Evenly matched teams: Valour vs Pacific match preview

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Competition: Canada Premier League
Competition: Sat 30.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: IG Field (33422 seats)

Valour are prepared for a new test after their 1-3 versus Forge in the previous game. Pacific are coming to visit!

Insights:
  • Valour have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premier League
  • Pacific have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Premier League

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Concacaf League. That game was also an away game, at Waterhouse. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Valour form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier League, Valour have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.

Valour faced defeat in their previous match, away at Forge (1-3). The first loss after going undefeated through four league matches. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Dyer, having scored in three matches in a row.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Atletico Ottawa the opponent.

This is expected to be a close game, with Valour perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Valour as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Valour has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 6.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Valour as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Cavalry are visiting.

Valour have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot.

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Pacific form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Waterhouse in their previous outing. The Concacaf League battle ended 0-0.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Cavalry.

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 13 relevant matches. Results were 2 Pacific wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 11 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Waterhouse in just three days.

Pacific have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 9 goals have been scored. 11 goals have been conceded by Pacific in these games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Pacific - Valour 2-2. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Valour won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Pacific got nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

PacificA. Díaz Liceága
A. Díaz Liceága
11 goals
ValourM. Dyer
M. Dyer
7 goals
PacificJ. Heard
J. Heard
4 goals

Valour missing players

Pacific missing players

Valour Pacific
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 6 1 Played P 1 8 17
5 2 0 Won W 0 3 8
5 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
5 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
23 5 2 Scored S 0 9 26
20 6 4 Conceded C 2 11 24
93% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 82%
67% 33% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 76%
47% 17% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 71%
40% 17% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 29%
20% 17% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 24%
67% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 53%
27% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 29%
13% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 35%
 
5.1 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.4 4.1
5.5 5.5 8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.2 5.5
2.8 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.4 14.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.6 8.8
5 5.7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.5 4.4
31% 15% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 35%
 
10.7 10.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 7 10.5 8.4
4.5 4.8 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 5.8 4.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Pacific have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Premier League
  • Pacific have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Premier League
  • Pacific have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Valour have the fewest scored goals (5) at home 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 Forge 15 9 2 4 33 14 8 4 2 2 17 7 7 5 0 2 16 7 19 29
2 Atletico Ottawa 16 8 5 3 19 15 8 3 3 2 7 10 8 5 2 1 12 5 4 29
3 Pacific 17 8 5 4 26 24 9 5 3 1 17 13 8 3 2 3 9 11 2 29
4 Cavalry 17 8 4 5 28 21 7 5 0 2 12 5 10 3 4 3 16 16 7 28
5 Valour 15 5 5 5 23 20 6 2 2 2 5 6 9 3 3 3 18 14 3 20
6 HFX Wanderers 16 5 3 8 14 22 7 2 2 3 7 13 9 3 1 5 7 9 -8 18
7 York9 17 3 5 9 10 22 10 2 2 6 8 16 7 1 3 3 2 6 -12 14
8 Edmonton 17 2 5 10 19 34 10 2 3 5 13 16 7 0 2 5 6 18 -15 11