This is shaping out to be an engaging fixture as York9 have their supposed home advantage, while Forge are in front by 8 points in the Premier League table.
- York9 have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals (20) 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.
York9 form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for York9 at their home stadium (York Lions Stadium) is 4 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat. Three draws in a row here at York Lions Stadium for York9, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Happy days for York9 in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Pacific (placed 1st) that ended with a 2-1 victory. The victory against Pacific came after L. Wright's winning goal. The York9 manager J. Brennan was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 55th minute.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Atletico Ottawa the opponent.The match schedule is unforgiving for York9 as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Forge are visiting.
York9 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. York9 are not conceding a lot of goals here at York Lions Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
Forge form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Premier League, on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Impressive finishing from J. Navarro, O. Browne and M. Babouli secured the home win 3-0 against Santos de Guapiles in their previous game.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs HFX Wanderers.The schedule is very tough for Forge now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at York9 is waiting in only three days.
Forge have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Forge as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other earlier on this season: Forge - York9 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (York9 wins - draws - Forge wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Babouli 7 goals | Á. Rivero Sánchez 6 goals | D. Abzi 5 goals |
York9 missing players
Forge missing players
| York9 | Forge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 33 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 34 |
| 34 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 81% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 71% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 38% |
| 23% | 17% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 65% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 18% | 29% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 55% | 46% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 12.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.6 | 10.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 27% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | 32% |
| 11.6 | 10.1 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | 3 |
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Forge have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
- Forge have the most clean sheets (11) in Premier League
- Forge have the most clean sheets (6) away in Premier League
- Forge is in the best form (4-1-1)
- York9 have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Premier League
- York9 have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier League
- York9 have the most points from losing position (18) in Premier League
- York9 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 45 |
| 2 | Forge | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Cavalry | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 44 |
| 4 | York9 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -1 | 36 |
| 5 | Valour | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | HFX Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 34 |
| 7 | Atletico Ottawa | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 25 |
| 8 | Edmonton | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -8 | 24 |