Most experts are most impressed by York9 so far, with their 2nd place in the Premier League table and welcoming Forge (who are placed 3rd).
- York9 have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Premier League
- Forge have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
York9 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.
York9 form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, York9 have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games.
York9 enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Vancouver FC's place. The match ended 2-1 with Alou and Rosario scoring. Finally, a league win after three games without one. Manager Nash felt very clever after Rosario scored the winning goal against Vancouver FC, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 76th minute.
Heartbreak before that as York9 lost 1-2 at Cavalry's place.8 goals have been conceded.
Forge form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Forge, who have the most clean sheets (3) away in Premier League, have produced an overall stat of 3-1-3 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Forge's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Forge are travelling again after losing away to HFX Wanderers in their previous match (1-2). Forge were so close to getting something from the game against HFX Wanderers, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal ten minutes into overtime.
Before that, Forge secured a home win against Atlético Ottawa with the score 4-3.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Forge - York9 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - zero - six (York9 wins - draws - Forge wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Babouli 4 goals | T. Campbell 4 goals | W. Pacius 3 goals |
York9 missing players
Forge missing players
| York9 | Forge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 71% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 64% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 14% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 50% |
| 21% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | 29% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 5.9 | 7.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.3 | 7.1 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 12.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 33% | 29% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 17% | 25% |
| 13.4 | 12.8 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
- Forge have the most clean sheets (3) away in Premier League
- Forge have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- Forge haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- York9 have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Premier League
- York9 have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Premier League
- York9 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- York9 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- York9 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 |
