Very important fight in the bottom section of the Premier League, with both York9 and Vancouver FC suffering more anxiety than bliss. This fixture is a real "six-pointer" with the host team at 6th and the away side in 8th place.
- York9 have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the most conceded goals (38) in Premier League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
York9 form and stats
York9's results here at York Lions Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
The fans are hoping that York9 will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Cavalry (placed 1st).
Before that, York9 played out a draw 3-3 when visiting Forge.Lots of goals? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league games with this side has contained three goals or more.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for York9 here at York Lions Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. York9 have conceded 14 from these games.
Vancouver FC form and stats
There's been little loot from Vancouver FC's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 10 away games in the Premier League. Vancouver FC only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. A depressing six defeats in a row for Vancouver FC in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Forge.
Vancouver FC won their last game, 3-2 versus Pacific played at home. That victory felt good as this team had gone five league games without victory. Bitar came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Pacific last time out, making the manager Ghotbi feel like a tactical genius.
A 0-3 defeat away at HFX Wanderers before that.Goals are few and far between in Vancouver FC's away league games. Only {5 goals} from 10 travels. Vancouver's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Vancouver FC - York9 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the prior three meetings): York9 won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Vancouver FC managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Hundal 6 goals |  M. Babouli 5 goals |  K. Carvalho Santos 4 goals |
York9 missing players
Vancouver FC missing players
| York9 | Vancouver FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 26 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 33 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 38 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 76% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 70% |
| 62% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 19% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 29% | 56% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 45% |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.1 | 11.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 8.8 | 9.7 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 13.4 | 13.3 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 5 |
- Vancouver FC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vancouver FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the most conceded goals (38) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Premier League
- Vancouver FC have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Premier League
- Vancouver FC is in the worst form (1-1-4)
- York9 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- York9 have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Premier League
- York9 have the fewest points (8) at home in Premier League
- York9 have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Premier League
- York9 have the most matches over the total-line (12) 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 | Cavalry | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | Pacific | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Atletico Ottawa | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Forge | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | HFX Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | York9 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 7 | Valour | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 20 |
| 8 | Vancouver FC | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -20 | 17 |
