PDL: Calgary Foothills expected to win home game against Victoria Highlanders

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Calgary Foothills form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Calgary Foothills have to build on here.

Happy days for Calgary Foothills in their previous game, a PDL match away at Lane United that ended with a 1-0 victory. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Lane United.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the PDL game versus Victoria Highlanders in only two days. This game is also played here.

Calgary Foothills are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 5 goals in 4 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.

Victoria Highlanders form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from zero matches. Recent form does not give Victoria Highlanders much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Calgary Foothills will be a tough nut to crack. Victoria Highlanders seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Two away games in a row for Victoria Highlanders, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Seattle Sounders III in the PDL. The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against TSS Rovers.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Victoria Highlanders playing away, we found one game. Results were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 1 home win.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only two days as another away game awaits: The PDL trip to Calgary Foothills.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Victoria Highlanders has managed 1 goal and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Victoria Highlanders - Calgary Foothills 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 4 Calgary Foothills victories, 0 draws and 1 Victoria Highlanders win. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Calgary Foothills missing players

Victoria Highlanders missing players