The AC Connecticut manager attacks this game with the team placed 6th so far. In the visitors dressing room Western Mass Pioneers and their manager F. Molinari are in 3rd place before this match.
Connecticut have less rest than Western Mass Pioneers in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a USL League Two game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Boston, was also a home game here at Dillon Stadium. The away team is better rested.
AC Connecticut form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first USL League Two game of the season here at Dillon Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses from AC Connecticut's 4 home games.
The AC Connecticut fans got no joy from their last match, a USL League Two game also here at Dillon Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Boston (placed 1st).
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Seacoast United Phantoms.At Dillon Stadium, AC Connecticut has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Western Mass Pioneers form and stats
Things could have gone better for Western Mass Pioneers in their USL League Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Pioneers played 1-1 against Seacoast United Phantoms in their previous match.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Málaga City at their stadium, the result 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Pioneers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A USL League Two game at Seacoast United Phantoms is waiting in only three days.
It's early days yet, but Western Mass Pioneers has scored 1 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Connecticut, one draw and four wins for Western Mass Pioneers. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: one game.AC Connecticut missing players
Western Mass Pioneers missing players
| AC Connecticut | Western Mass Pioneers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| AC Connecticut | Last season | Western Mass Pioneers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 14 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | ||
| 86% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 94% | ||
| 79% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 75% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 38% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 6% | ||
| 50% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 44% | ||
| 14% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 57% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.7 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 13.4 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6.6 | ||
| 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Boston | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Western Mass Pioneers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Black Rock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Málaga City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 6 | AC Connecticut | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Western Mass Pioneers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 20 |
| 2 | Portland Phoenix | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Great Barrington | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Boston Bolts | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Westchester Flames | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 6 | Manhattan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -13 | 6 |
| 8 | AC Connecticut | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 2 |