Forge vs Pacific FC: result 2-1 and analysis
Canadian Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 22, 2020 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton
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What was the result of Forge vs Pacific FC?
Forge won 2-1 on August 22, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 18′C. NancoForge
- 26′Jamar DixonPacific FC
- 90′K. BekkerForge
Official lineup for Forge vs Pacific FC
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Forge
- 7D. Choinière
- 11C. Nanco
- 8E. Cissé
- 10K. Bekker
- 15M. Tissot
- 20G. Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti
- 4D. Samuel
- 5D. Krutzen
- 6K. Awuah
- 14David Edward Edgar
- 1T. Henry
Pacific FC
- 9A. Díaz
- 10M. Bustos
- 8M. Baldisimo
- 16Z. Verhoven
- 19N. Verhoeven
- 22Jamar Dixon
- 1N. Wirth
- 2K. Chung
- 6L. MacNaughton
- 17Marcel de Jong
- 26T. Meilleur-Giguère
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 5 matches in all competitions, Forge have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Pacific FC have 0, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2020 | HFX Wanderers FC(away) | 1-1 | Canadian Premier League |
| Aug 16, 2020 | FC Edmonton(home) | 2-0 | Canadian Premier League |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Cavalry FC(home) | 2-2 | Canadian Premier League |
| Jun 12, 2019 | Cavalry FC(away) | 1-2 | Canadian Championship |
| Jun 4, 2019 | Cavalry FC(home) | 1-1 | Canadian Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2020 | York United(home) | 1-1 | Canadian Premier League |
| Aug 15, 2020 | HFX Wanderers FC(away) | 2-2 | Canadian Premier League |
| May 23, 2019 | Cavalry FC(away) | 1-2 | Canadian Championship |
| May 16, 2019 | Cavalry FC(home) | 0-2 | Canadian Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Forge score 1.4 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 5; Pacific FC score 1.0 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 4/5 | 2/5 |
| Pacific FC | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 3/4 | 2/4 |
Over the last 5 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Forge sit 2nd in Canadian Premier League (57 points from 27 matches) and Pacific FC sit 8th (14 points from 27 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Forge | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 57 |
| 8 | Pacific FC | 27 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 61 | 14 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy