Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Forge 2nd on 41, HFX Wanderers 6th on 20. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/1.7 for HFX Wanderers and 1.53/0.74 for Forge (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.48.
Defeat had not touched Forge in 8 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, HFX Wanderers held 7 points of 15 and Forge 13.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 2 for HFX Wanderers, 9 for Forge and 2 drawn, at 2.62 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 69% of the meetings won by the home side. Goals tend to flow: 62% of the meetings produced three or more.
Wanderers Grounds staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,200. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: HFX Wanderers 52% · Forge 48% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 7-5