Pacific aims to keep its playoff hopes alive in an eastern road swing against HFX Wanderers on Wednesday.
Despite a league low 20 goals allowed in 22 matches, Pacific FC comes into Wednesday’s mid-week fixture at HFX Wanderers FC with a chance to be in striking distance of the fourth and final playoff spot by weeks end. Pacific starts this two-game eastern road trip sitting nine points behind Cavalry with a game in hand riding a two-match winning streak having beaten provincial rival Vancouver and HFX by identical 3-0 scorelines over the last 11 days. Wanderers lone blemish over the last month was that loss to Pacific after picking up wins over top of the table Forge FC, playoff bound York United, and a draw against Ottawa.
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Game Date: Sept 18, 2024
Game Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: FOX Soccer Plus
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For all the offensive woes Pacific has endured this season, defensively The Tridents own the CPL’s best defense that has allowed 22 goals in 23 matches paced by goalkeeper Emil Gazdov’s league-best seven clean sheets. The 21-year-old North Vancouver native has made 40 league appearances for Pacific since his debut in 2022 and has posted back-to-back shutouts.
HFX has six wins in 22 matches this season, with two coming in the last three fixtures, and come into today tied for seventh in the CPL standings. The Wanderers face an uphill climb to make its second consecutive playoff appearance sitting 12 points behind Cavalry for the final playoff spot with six matches to play.
Pacific leads the series 10-5-7 and has collected points in the first three meetings this season, winning both matches at home and settling for a scoreless draw despite playing the final 37 minutes a man down in its June trip to Nova Scotia.
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