Portland Hearts of Pine vs Forward MadisonPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Portland Hearts of Pine are eleventh on 21 points, Forward Madison third on 36: fifteen points between them after nineteen games apiece. At Fitzpatrick Stadium the hosts live in near perfect balance, three wins, three draws and three defeats with 14 goals scored and 11 conceded. The overall picture still reads red, 29 scored against 33 conceded, weighed down by their away form, which has produced five defeats and 22 goals conceded against 15 scored. Forward Madison score more than their hosts, 38 times, and concede fewer, 20, but almost all of that rests on their home record: seven wins and two draws with no defeats, 27 goals scored and only 7 conceded. On the road the picture shrinks, four wins, one draw and five losses with 11 scored and 13 conceded, barely more than one goal a game at the attacking end. The league average sits at 2.87 goals a game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.