The
next opponent for WHFC is the Harrisburg City Islanders. Before I take a look
at the Islanders, there’s a bit of Hammerhead news. The club announced two Cameroonian signings. Brian Anunga Tah and Christian Mougang
Bassogog are both midfielders. Hammerheads defender Ashani Fairclough spent this week training with NYCFC, the club's MLS affiliate.
As
far as the Islanders, the club has acquired four points in four games, and is
ninth place in the eastern conference table. After beginning the season with back
to losses, Harrisburg defeated FC Montreal. In its most recent match, the club
tied Charlotte Independence 1-1. The match against the Hammerheads will be the
second of three away games for the Islanders.
Here’s
a side by side comparison of statistics for both teams:
Team
|
Harrisburg
City Islanders
|
Wilmington Hammerheads
|
Fouls
|
25
|
39
|
Saves
|
33
|
43
|
Standing
|
9
|
7
|
Shots
|
16
|
22
|
Player Most
Likely To Score
|
Anyone (all 5 goals
came from different players)
|
Nick Zimmerman
(scored 3 of the club’s 7 goals)
|
I
was going to include a team most likely to score and team most likely to save
column, but, especially considering that the Islanders have played one game
less than the Hammerheads, all of these numbers are extremely close. The
records of the two teams are almost identical. Both have only won one match,
and both have loss two. The only discrepancy is that Harrisburg has tied in one
match as opposed to Wilmington’s two, but Harrisburg has also played one less
match.
Although
both clubs are having somewhat slow starts to their seasons, these are the same
two teams that made it to the playoffs last year. Both are more than capable of
winning. The question is which, if either of them, will.
--Marissa Blackman
--Marissa Blackman
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