No. 6 Wake Forest, NC State Meet in Friday Night Big Four Match

RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 6 ranked Wake Forest men's soccer team will return to action on Friday night to face NC State at Dail Soccer Field.

Kick-off for the Big Four showdown is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

The Matchup

Wake Forest and NC State will renew a longstanding series on Friday night in Raleigh, as the Demon Deacons enter the match with a 7-1-3 overall record and are 2-1-1 in ACC play while NC State is 6-5-0 overall on the year and 1-3-0 in ACC action.
The Deacs will be coming off a week-long break following road victories last week against Campbell (3-1) and Boston College (1-0).
NC State, meanwhile, is 6-1-0 in home action this season with victories over Radford, USC Upstate, Boston College, Howard, North Florida and Gardner-Webb.
At the halfway point of ACC play, Wake Forest currently sits atop the Atlantic Division with seven points while NC State is fifth with three points. Overall, the ACC is once again proving to be stacked from top to bottom as only six points separates first to last in the Atlantic Division and five points separates first to last in the Coastal Division.
Friday's match will mark the 51st meeting between the two sides. Wake Forest holds a 32-11-7 advantage in the previous matchups, with 12 of those victories coming in Raleigh.
The Demon Deacons are 6-0-3 in their last nine appearances at NC State.

Last Time Out

Wake Forest completed a week on the road scoring a 1-0 victory over Boston College last Friday in a rain-soaked contest.
The Demon Deacons struck early in the 10th-minute for the game winner, as Cooper Flax was on the receiving end of a pitch-long setup for the first goal of his sophomore campaign.
Jahlane Forbes and Sidney Paris, meanwhile, recorded assists on Flax's strike.
Defensively, the Deacs recorded their second-straight ACC clean sheet as they allowed just one shot on goal, an attempt that was saved by Trace Alphin in the 68th minute.
The victory was the 50th in ACC regular season action for head coach Bobby Muuss.

ACC Victory No. 50 For Wake Forest Coaching Staff

In last Friday's 1-0 victory at Boston College, the Demon Deacons earned their 50th ACC regular season victory under ninth-year head coach Bobby Muuss along with associate head coaches Steve Armas and Dane Brenner and assistant coach Ade Taiwo.
Since 2015, the Deacs' 50 ACC regular season victories are 10 more than any other conference counterpart and 11 more than anyone else within the Atlantic Division.
From 2015-18 the Deacs won four-straight ACC Atlantic Division titles – tied for the longest such streak since the conference adopted the divisional format in 2014.
Wake Forest's winning percentage in ACC regular season play under Muuss is 76.7 percent.

Deacs Against The Big Four

Each of Wake Forest's next two ACC matchups will be against in-state rivals, as following Friday evening's match against NC State the Deacs will host current No. 13 North Carolina in Wake Forest's Genna Wiley Memorial Match on Saturday, Oct. 14.
Against the Big Four (NC State, North Carolina and Duke) under head coach Bobby Muuss, the Demon Deacons are 17-3-3 including an 8-0-3 record against the Wolfpack and a 5-1-0 record against the Tar Heels.

Scouting the Wolfpack

Offensively, NC State has been led by Luke Hille's seven goals including one in each of the team's first four ACC matches.
Nine different players have logged an assist as well, led by Yuta Toya's three in the team's first seven matches.
Lucas Hatsios and Ben Voase have split time at goalkeeper this season, with Hatsios appearing in eight matches with seven starts including each of the last four outings.
NC State has been strong at Dail Soccer Field this season, sporting a 6-1-0 record at home while holding a +10 goal differential. The Wolfpack have recorded three clean sheets in those seven appearances and allowed more than one goal just once.

Looking Ahead

The Demon Deacons will return to Spry Stadium to begin four-straight home matches starting next Tuesday against Wofford.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will air on ACC Network Extra.

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