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FC Edmonton head coach Jeff Paulus knows better than to underestimate Valour FC despite their recent struggles in the Canadian Premier League.

Valour FC come to face FC Edmonton on Wednesday (7 p.m.) at Clarke Field on a six-game losing skid, having yet to open its Fall Season campaign.

Valour FC have not played a CPL game since losing its Spring Season finale 3-1 at home to York9 on Canada Day.

“They’ve gone through a rough spell, but it’s not because they’ve played bad football,” Paulus said. “They have some very good attacking players; they’re obviously struggling with injuries, so you’re bringing in new players into the lineup all the time and unlike us who’ve been able to keep the same lineup, they’ve had to rotate theirs quite a bit because of some of the injury issues and it’s just hard to find a rhythm when you do that.”

Valour FC finished last in the Spring Season standings with a 3-7-0 record. They are expected to be without midfielder Michael Petrasso and forward Ali Musse, who are both recovering from injuries. They will also be missing midfielder Louis Beland-Goyette, who is suspended due to yellow-card accumulation through the Spring Season.