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The ability to pull out wins at home have FC Edmonton near the top of the NASL standings. They are currently tied for second in the Fall Season standings, two points behind the New York Cosmos and are third in the combined standings. Edmonton finished a point back of the Indy Eleven in the Spring Season standings.

“Coming here is a bit like travelling all the way to Florida for us, the travel is tough,” Fordyce said. “But we’re good here, the fans are always behind us and that’s a big thing whenever the fans are good. You look at the fans (Sunday), the rain is coming down and the fans are sitting in it and we came out and they’re still there. We came out and they’re singing ‘We’re still here, we haven’t gone home,’ things like that. That makes us give a lot of respect for the fans and makes us want to do well and get a result for the fans. I think that’s why we do so well at home.”

Sunday’s game was delayed 45 minutes due to a lightning storm, and when play resumed, the crowd of just over 2,000 returned after taking cover underneath the bleachers.

“The crowd is right behind the team and I thank the fans that turned up Sunday,” Miller said. “That rain really came down and I was envious, because we don’t get that in Scotland at times. But they stuck by us.”

Edmonton have given their fans plenty to cheer about this season. They have failed to win just two games at Clarke Stadium. FC Edmonton lost the home opener against Minnesota United FC and dropped the first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship against the Fury.