Ards will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Ballinamallard United.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ards form and stats
Ards have collected 13 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-1-2. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ards after consecutive victories at their own ground.
In their previous game, the manager W. Feeney led his Ards to a defeat in the Championship match away at Queen's University. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Bangor Fuels Arena. Before that, Ards had a home game versus PSNI which ended with a victory 3-0.
Ards have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bangor Fuels Arena with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Ards's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ballinamallard United form and stats
Ballinamallard United have an excellent away record in the Championship so far with 5-0-2 from 7 games.
Ballinamallard United are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Championship against Dergview (placed 10th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Newry City AFC at their stadium, the result 3-1.
The travelling fans enjoy Ballinamallard United's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Ballinamallard United - Ards 1-1. Ards-Ballinamallard United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ards 5 wins, Ballinamallard United 1 win, 4 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Ards missing players
Ballinamallard United missing players
| Ards | Ballinamallard United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 30 |
| 23 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 53% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 20% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 53% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 27% |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Ards have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ards have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Ards haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ballinamallard United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ballinamallard United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portadown | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 33 |
| 2 | Loughgall | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 33 |
| 3 | Ballinamallard United | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| 4 | Dundela | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Newry City AFC | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | Ards | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Queen's University | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Ballyclare Comrades | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -13 | 15 |
| 10 | Dergview | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | PSNI | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -28 | 14 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -26 | 6 |