The Ards & Ballyclare Comrades managers J. Bailie and P. Harbinson are both fearful of and feeling excited about this vital game in the higher area of the Championship positions.
- Ards have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Championship
- Ballyclare Comrades have scored in all their away matches so far.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ards form and stats
The complete Championship stats at home this season for Ards are 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). Ards has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Bangor Fuels Arena. We remember; it was Portadown.
Ards faced defeat in their previous match, away at Institute (1-2). The defeat against Institute was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored six minutes into stoppage time (by B. McLaughlin).
Ahead of that match, Ards won a home game hosting Dollingstown (4-0).Goals decide football matches and Ards are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. Ards have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Ballyclare Comrades form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Championship away games so far for Ballyclare Comrades with six points collected from three matches.
The supporters enjoyed Ballyclare's previous game versus Newry City AFC (placed 1st), a Championship 1-0 win played at home.
Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Linfield.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Ballyclare are regular goalscorers on their travels. For Ballyclare, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Ards won four games, four matches ended in a draw and Ballyclare Comrades have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixArds missing players
Ballyclare Comrades missing players
| Ards | Ballyclare Comrades | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 62% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 38% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 2.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 53% | 55% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 32% |
- All of Ballyclare Comrades's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Ards have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ards have scored in all their matches so far.
- Ards have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Championship
- Ards have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Championship
- Ards have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in Championship
- Ards have won all their matches at home so far.
- Ards have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Ards haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ballyclare Comrades have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Ballyclare Comrades have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Ballyclare Comrades 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 | Newry City AFC | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Annagh United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Ards | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Ballyclare Comrades | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Loughgall | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 6 | Ballinamallard United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | H&W Welders | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Dergview | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Institute | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 10 | Knockbreda | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 11 | Queen's University | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -17 | 3 |
| 12 | Dundela | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 1 |