Championship match preview and statistics: Ards fight H&W Welders

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Competition: Northern Ireland Championship
Date: Tue 06.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Bangor Fuels Arena (1895 seats)

Only the second game in the Championship for these teams and it's all to play for here at Bangor Fuels Arena as Ards welcomes H&W Welders. Check out this preview!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ards and H&W Welders.

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Ards form and stats

A good away victory last time out for Ards, who won 4-0 against PSNI. A 1-1 draw away in the Premiership before that, with Warrenpoint Town the opponent.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ards, as the Championship home game vs Newry City AFC is only four days away.

Last season, Ards's league statistics were 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, resulting in a 2nd position in the Premiership. Over these five matches they scored 4 goals and conceded 5. Playing at home last season Ards managed 1-1-0 (win-draw-lost) with 2 goals and 1 conceded.

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H&W Welders form and stats

H&W Welders are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Championship against Newry City AFC. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Dundela.

The schedule is very tough for H&W Welders now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Irish League Cup game at Armagh City is waiting in only four days.

Let's have a look at how H&W Welders performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 1 victory, 1 draw and 8 defeats. In total they scored 10 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 0 and lost 5 with 5/19 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Ards-H&W Welders H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ards 5 wins, H&W Welders 1 win, 4 draws. 9 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Ards missing players

H&W Welders missing players

Ards H&W Welders
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
4 0 0 Scored 0 0 2
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
10 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
7 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Ards Last season H&W Welders
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   16 32
6 4   Won   6 11
9 5   Drew   0 2
23 10   Lost   10 19
31 19   Scored   26 45
63 27   Conceded   37 68
92% 95%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
71% 74%   Over 1.5   100% 94%
45% 47%   Over 2.5   81% 69%
29% 26%   Over 3.5   44% 38%
8% 0%   Over 4.5   38% 28%
42% 47%   BTTS   69% 62%
18% 16%   Clean Sheets   12% 16%
47% 42%   Failed To Score   19% 22%
 
4.4 3.8   Corners For (avg)   4 4.2
6.2 5.9   Corners Against (avg)   3.8 6.2
2.3 2.3   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.2 1
4 2   Red Cards   0 0
Key stats last season:
  • All of H&W Welders's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ards have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Ards have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • H&W Welders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • H&W Welders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Ards
All Irish League Cup Championship Premiership Club Friendlies
All Home Away
23-04-19 PR Ards 1 - 0 Dungannon Swifts
27-04-19 PR Warrenpoint Town 1 - 1 Ards
29-06-19 CF Crusaders 4 - 1 Ards
17-07-19 CF Larne 5 - 0 Ards
03-08-19 CH PSNI 0 - 4 Ards
06-08-19 CH Ards 18:45 H&W Welders
10-08-19 CH Ards 14:00 Newry City AFC
17-08-19 CH Ballinamallard United 14:00 Ards
24-08-19 CH Knockbreda 14:00 Ards
27-08-19 ILC Limavady United 18:45 Ards
H&W Welders
All Irish League Cup Championship Club Friendlies
All Home Away
20-04-19 CH Larne 2 - 1 H&W Welders
27-04-19 CH H&W Welders 2 - 2 Dundela
09-07-19 CF Glentoran 2 - 0 H&W Welders
20-07-19 CF Dungannon Swifts 3 - 2 H&W Welders
03-08-19 CH H&W Welders 2 - 0 Newry City AFC
06-08-19 CH Ards 18:45 H&W Welders
10-08-19 ILC Armagh City 14:00 H&W Welders
13-08-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 18:45 H&W Welders
17-08-19 CH H&W Welders 14:00 Queen's University
24-08-19 CH Portadown 14:00 H&W Welders

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Ards 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 H&W Welders 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Dundela 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Knockbreda 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Loughgall 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Portadown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Ballinamallard United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
10 Dergview 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Newry City AFC 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
12 PSNI 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0

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