The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ards are in the 5th position while the guests worry at 12th.
Ards and Knockbreda should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ards form and stats
Ards are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Bangor Fuels Arena. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Ards here at Bangor Fuels Arena, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The Ards supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ballinamallard United in Championship and win 3-2. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Queen's University (1-3).
Ards have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bangor Fuels Arena with 15 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ards defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Knockbreda form and stats
Knockbreda have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-1-6 (9 played).
It's the second away game in a row for Knockbreda, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Loughgall (placed 3rd) in the Championship last time out. A 0-3 defeat away at Portadown before that.
Knockbreda are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). The opposition has been scoring high and low on Knockbreda's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 23 goals in 9 travels.
Head 2 Head
Knockbreda - Ards 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 3 Ards victories, 1 draw and 2 Knockbreda wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Ards missing players
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| Ards | Knockbreda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 25 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 25 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | 39 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 56% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 89% | 75% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 25% | 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 50% |
| 38% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | 22 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| 29 | 11 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 72% | 109% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 93% |
- 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.
- Knockbreda has the fewest scored goals (16)
- Knockbreda has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Knockbreda has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
- Knockbreda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Knockbreda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Knockbreda have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Knockbreda 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 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Ballinamallard United | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 37 |
| 3 | Loughgall | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Dundela | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Ards | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | Newry City AFC | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Queen's University | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -5 | 19 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -12 | 18 |
| 10 | PSNI | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 29 | -31 | 17 |
| 11 | Dergview | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -23 | 9 |