A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Ards fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and PSNI's 10th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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 can neither be promoted or relegated from Championship. For PSNI it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Ards form and stats
Ards have collected 20 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-2-3.
Ards drew their last game, also a home match. Ballyclare Comrades (placed 8th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. A strong away win before that one, visiting Knockbreda and winning 8-0.
Goals decide football matches and Ards are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 11 league matches. Ards have conceded 17 from these games.
PSNI form and stats
PSNI, who have the most conceded goals (76) in Championship, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-2-7 (11 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for PSNI who now has to deal with a six game losing streak. Queen's University was the last time a defeat was avoided. It's all red in the travel logs of PSNI, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
The attacking players of PSNI have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 284 minutes.
It might be tough going out on the road again for PSNI, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Newry City AFC (placed 6th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Queen's University.
The attacking power of PSNI when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. PSNI can't defend away. 37 goals have been scored by the opposition in 11 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ards - PSNI 3-0. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Ards, 0 draws and 0 wins for PSNI. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.Ards missing players
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| Ards | PSNI | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 44 | 22 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| 32 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 16 | 37 | 76 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 91% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 73% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 45% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 55% | 73% |
| 27% | 36% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 45% | 50% |
| 55% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 59% |
| 41% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 45% | 41% |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| 1.1 | 1.5 | 5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | 22 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 33 |
| 35 | 11 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 91% | 109% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 150% | 106% |
- All of PSNI's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ards have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ards have scored at least twice as many goals at home as PSNI have scored away.
- Ards have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Ards haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- PSNI has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- PSNI has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- PSNI has the most conceded goals (37) away
- PSNI has the most conceded goals (76)
- PSNI has the most conceded goals in the first half (18)
- PSNI has the most conceded goals in the second half (28)
- PSNI has the the worst goal difference (-27) away
- PSNI has the the worst goal difference (-50)
- PSNI have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- PSNI have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- PSNI have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- PSNI 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 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 34 | 55 |
| 2 | Ballinamallard United | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 49 |
| 3 | Loughgall | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Ards | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Dundela | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 35 |
| 6 | Newry City AFC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 34 |
| 7 | Queen's University | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Ballyclare Comrades | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 27 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 32 | -13 | 24 |
| 10 | PSNI | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 37 | -50 | 17 |
| 11 | Dergview | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 16 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 31 | -36 | 16 |