There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Dundela - Ards latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dundela form and stats
Dundela have collected 25 points from their Championship home games so far after 7-4-3.
Dundela's last game was hosting Ballyclare Comrades (placed 8th) and winning 4-2. Heartbreak before that as Dundela lost 0-1 at Dergview's place.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
A decent goal production from Dundela in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 14 league matches. Dundela's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ards form and stats
Playing away, Ards have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Championship this season.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against H&W Welders.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Dergview was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
The Ards manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 12 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded by Ards in these games.
Head 2 Head
Dundela and Ards have met before this season: Dundela - Ards 0-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Dundela won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Ards has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoDundela missing players
Ards missing players
| Dundela | Ards | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 37 | 26 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 24 | 52 |
| 38 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 17 | 39 |
| 92% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 73% | 79% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 46% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 69% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 19% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 42% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 58% | 58% |
| 35% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 42% | 35% |
| 31% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | 70 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 53 | 85 |
| 46 | 28 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 24 | 38 |
| 54% | 68% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 83% | 84% |
- Dundela has the most matches under the total-line (5)
- Dundela have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 36 | 59 |
| 2 | Loughgall | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | Ballinamallard United | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 33 | 51 |
| 4 | Newry City AFC | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 5 | Dundela | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 42 |
| 6 | Ards | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 39 |
| 7 | H&W Welders | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 | Ballyclare Comrades | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Queen's University | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 52 | 54 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | PSNI | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 82 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 42 | -50 | 23 |
| 11 | Dergview | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 22 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 77 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 42 | -50 | 16 |