Football tips: Dundela vs Ballyclare Comrades - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Northern Ireland Championship
Date: Sat 05.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wilgar Park (2500 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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.

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Dundela form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Dundela, who have the most points (13) at home in Championship, have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Dundela after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The home team returns to Wilgar Park after sharing the points with Ards (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Championship game ended 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Ballinamallard United.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dundela as they are travelling to their away game against Larne in the Irish League Cup. That match is three days after this one.

Dundela are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Wilgar Park in their league games, having scored an impressive 13 goals in 5 attempts. Dundela have conceded 6 in these home matches.

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Ballyclare Comrades form and stats

Playing away, Ballyclare Comrades, who have the most conceded goals (27) in Championship, have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Championship this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Hughes, the Ballyclare Comrades manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Ballyclare Comrades play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-5 to Newry City AFC (placed 6th). Before that, Ballyclare Comrades secured a home win against Knockbreda with the score 4-0.

Ballyclare Comrades are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. The Ballyclare Comrades defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 18 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Dundela, 2 draws and 4 wins for Ballyclare Comrades. Over 2,5 goals: 9 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

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Ballyclare Comrades missing players

Dundela Ballyclare Comrades
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 2 5 10
5 4 2 Won W 0 0 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 2 4 6
16 13 6 Scored S 0 2 22
13 6 3 Conceded C 10 18 27
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 80%
40% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 70%
20% 40% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 60% 60%
50% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 50%
30% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
30% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 60% 30%
 
1.7 0 0 Corners For (avg) C F 11 11 5.5
3.3 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 6 3
1.3 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Ballyclare Comrades's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ballyclare Comrades have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Ballyclare Comrades have created more than twice as many corners as Dundela.
  • Ballyclare Comrades have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Ballyclare Comrades have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Ballyclare Comrades have yet to win a game away.
  • Ballyclare Comrades haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dundela have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Dundela have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dundela have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Dundela have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ballyclare Comrades have scored away.
  • Dundela have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Dundela have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Dundela haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Dundela
All Irish League Cup Championship Club Friendlies
All Home Away
31-08-19 CH Dundela 3 - 1 Queen's University
07-09-19 CH Portadown 2 - 0 Dundela
14-09-19 CH Dundela 3 - 2 H&W Welders
21-09-19 CH Ballinamallard United 4 - 0 Dundela
28-09-19 CH Ards 1 - 1 Dundela
05-10-19 CH Dundela 14:00 Ballyclare Comrades
08-10-19 ILC Larne 18:45 Dundela
12-10-19 CH Queen's University 14:00 Dundela
19-10-19 CH Dundela 14:00 Loughgall
26-10-19 CH Dundela 14:00 Knockbreda
Ballyclare Comrades
All Irish League Cup Championship Club Friendlies
All Home Away
30-08-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 4 - 5 Loughgall
07-09-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 1 - 2 PSNI
14-09-19 CH Ards 2 - 0 Ballyclare Comrades
21-09-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 4 - 0 Knockbreda
28-09-19 CH Newry City AFC 5 - 1 Ballyclare Comrades
05-10-19 CH Dundela 14:00 Ballyclare Comrades
12-10-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 14:00 Ballinamallard United
19-10-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 14:00 Ards
26-10-19 CH Loughgall 14:00 Ballyclare Comrades
02-11-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 15:00 Newry City AFC

  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 10 8 1 1 24 5 5 4 0 1 12 2 5 4 1 0 12 3 19 25
2 Loughgall 10 6 3 1 22 12 5 1 3 1 3 3 5 5 0 0 19 9 10 21
3 Ballinamallard United 10 6 1 3 17 6 6 3 1 2 12 3 4 3 0 1 5 3 11 19
4 Dundela 10 5 3 2 16 13 5 4 1 0 13 6 5 1 2 2 3 7 3 18
5 Ards 10 4 3 3 13 12 5 2 1 2 6 8 5 2 2 1 7 4 1 15
6 Newry City AFC 10 4 2 4 20 15 5 1 1 3 12 11 5 3 1 1 8 4 5 14
7 PSNI 10 4 1 5 16 26 5 2 0 3 7 12 5 2 1 2 9 14 -10 13
8 Dergview 10 3 2 5 14 15 4 2 1 1 7 4 6 1 1 4 7 11 -1 11
9 Ballyclare Comrades 10 3 1 6 22 27 5 3 0 2 20 9 5 0 1 4 2 18 -5 10
10 Queen's University 10 3 0 7 16 24 5 3 0 2 11 11 5 0 0 5 5 13 -8 9
11 H&W Welders 10 2 3 5 12 23 5 2 2 1 8 7 5 0 1 4 4 16 -11 9
12 Knockbreda 10 1 2 7 10 24 5 0 1 4 3 12 5 1 1 3 7 12 -14 5

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