The league table in Championship tells a story about these teams so far, with Dundela leading H&W Welders by 8 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Dundela can neither be promoted or relegated from Championship. H&W Welders are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Dundela form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Dundela at their home stadium (Wilgar Park) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Dundela are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 193 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by T. McNicholl).
Dundela lost their last game at Newry City AFC (placed 6th) after a 0-4 scoreline. Preceding that match was a defeat to Ards (0-3).
Dundela were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Dundela fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dundela defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
H&W Welders form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for H&W Welders so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-7 (win-draw-lose).
H&W Welders won their last game, 3-0 versus Ballyclare Comrades played at home. A loss against Knockbreda was the result prior to that, in a home game.
H&W Welders has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on H&W Welders's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 31 goals in 11 travels.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; H&W Welders - Dundela 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Dundela won 4 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and H&W Welders has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3Dundela missing players
H&W Welders missing players
| Dundela | H&W Welders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 30 | 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 34 |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 31 | 44 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 52% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 82% | 80% |
| 43% | 55% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 64% | 50% |
| 19% | 27% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 55% | 35% |
| 43% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 65% |
| 33% | 27% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 15% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 20% |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 1.6 | 0.9 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 0.8 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | 21 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 26 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 73% | 162% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 120% | 230% |
- Dundela has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
- Dundela have created more than twice as many corners as H&W Welders.
- Dundela have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dundela have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- H&W Welders has the most dropped points from leading position (16)
- H&W Welders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- H&W Welders have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- H&W Welders 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 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 49 |
| 2 | Ballinamallard United | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 32 | 46 |
| 3 | Loughgall | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Dundela | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 5 | Ards | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Newry City AFC | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Queen's University | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 31 | -10 | 24 |
| 10 | PSNI | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 34 | -43 | 17 |
| 11 | Dergview | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -24 | 16 |