Championship: H&W Welders are 6 points behind Ballyclare Comrades, but fully intend to go full throttle. Game on!
- H&W Welders have the most conceded goals (48) in Championship
- Ballyclare Comrades have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Ballyclare Comrades are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
This should be an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's get started!
H&W Welders form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for H&W Welders at their home stadium (Blanchflower Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Welders, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
No payout for H&W Welders in their previous match, an away game at Warrenpoint Town that ended in defeat 1-3. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated in four league games.
Ahead of that match, H&W Welders won a home game hosting Ballinamallard United (3-1).Betting people might want to know that 9 of the most recent 10 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.
Welders have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Blanchflower Stadium with 17 goals in 11 league matches.
Ballyclare Comrades form and stats
Playing away, Ballyclare Comrades have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Championship this season.
The manager Small was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Dixon Park. Ballyclare Comrades suffered a 0-4 loss to Dergview (placed 12th). Before that loss this team had won at least one point from seven league matches in a row. Ballyclare Comrades lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Before that, the win at home hosting Dollingstown in the Irish Cup (1-0).
A new game in only three days for Ballyclare, the Championship home match versus Annagh United. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Ballyclare Comrades's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 11 league matches away. As opposed to that, Ballyclare Comrades have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Ballyclare Comrades - Welders 0-0. Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: four wins for H&W Welders, two draws and four wins for Ballyclare Comrades. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
H&W Welders missing players
Ballyclare Comrades missing players
| H&W Welders | Ballyclare Comrades | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 33 | 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 31 |
| 48 | 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 83% | 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 76% |
| 74% | 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 43% |
| 52% | 55% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 33% |
| 35% | 36% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 24% |
| 57% | 55% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 48% |
| 13% | 9% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 33% |
| 35% | 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 29% |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 10.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.1 | 8.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 35% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 47% | 37% |
| 12.6 | 11 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 6.1 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.9 | 5 |
- Ballyclare Comrades have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ballyclare Comrades haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- H&W Welders have the most conceded goals (48) in Championship
- H&W Welders have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Championship
- H&W Welders have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- H&W Welders haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Loughgall | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 46 |
| 2 | Annagh United | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 46 |
| 3 | Warrenpoint Town | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Dundela | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Ards | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Ballyclare Comrades | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Ballinamallard United | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 29 |
| 8 | Institute | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 23 |
| 10 | Newington Youth | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -12 | 21 |
| 11 | Knockbreda | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 19 |
| 12 | Dergview | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
