The season has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, good and bad giving mid-table spots so far. Get set for Institute - Ards!
- Institute is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Ards have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Championship
Institute and Ards should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Institute form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Institute at their home stadium (The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Institute have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The followers are hoping that Institute will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Dundela (placed 4th).
Ahead of that fixture, a home victory against Annagh United in the Irish Cup.
A decent goal production from Institute in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. Institute are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Ards form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Ards playing as the away team in the Championship this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Ards are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Ards failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Warrenpoint Town (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 3-5. Leading 2-0 was not enough for Ards in their fight with Warrenpoint Town last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 3-5 loss.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Ballinamallard United's place.Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's last 10 league fixtures.
The travelling fans enjoy Ards's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 11 league matches away. For Ards, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Institute have not lost in the last 4 games (2-2-0) versus Ards.The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Ards - Institute 1-1 logged in the official records.
Institute missing players
Ards missing players
| Institute | Ards | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 33 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 21 | 44 |
| 31 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 46 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 91% | 91% |
| 43% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 73% | 70% |
| 17% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 55% | 43% |
| 17% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 55% | 43% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 73% | 74% |
| 17% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 30% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 13% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.8 | 10.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 34% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 48% | 41% |
| 10.2 | 9.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
- Ards have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ards have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Championship
- Ards have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Championship
- Ards have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Ards haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Institute have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Institute have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Championship
- Institute have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Championship
- Institute haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Institute is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Annagh United | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 48 |
| 2 | Loughgall | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 46 |
| 3 | Warrenpoint Town | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Dundela | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Ards | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -2 | 33 |
| 6 | Ballyclare Comrades | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | -3 | 30 |
| 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 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Dergview | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 21 |
| 11 | Newington Youth | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 20 |
