The visiting Ballinamallard United side should be favourites in this visit to Knockbreda, as the away team holds a 35 point advantage from their 27 league games this season.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Knockbreda form and stats
Knockbreda's results here at Breda Park in the Championship have been very modest with 0 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats. Knockbreda are slowly digging their own grave here at Breda Park with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eleven attempts. The last victory here came in the Dundela match. It's trouble wherever Knockbreda are playing these days as they have suffered six straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Newry City AFC (1-3).
As you see from the result above, Knockbreda suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Knockbreda here at Breda Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Knockbreda have let the opposition score 35 times, an average of more than three per game.
Ballinamallard United form and stats
The visitors are W8-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
Two away games in a row for Ballinamallard United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Newry City AFC in the Championship. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Portadown that ended 3-3.
The Ballinamallard United manager H. McConkey has got the team scoring on the road, with 27 away goals in 13 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Ballinamallard United in these games.
Head 2 Head
Knockbreda - Ballinamallard United 1-4 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Knockbreda victories, zero draws and two Ballinamallard United wins. two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Knockbreda missing players
Ballinamallard United missing players
| Knockbreda | Ballinamallard United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 27 | 62 |
| 77 | 35 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 81% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 54% | 63% |
| 69% | 55% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 46% | 48% |
| 35% | 36% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 30% |
| 54% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 37% |
| 38% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| 1.3 | 0.9 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0.5 | 0.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 23 | 63 |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 75% | 83% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 136% | 112% |
- Ballinamallard United has the most scored goals in the first half (22)
- Ballinamallard United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ballinamallard United have scored more than double the goals of Knockbreda.
- Ballinamallard United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Knockbreda has the fewest points (3) at home
- Knockbreda has the fewest scored goals (27)
- Knockbreda has the fewest scored goals (9) at home
- Knockbreda has the most conceded goals in the second half (34)
- Knockbreda has the most matches over the total-line (7)
- Knockbreda has the the worst goal difference (-26) at home
- Knockbreda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Knockbreda have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Knockbreda have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Knockbreda have yet to win a game at home.
- Knockbreda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Knockbreda is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 |