Newington Youth are banking on their home advantage to aid them when playing this fixture versus H&W Welders. Who will win at Solitude?
- Newington Youth have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Championship
- H&W Welders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Newington and H&W Welders.
Newington Youth form and stats
Newington Youth's struggle is real here at Solitude with only 13 points collected from 13 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-1-8. The home stadium (Solitude) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Newington Youth it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
The Newington Youth crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to H&W Welders here at Solitude.
Before that match, a win away at Institute.Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Newington with 31 goals conceded in these matches.
H&W Welders form and stats
H&W Welders have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Championship, after 4-1-8 (13 played). It could be a hat trick of victories away for H&W Welders, as they have won on their previous two travels.
The H&W Welders goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 313 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
H&W Welders play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Newington Youth (placed 10th).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Annagh United.Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this club's 13 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
Welders find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the participants met previously this campaign; Newington Youth - H&W Welders 2-1. The ref got to use his red card when these teams last met, and the recipient was Davidson (H&W Welders). Head-to-head numbers (for the former two meetings): Newington Youth won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and H&W Welders managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Newington Youth missing players
H&W Welders missing players
| Newington Youth | H&W Welders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 41 | 26 | 8 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 43 |
| 56 | 32 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 26 | 49 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 75% |
| 68% | 79% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 71% | 68% |
| 36% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 46% |
| 32% | 57% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 32% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 25% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 32% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 3.4 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.6 | 11.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | 37% |
| 9.7 | 11.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
- H&W Welders have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newington Youth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newington Youth have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Championship
- Newington Youth have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Championship
- Newington Youth have the most conceded goals (31) at home in Championship
- Newington Youth have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in Championship
- Newington Youth 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 | Loughgall | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 39 | 58 |
| 2 | Annagh United | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 55 |
| 3 | Warrenpoint Town | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 51 |
| 4 | Dundela | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 44 |
| 5 | Ballinamallard United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | -9 | 36 |
| 6 | Ards | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 34 |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | -6 | 33 |
| 8 | H&W Welders | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -7 | 33 |
| 9 | Institute | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Newington Youth | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 55 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Dergview | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -15 | 25 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 35 | -28 | 23 |