Championship match preview: Newry City AFC versus Knockbreda

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Competition: Northern Ireland Championship
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

It's still early in the Championship season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Newry City AFC - Knockbreda preview!

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Irish League Cup match only four days ago.

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Newry City AFC form and stats

Newry City AFC are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two Championship games here. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Ards game.

Newry City AFC are returning here after visiting Loughgall in a Irish League Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Preceding that match was a Championship defeat to PSNI (1-2).

Early season league goal statistics from Newry City AFC's 2 home games: 4 goals, 6 conceded.

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Knockbreda form and stats

Things could have gone better for Knockbreda in their Championship away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. It's looking increasingly bleak for Knockbreda who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Ballinamallard United was the last time a defeat was avoided. Knockbreda seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Knockbreda failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Ards that ended with defeat 0-1. A 0-5 loss hosting Portadown before that.

Knockbreda have the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Newry City AFC 1 win, 0 draws and Knockbreda 0 victories. As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Newry City AFC missing players

Knockbreda missing players

Newry City AFC Knockbreda
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
5 2 1 Played 0 2 5
1 0 0 Won 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
3 2 1 Lost 0 1 4
8 4 1 Scored 0 3 3
9 6 2 Conceded 0 3 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 50% 60%
60% 100% 100% Over 2.5 0% 50% 40%
20% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 50% 40%
20% 50% 0% Over 4.5 0% 50% 40%
60% 100% 100% BTTS 0% 50% 20%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 50% 20%
20% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 60%
 
4 8 0 Corners For (avg) 0 7 3.5
1.5 3 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 2 3
0.5 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0.8
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Newry City AFC's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Knockbreda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Knockbreda have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Knockbreda have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Knockbreda have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Knockbreda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Newry City AFC have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Newry City AFC have scored more than double the goals of Knockbreda.
  • Newry City AFC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Newry City AFC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Newry City AFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Newry City AFC Last season Knockbreda
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
5 2   Played   2 5
1 0   Won   1 1
1 0   Drew   0 0
3 2   Lost   1 4
8 4   Scored   3 3
9 6   Conceded   3 11
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5   50% 60%
60% 100%   Over 2.5   50% 40%
20% 50%   Over 3.5   50% 40%
20% 50%   Over 4.5   50% 40%
60% 100%   BTTS   50% 20%
20% 0%   Clean Sheets   50% 20%
20% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 60%
 
4 8   Corners For (avg)   7 3.5
1.5 3   Corners Against (avg)   2 3
0.5 1   Yellow Cards (avg)   0 0.8
0 0   Red Cards   0 0
Key stats last season:
  • All of Newry City AFC's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Knockbreda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Knockbreda have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Knockbreda have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Knockbreda have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Knockbreda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Newry City AFC have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Newry City AFC have scored more than double the goals of Knockbreda.
  • Newry City AFC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Newry City AFC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Newry City AFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Newry City AFC
All Irish League Cup Championship Premiership Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-08-19 CH Newry City AFC 3 - 4 Loughgall
10-08-19 CH Ards 0 - 3 Newry City AFC
17-08-19 CH Dundela 1 - 1 Newry City AFC
24-08-19 CH Newry City AFC 1 - 2 PSNI
27-08-19 ILC Loughgall 0 - 1 Newry City AFC
31-08-19 CH Newry City AFC 14:00 Knockbreda
07-09-19 CH Ballinamallard United 14:00 Newry City AFC
14-09-19 CH Newry City AFC 14:00 Dergview
21-09-19 CH Queen's University 14:00 Newry City AFC
28-09-19 CH Newry City AFC 14:00 Ballyclare Comrades
Knockbreda
All Irish League Cup Championship Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-08-19 CH Knockbreda 0 - 2 Dundela
10-08-19 ILC Ballyclare Comrades 7 - 1 Knockbreda
13-08-19 CH Queen's University 3 - 2 Knockbreda
17-08-19 CH Knockbreda 0 - 5 Portadown
24-08-19 CH Knockbreda 0 - 1 Ards
31-08-19 CH Newry City AFC 14:00 Knockbreda
07-09-19 CH Knockbreda 14:00 H&W Welders
14-09-19 CH PSNI 14:00 Knockbreda
21-09-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 14:00 Knockbreda
28-09-19 CH Knockbreda 14:00 Loughgall

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Loughgall 6 4 2 0 15 9 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 13 8 6 14
2 Portadown 6 4 1 1 16 3 3 2 0 1 7 1 3 2 1 0 9 2 13 13
3 Dundela 5 3 2 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 11
4 Ards 6 3 1 2 9 8 3 1 0 2 3 7 3 2 1 0 6 1 1 10
5 Queen's University 5 3 0 2 13 9 3 3 0 0 10 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 4 9
6 Ballinamallard United 5 2 1 2 7 4 3 1 1 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 7
7 Ballyclare Comrades 6 2 1 3 16 18 3 2 0 1 15 7 3 0 1 2 1 11 -2 7
8 H&W Welders 5 2 0 3 4 12 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 11 -8 6
9 Newry City AFC 5 1 1 3 8 9 2 0 0 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 4 3 -1 4
10 Dergview 5 1 1 3 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 2 5 -1 4
11 Knockbreda 5 1 0 4 3 11 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 -8 3
12 PSNI 5 1 0 4 6 19 2 0 0 2 1 8 3 1 0 2 5 11 -13 3

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