Newry City AFC and Loughgall spectators can't wait for Championship clash at The Showgrounds

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Competition: Northern Ireland Championship
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Showgrounds (7949 seats)

Newry City AFC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Loughgall.

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!

These teams have little in common geographically as Loughgall have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Newry City AFC form and stats

Newry City AFC have collected 23 points from their Championship home games so far after 7-2-6. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Newry City AFC after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Newry City AFC shared the glory with Dundela in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Newry City AFC as they are travelling to their away game against Dergview in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Newry City AFC can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 32 times. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Loughgall form and stats

The away team, who have the most points (35) away in Championship, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Championship.

Loughgall create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 39 goals in 15 travels. Loughgall struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Loughgall - Newry City AFC 1-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Newry City AFC won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Loughgall has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Newry City AFC missing players

Loughgall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newry City AFC Loughgall
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 15 4 Played P 5 15 29
14 7 2 Won W 3 11 17
6 2 0 Drew D 2 2 5
8 6 2 Lost L 0 2 7
53 32 8 Scored S 12 39 60
28 20 6 Conceded C 8 24 39
89% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
68% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
57% 80% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 87% 72%
36% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 47% 38%
18% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 33% 28%
54% 67% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 87% 62%
39% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 24%
18% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 24%
 
1.9 2.7 2 Corners for (avg) C F 1 0.9 2.2
1.9 2.2 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2 1.7
0.6 0.6 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.4 0.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
76 58 7 Total Shots T S 7 11 39
32 26 4 Shots on Target S O 3 7 17
119% 104% 200% Goal Efficiency G E 300% 300% 159%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • All of Loughgall's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Loughgall has the most points (35) away
  • Loughgall has the most scored goals (39) away
  • Loughgall has the the best goal difference (+15) away
  • Loughgall have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Loughgall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Loughgall have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Loughgall haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Newry City AFC has the fewest conceded goals (28)
  • Newry City AFC has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
  • Newry City AFC has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
  • Newry City AFC has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Newry City AFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newry City AFC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Newry City AFC is in the best form (4-2-0)

  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 30 19 6 5 70 30 15 11 2 2 40 10 15 8 4 3 30 20 40 63
2 Ballinamallard United 29 18 3 8 70 34 15 9 2 4 41 19 14 9 1 4 29 15 36 57
3 Loughgall 29 17 5 7 60 39 14 6 3 5 21 15 15 11 2 2 39 24 21 56
4 Ards 30 14 7 9 63 43 16 8 3 5 32 24 14 6 4 4 31 19 20 49
5 Newry City AFC 28 14 6 8 53 28 15 7 2 6 32 20 13 7 4 2 21 8 25 48
6 Dundela 29 12 7 10 39 46 16 7 5 4 27 25 13 5 2 6 12 21 -7 43
7 Ballyclare Comrades 29 10 7 12 50 48 16 6 4 6 30 17 13 4 3 6 20 31 2 37
8 H&W Welders 29 10 5 14 50 58 14 5 3 6 24 23 15 5 2 8 26 35 -8 35
9 Queen's University 30 11 1 18 59 67 16 8 1 7 38 32 14 3 0 11 21 35 -8 34
10 Dergview 28 7 5 16 35 52 12 6 1 5 20 19 16 1 4 11 15 33 -17 26
11 PSNI 28 7 2 19 38 92 12 3 0 9 16 40 16 4 2 10 22 52 -54 23
12 Knockbreda 29 6 4 19 33 83 13 1 3 9 14 41 16 5 1 10 19 42 -50 22

Table
  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 30 19 6 5 70 30 15 11 2 2 40 10 15 8 4 3 30 20 40 63
2 Ballinamallard United 29 18 3 8 70 34 15 9 2 4 41 19 14 9 1 4 29 15 36 57
3 Loughgall 29 17 5 7 60 39 14 6 3 5 21 15 15 11 2 2 39 24 21 56
4 Ards 30 14 7 9 63 43 16 8 3 5 32 24 14 6 4 4 31 19 20 49
5 Newry City AFC 28 14 6 8 53 28 15 7 2 6 32 20 13 7 4 2 21 8 25 48
6 Dundela 29 12 7 10 39 46 16 7 5 4 27 25 13 5 2 6 12 21 -7 43
7 Ballyclare Comrades 29 10 7 12 50 48 16 6 4 6 30 17 13 4 3 6 20 31 2 37
8 H&W Welders 29 10 5 14 50 58 14 5 3 6 24 23 15 5 2 8 26 35 -8 35
9 Queen's University 30 11 1 18 59 67 16 8 1 7 38 32 14 3 0 11 21 35 -8 34
10 Dergview 28 7 5 16 35 52 12 6 1 5 20 19 16 1 4 11 15 33 -17 26
11 PSNI 28 7 2 19 38 92 12 3 0 9 16 40 16 4 2 10 22 52 -54 23
12 Knockbreda 29 6 4 19 33 83 13 1 3 9 14 41 16 5 1 10 19 42 -50 22

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