The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Newry City AFC are in the 6th position while the guests worry at 10th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Newry City AFC are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. PSNI are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
Newry City AFC form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Newry City AFC have to build on here at Stade Paul Antoniotti in the Championship. Newry City AFC has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Paul Antoniotti, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Newry City AFC drew their last game, 1-1 away at Ballyclare Comrades (placed 8th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dundela in a game that was won 4-0.
The Newry City AFC manager D. Mullen has got the team scoring with 25 from 11 home games in the league. Newry City AFC have conceded 19 from these games.
PSNI form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for PSNI, who have the most conceded goals (73) in Championship, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-6 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for PSNI who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Queen's University was the last time a defeat was avoided. Bitter travels for PSNI as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Knockbreda match.
PSNI have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 194 minutes ago.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Queen's University with 0-4 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the PSNI manager S. McFadden faced defeat when travelling to Portadown and losing 0-5.
PSNI lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
PSNI are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). There are big problems for the PSNI defense as they have conceded 34 goals in 10 away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: PSNI - Newry City AFC 1-6. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Newry City AFC victory, 0 draws and 1 PSNI win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 0 matches with two goals or less.Newry City AFC missing players
PSNI missing players
| Newry City AFC | PSNI | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 41 | 25 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| 26 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 34 | 73 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 62% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 38% | 55% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 60% | 76% |
| 19% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 62% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 62% |
| 29% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 38% |
| 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| 0.6 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 21 | 16 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 162% | 144% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 150% | 106% |
- All of PSNI's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as PSNI have scored away.
- Newry City AFC have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Newry City AFC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Newry City AFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- PSNI has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- PSNI has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- PSNI has the most conceded goals (34) away
- PSNI has the most conceded goals (73)
- PSNI has the most conceded goals in the first half (18)
- PSNI has the most conceded goals in the second half (28)
- PSNI has the the worst goal difference (-24) away
- PSNI has the the worst goal difference (-47)
- PSNI have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- PSNI have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- PSNI have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- PSNI 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 | Portadown | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Ballinamallard United | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 35 | 49 |
| 3 | Loughgall | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Dundela | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 35 |
| 5 | Ards | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 34 |
| 6 | Newry City AFC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 | Queen's University | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Ballyclare Comrades | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 32 | -11 | 24 |
| 10 | PSNI | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 34 | -47 | 17 |
| 11 | Dergview | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 16 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -32 | 16 |