Football betting preview: PSNI vs Ards

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Competition: Northern Ireland Championship
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Newforge Lane (1500 seats)

It's ground zero in Championship - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how the teams did in their pre-season friendlies!

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PSNI form and stats

The manager I. Campbell will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Queen's University in only three days.

PSNI have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; PSNI scored 0 goals and let in 1 goal during these one game.

Last season, PSNI's league statistics were 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Championship. Over these ten matches they scored 12 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season PSNI managed 0-1-4 (win-draw-lost) with 3 goals and 16 conceded.

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Ards form and stats

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting H&W Welders in just three days.

Just as the home team, Ards have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Ards wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

A job perfectly done for Ards last season as they secured promotion from Premiership. With a grand total of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 1 were in away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): PSNI 0 wins, 0 draws and Ards 2 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 games had two or less.

PSNI missing players

Ards missing players

PSNI Ards
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
PSNI Last season Ards
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
32 16   Played   19 38
9 5   Won   2 6
7 2   Drew   4 9
16 9   Lost   13 23
48 20   Scored   12 31
72 33   Conceded   36 63
97% 94%   Over 0.5   89% 92%
91% 81%   Over 1.5   68% 71%
78% 75%   Over 2.5   42% 45%
56% 50%   Over 3.5   32% 29%
31% 25%   Over 4.5   16% 8%
69% 56%   BTTS   37% 42%
9% 19%   Clean Sheets   21% 18%
25% 31%   Failed To Score   53% 47%
 
2.5 1.8   Corners For (avg)   4.9 4.4
3.9 3.5   Corners Against (avg)   6.5 6.2
0.8 0.7   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.4 2.3
0 0   Red Cards   2 4
Key stats last season:
  • Ards have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • PSNI have won significantly less corners at home than away.

PSNI
All Irish League Cup Championship Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-04-19 CH Loughgall 1 - 2 PSNI
13-04-19 CH PSNI 0 - 4 Limavady United
20-04-19 CH PSNI 0 - 3 Dergview
27-04-19 CH Ballyclare Comrades 1 - 3 PSNI
23-07-19 CF Carrick Rangers 1 - 0 PSNI
03-08-19 CH PSNI 14:00 Ards
06-08-19 CH Queen's University 18:00 PSNI
10-08-19 CH Dundela 14:00 PSNI
10-08-19 ILC PSNI 14:00 Queen's University
17-08-19 CH PSNI 14:00 Loughgall
Ards
All Irish League Cup Championship Premiership Club Friendlies
All Home Away
20-04-19 PR Institute 0 - 1 Ards
23-04-19 PR Ards 1 - 0 Dungannon Swifts
27-04-19 PR Warrenpoint Town 1 - 1 Ards
29-06-19 CF Crusaders 4 - 1 Ards
17-07-19 CF Larne 5 - 0 Ards
03-08-19 CH PSNI 14:00 Ards
06-08-19 CH Ards 18:45 H&W Welders
10-08-19 CH Ards 14:00 Newry City AFC
17-08-19 CH Ballinamallard United 14:00 Ards
24-08-19 CH Knockbreda 14:00 Ards

Last season 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 Dergview 10 8 1 1 22 5 5 4 0 1 8 2 5 4 1 0 14 3 17 25
2 Limavady United 10 4 2 4 16 15 5 1 1 3 6 9 5 3 1 1 10 6 1 14
3 Loughgall 10 3 4 3 17 13 5 0 3 2 6 9 5 3 1 1 11 4 4 13
4 Knockbreda 10 3 3 4 13 18 5 2 1 2 8 10 5 1 2 2 5 8 -5 12
5 Ballyclare Comrades 10 3 2 5 18 21 5 1 1 3 9 12 5 2 1 2 9 9 -3 11
6 PSNI 10 2 2 6 12 26 5 0 1 4 3 16 5 2 1 2 9 10 -14 8
Last season 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 Glentoran 5 3 2 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 5 11
2 Ards 5 2 2 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 -1 8
3 Newry City AFC 5 2 0 3 8 7 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 6
4 Dungannon Swifts 5 2 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 6
5 Institute 5 2 0 3 5 7 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 6
6 Warrenpoint Town 5 1 2 2 11 12 3 1 1 1 8 8 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 5

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