Struggling PSNI will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Dundela in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
PSNI form and stats
PSNI's struggle is real here at Newforge Lane football ground with only 6 points collected from 7 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-5. PSNI has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. McFadden and the players. Three consecutive losses here at Newforge Lane football ground is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
The fans are hoping that PSNI will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-6 away loss in the Championship game against Loughgall (placed 2nd). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ards (0-3).
PSNI were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The PSNI fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as PSNI have let the opposition score 22 times, an average of more than three per game.
Dundela form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
Dundela play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting H&W Welders (placed 9th). Preceding that, the 1-5 home loss versus Coleraine.
Dundela have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Dundela have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dundela - PSNI 5-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for PSNI, 1 draw and 2 wins for Dundela. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.PSNI missing players
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| PSNI | Dundela | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 46 | 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 87% | 86% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 53% |
| 67% | 86% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 67% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 53% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 33% | 43% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 27% |
| 1 | 1.2 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Dundela have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- PSNI have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- PSNI have created more than twice as many corners as Dundela.
- PSNI have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 33 |
| 2 | Loughgall | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 33 |
| 3 | Ballinamallard United | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| 4 | Dundela | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Newry City AFC | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | Ards | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Queen's University | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Ballyclare Comrades | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | H&W Welders | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -13 | 15 |
| 10 | Dergview | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | PSNI | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -28 | 14 |
| 12 | Knockbreda | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -26 | 6 |