PSNI hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 11th position in the Championship table. Visiting Queen's University holds 7th place with 19 pts.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
PSNI form and stats
With 2 Championship wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, PSNI, who have the most conceded goals (46) in Championship, are certainly not brimming with confidence. 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. With PSNI having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager S. McFadden.
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. PSNI have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Queen's University form and stats
Queen's University, who have the fewest points (3) away in Championship, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-0-6 (7 played).
Queen's University won their last game, 3-1 versus Ards played at home. A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting Portadown.
Queen's University are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Queen's University have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Queen's University - PSNI 5-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 1 - 0 - 1 (PSNI wins - draws - Queen's University wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.PSNI missing players
Queen's University missing players
| PSNI | Queen's University | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 32 |
| 46 | 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 67% | 86% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 71% | 80% |
| 40% | 43% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Queen's University's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Queen's University have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Queen's University have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Queen's University 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 36 |
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Dundela | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Ards | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | Newry City AFC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 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 |