Football tips: Newry City U20 vs Ards U20 - predictions and betting guide

Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership Development League
Date: Sat 30.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

It's an important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 10th and the visitors in 12th place.

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.

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Newry City U20 form and stats

With 4 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Newry City U20 are certainly not brimming with confidence. Newry City U20 has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.

In their previous game, led his Newry City U20 to a defeat in the Premiership Development League match away at Glenavon U20. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here . A defeat was the result before that one, 2-4 away at Linfield U20.

A decent goal production from Newry City U20 in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 16 matches. Newry City U20 have conceded 38 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Ards U20 form and stats

Ards U20, who have the fewest wins (6) in Premiership Development League, has only collected 11 points from their away games after 1-8-9 (18 played).

It might be tough going out on the road again for Ards U20, facing their second straight away game. Especially as that game, in the Premiership Development League, ended a defeat 0-6 versus Crusaders U20 (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Coleraine U20 with the score of 4-1.

Ards U20 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 18 games. Ards U20 have conceded 42 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Newry City U20 - Ards U20 4-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Newry City U20 won 1 game, 0 matches ended with a draw and Ards U20 has 1 win.

Newry City U20 missing players

Ards U20 missing players

Newry City U20 Ards U20
Total Home Statistic Away Total
28 14 Played 14 29
96% 100% Over 0.5 93% 97%
96% 100% Over 1.5 93% 93%
86% 86% Over 2.5 86% 90%
64% 79% Over 3.5 71% 76%
39% 43% Over 4.5 43% 41%
71% 79% Both teams to score 79% 76%
11% 7% Clean Sheet 7% 7%
21% 14% Failed To Score 21% 21%

  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 Linfield U20 34 22 9 3 101 38 17 15 2 0 61 20 17 7 7 3 40 18 63 75
2 Glentoran U20 33 19 6 8 95 53 20 10 5 5 47 33 13 9 1 3 48 20 42 63
3 Cliftonville U20 33 17 5 11 88 58 16 10 2 4 45 27 17 7 3 7 43 31 30 56
4 Institute U20 33 15 10 8 67 45 17 7 8 2 35 16 16 8 2 6 32 29 22 55
5 Glenavon U20 33 15 8 10 75 56 15 8 4 3 33 25 18 7 4 7 42 31 19 53
6 Crusaders U20 33 15 2 16 78 72 17 10 2 5 49 29 16 5 0 11 29 43 6 47
7 Coleraine U20 33 13 8 12 61 62 17 8 5 4 34 30 16 5 3 8 27 32 -1 47
8 Dungannon Swifts U20 33 12 5 16 75 86 16 5 3 8 30 41 17 7 2 8 45 45 -11 41
9 Warrenpoint Town U20 34 7 11 16 48 85 17 3 6 8 23 37 17 4 5 8 25 48 -37 32
10 Newry City U20 33 7 9 17 49 78 16 4 4 8 28 38 17 3 5 9 21 40 -29 30
11 Ballymena United U20 33 9 3 21 39 93 16 5 1 10 20 47 17 4 2 11 19 46 -54 30
12 Ards U20 33 6 8 19 39 89 15 5 0 10 20 47 18 1 8 9 19 42 -50 26

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