Ards hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 11th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Glentoran holds 7th place with 38 pts.
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.
Ards form and stats
Ards's struggle is real here at Bangor Fuels Arena with only 13 points collected from 17 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 3-4-10.The fans are hoping that Ards will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Premiership game against Newry City AFC. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Crusaders that ended 2-2.
Ards are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 17 goals in 17 matches. Ards have conceded 26 from these games.
Glentoran form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Glentoran so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 4-5-8 (win-draw-lose).It's the second away game in a row for Glentoran, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Dungannon Swifts in the Premiership last time out. A 1-2 defeat away at Cliftonville before that.
Glentoran find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 22 goals from 17 away fixtures. Glentoran have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Glentoran - Ards 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Ards victories, 2 draws and 6 Glentoran wins.Top Goalscorers
  R. McDaid 12 goals |   M. Kelly 8 goals |  C. Allen 8 goals |
Ards missing players
Glentoran missing players
| Ards | Glentoran | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | Played | 18 | 34 |
| 27 | 17 | Scored | 24 | 51 |
| 61 | 26 | Conceded | 27 | 50 |
| 91% | 94% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 76% | Over 1.5 | 89% | 85% |
| 50% | 53% | Over 2.5 | 44% | 59% |
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 22% | 29% |
| 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 15% |
| 41% | 47% | Both teams to score | 50% | 62% |
| 15% | 12% | Clean Sheet | 22% | 15% |
| 53% | 47% | Failed To Score | 28% | 24% |
- Glentoran hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Ards is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 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 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 49 | 77 |
| 2 | Ballymena United | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 68 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 64 |
| 4 | Glenavon | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 54 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 51 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Institute | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 65 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -20 | 38 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 36 |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -27 | 34 |
| 11 | Newry City | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 30 | -30 | 17 |
| 11 | Ards | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 32 | -31 | 19 |
| 12 | Newry City AFC | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 35 | -38 | 17 |
