The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Institute are in the 8th position while the guests worry at 12th.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Institute form and stats
Institute have collected 20 points from their home games so far after 6-2-8.The Institute fans got no joy from their last match, a Premiership game also here: A 0-1 defeat against Ards. Prior to that, an away loss at Dungannon Swifts.
The manager K. Doherty will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Glentoran in only four days.
The Institute fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 30 goals have been conceded.
Newry City AFC form and stats
There's been little loot from Newry City AFC's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 16 away games. Newry City AFC only has 1 win to counter their 13 defeats and 2 draws.The manager D. Mullen was unhappy after their last game, a Premiership match played at their home ground. Newry City AFC suffered a 0-2 loss to Glentoran. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Warrenpoint Town at their stadium, the result 4-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dungannon Swifts in just four days.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games, an average of less than one per game. For Newry City AFC, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Newry City AFC - Institute 1-2 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Institute 3 wins, 0 draws and Newry City AFC 0 victories.Institute missing players
Newry City AFC missing players
| Institute | Newry City AFC | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | Played | 17 | 36 |
| 48 | 25 | Scored | 15 | 30 |
| 69 | 32 | Conceded | 37 | 65 |
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 72% | Over 1.5 | 76% | 78% |
| 64% | 56% | Over 2.5 | 65% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 47% | 25% |
| 25% | 28% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 8% |
| 53% | 56% | Both teams to score | 59% | 50% |
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 6% | 11% |
| 22% | 17% | Failed To Score | 35% | 39% |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners For (avg) | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 4 |
- Newry City AFC hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Newry City AFC is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 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 |