Football betting preview: Newry City AFC vs Ards

Competition: Northern Ireland Premiership
Date: Fri 05.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premiership, Newry City AFC holding 12th place and Ards lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Newry City AFC form and stats

With 3 wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats from their home games, Newry City AFC are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 15 attempts. Newry City AFC are slowly digging their own grave here with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in nine attempts. The last victory here came in the Ards match.

The Newry City AFC crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Glenavon here in a Premiership match. Ahead of that match, Newry City AFC lost 1-4 at home to Coleraine.

Newry City AFC aren't scoring a lot here with only 12 goals from 17 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded.

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Ards form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Ards so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-12 (win-draw-lose).

Ards delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Crusaders in their previous match; a Premiership game. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Warrenpoint Town.

The attacking power of Ards when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored in 16 matches. The Ards manager W. Feeney has some worries about the defense as 32 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ards - Newry City AFC 3-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Newry City AFC 1 win, 0 draws and Ards 2 victories.

Newry City AFC missing players

Ards missing players

Newry City AFC Ards
Total Home Statistic Away Total
33 17 Played 16 33
23 12 Scored 10 27
61 26 Conceded 32 58
100% 100% Over 0.5 88% 91%
76% 76% Over 1.5 69% 73%
48% 35% Over 2.5 44% 48%
24% 6% Over 3.5 38% 33%
6% 6% Over 4.5 19% 9%
52% 47% Both teams to score 38% 42%
9% 12% Clean Sheet 19% 15%
39% 41% Failed To Score 56% 52%
Key stats this season:
  • Newry City AFC hasn'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 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

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