Ards vs Armagh City: result 2-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 20, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Bangor Fuels Arena, Bangor
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What was the result of Ards vs Armagh City?
Ards won 2-1 on September 20, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 9′C. LoughranArds
- 16′?Ards
- 37′C. MullenArmagh City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ards have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Armagh City have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | Queen's University(home) | 2-3 | Championship |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Warrenpoint Town(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Sep 6, 2025 | H&W Welders(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Dundela(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Annagh United(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | Newington Youth(home) | 2-4 | Championship |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Queen's University(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Loughgall(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Warrenpoint Town(away) | 5-3 | Championship |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Institute(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Ards win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Armagh City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2025 | Ards 4-2 Armagh City | Championship |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Ards 3-1 Armagh City | Championship |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Armagh City 4-1 Ards | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Ards score 1.4 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Armagh City score 1.6 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Armagh City | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Ards sit 5th in Championship (7 points from 4 matches) and Armagh City sit 15th (2 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ards | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Ards | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | 43 |
| 8 | Ards | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 51 | 52 |
| 12 | Armagh City | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 100 | 17 |
| 12 | Armagh City | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 112 | 19 |
| 15 | Armagh City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy