Ards vs Cliftonville FC: result 1-3 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 15, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Bangor Fuels Arena, Bangor
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What was the result of Ards vs Cliftonville FC?
Cliftonville FC won 1-3 on December 15, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 9′D. ElebertCliftonville FC (o.g.)
- 10′J. GormleyCliftonville FC
- 23′R. DonnellyArds (o.g.)
- 53′L. IvesCliftonville FC
Official lineup for Ards vs Cliftonville FC
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Ards
- 10M. McLellan
- 3Eamon McAllister
- 8K. Cherry
- 11D. McAllister
- 16Gareth Tommons
- 4C. Byers
- 6D. Elebert
- 17Craig McClean
- 18K. Nelson
- 22Adam McAleenan
- 1S. Johnston
Cliftonville FC
- 10S. Garrett
- 11R. Donnelly
- 19J. Gormley
- 7C. Curran
- 17Ryan Catney
- 18Caoimhin McConnell
- 2J. McGovern
- 3L. Ives
- 6Jamie Harney
- 25A. Donnelly
- 13Brian Neeson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ards have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Cliftonville FC have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2018 | Coleraine FC(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 1, 2018 | Warrenpoint Town(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Glenavon FC(away) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Newry City AFC(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Ballymena United(home) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2018 | Glenavon FC(home) | 4-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 1, 2018 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 5-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Linfield(away) | 2-4 | Premiership |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Dungannon Swifts(home) | 1-1 | League Cup |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Ballymena United(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Ards wins, 0 draws, 4 Cliftonville FC wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2018 | Cliftonville FC 3-1 Ards | Premiership |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Cliftonville FC 3-0 Ards | Premiership |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Ards 0-1 Cliftonville FC | Premiership |
| Aug 12, 2017 | Cliftonville FC 6-3 Ards | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Cliftonville FC vs Ards on Sep 29, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Ards score 0.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Cliftonville FC score 2.5 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Cliftonville FC | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 13/15 | 13/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cliftonville FC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
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