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Newry City AFC vs Ards: result 5-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 12Kick-off on October 12, 2019 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Showgrounds, Newry

Newry City AFC
5-1
Ards

Full time

What was the result of Newry City AFC vs Ards?

Newry City AFC won 5-1 on October 12, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 18′?Newry City AFC (pen.)
  • 29′?Newry City AFC
  • 41′?Ards
  • 61′?Newry City AFC
  • 64′?Newry City AFC
  • 72′?Newry City AFC

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Newry City AFC have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Ards have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Newry City AFC
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2019Portadown(away)0-0Championship
Sep 28, 2019Ballyclare Comrades(home)5-1Championship
Sep 21, 2019Queen's University(away)3-1Championship
Sep 14, 2019Dergview(home)1-2Championship
Sep 7, 2019Ballinamallard United(away)1-0Championship
Ards
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 5, 2019Queen's University(home)3-2Championship
Sep 28, 2019Dundela(home)1-1Championship
Sep 21, 2019Loughgall(away)0-0Championship
Sep 14, 2019Ballyclare Comrades(home)2-0Championship
Sep 7, 2019Dergview(away)1-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Newry City AFC wins, 0 draws, 2 Ards wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 10, 2019Ards 0-3 Newry City AFCChampionship
Apr 5, 2019Newry City AFC 3-0 ArdsPremiership
Feb 23, 2019Ards 3-1 Newry City AFCPremiership
Nov 17, 2018Newry City AFC 2-0 ArdsPremiership
Aug 24, 2018Ards 4-0 Newry City AFCPremiership

Last archived meeting: Ards vs Newry City AFC on Aug 10, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Newry City AFC score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Ards score 1.4 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Newry City AFC1.51.348/158/15
Ards1.41.377/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Newry City AFC sit 7th in Championship (15 points from 10 matches) and Ards sit 8th (52 points from 38 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Newry City AFCChampionship 110433161815
8ArdsChampionship 1: Relegation Group3815716565152

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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