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Ards

Vs

Armagh City

Since 31/08/2024

ARD wins

Draws

AC wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

20 Ards · 10 Armagh C…

Goals per game

4.29

both sides combined

Over 1.5

86%

of meetings

Over 2.5

86%

of meetings

BTTS

71%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-1

10 Apr 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

Ards vs Armagh City: the head-to-head

Ards have dominated the recent Northern-Ireland Championship clashes, sweeping five of seven encounters since 2024. The tally reads 5 wins for Ards, 2 for Armagh City and no draws, while the teams combined for 30 goals, averaging 4.29 per game. Over 86% of the meetings produced at least two goals, the same proportion saw three or more, and 71% featured both sides scoring. The latest fixture on 10 April 2026 ended 2-1 in favour of Ards at their home ground, adding 20 goals for Ards against 10 for Armagh City in the overall record. When Ards host, they are unbeaten in four outings, whereas away they have won one of three. The next meeting is yet to be scheduled.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Recent results 08 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Ards

Armagh City

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 7 games between these two clubs

71%

win %

29%

4.29

avg goals

4.29

86%

over 1.5 %

86%

over 2.5 %

86%

57%

over 3.5 %

57%

2.86

scored

1.43

conceded

2.86

71%

btts

71%

14%

clean sheet

14%

Top three rows are this fixture: 7 meetings, 5 to Ards, 0 drawn, 2 to Armagh City, at 4.29 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Ards

Won at home

100%

4 of 4 home meetings

Won away

33%

1 of 3 away meetings

Drawn

0 of 7 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Armagh City

Won at home

67%

2 of 3 home meetings

Won away

0 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

0 of 7 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Ards
10 Apr 2026	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	2-1	Armagh City	W	view
30 Dec 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Armagh City	0-8	Ards	W	view
08 Nov 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Armagh City	1-0	Ards	L	view
20 Sep 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	2-1	Armagh City	W	view
18 Jan 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	4-2	Armagh City	W	view
26 Oct 2024	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	3-1	Armagh City	W	view
31 Aug 2024	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Armagh City	4-1	Ards	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Ards · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

1.5

Avg conceded

1.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.57 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.57	1.30	1.29	1.36	1.81	1.25
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (17)	1.18	1.53	1.00	1.25	1.33	1.78
vs Weaker (13)	2.08	1.00	1.67	1.50	2.43	0.57
Clean sheet %	27% (+3pp vs league)

Armagh City · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.4

Avg scored

0.5

Avg conceded

1.9

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.57 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.53	3.00	0.58	2.75	0.50	3.17
vs Stronger (23)	0.65	3.13	0.75	2.88	0.60	3.27
vs Similar (7)	0.14	2.57	0.25	2.50	0.00	2.67
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	13% (-11pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Ards

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Last 10: 15 scored, 14 conceded.

Armagh City

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Last 10: 5 scored, 19 conceded.

Ards

Home · last 10

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5 won · 16 scored, 14 conceded

Away · last 10

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5 won · 16 scored, 13 conceded

Armagh City

Home · last 10

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0 won · 6 scored, 31 conceded

Away · last 10

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0 won · 3 scored, 27 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Ards

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 7 meetings have goal timings on record. See Ards's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Armagh City

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 7 meetings have goal timings on record. See Armagh City's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Newington Youth	5	13	80%	2.6	14	5	+9	3.8	100%	100%	60%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.8	1.0	-
2	H&W Welders	5	12	80%	2.4	9	3	+6	2.4	80%	60%	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.8	0.6	-
3	Glenavon FC	5	10	60%	2.0	14	8	+6	4.4	100%	100%	100%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	0	0	1	2.8	1.6	-
4	Queen's University	5	10	60%	2.0	11	5	+6	3.2	100%	80%	20%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.2	1.0	-
5	Annagh United	5	10	60%	2.0	12	9	+3	4.2	100%	80%	80%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.4	1.8	-
6	Loughgall	5	9	40%	1.8	10	7	+3	3.4	80%	80%	60%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.0	1.4	-
7	Newry City AFC	5	9	60%	1.8	7	9	-2	3.2	80%	80%	40%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.4	1.8	-
8	Ards	5	7	40%	1.4	9	9	+0	3.6	100%	100%	60%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.8	1.8	-
9	Warrenpoint Town	5	7	40%	1.4	9	9	+0	3.6	100%	80%	40%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.8	1.8	-
10	Moyola Park	5	7	40%	1.4	6	7	-1	2.6	80%	40%	40%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.2	1.4	-
11	Ballinamallard United	5	6	40%	1.2	5	8	-3	2.6	80%	60%	20%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.6	-
12	Institute	5	4	20%	0.8	4	9	-5	2.6	60%	60%	40%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.8	1.8	-
13	Dundela	5	3	0%	0.6	7	10	-3	3.4	100%	80%	60%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.4	2.0	-
14	Strabane Athletic	5	3	20%	0.6	6	10	-4	3.2	80%	80%	40%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.2	2.0	-
15	Armagh City	5	2	0%	0.4	3	7	-4	2.0	60%	20%	20%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.6	1.4	-
16	Rathfriland	5	0	0%	0.0	5	16	-11	4.2	100%	100%	80%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.0	3.2	-

Northern-Ireland - Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Northern-Ireland - Championship stats & trends →

07Recent results📅

Ards

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Ballinamallard United	2-0	W
04 Apr	vs Dundela	0-1	L
10 Apr	vs Armagh City	2-1	W
18 Apr	@ Institute	1-3	L
25 Apr	@ Warrenpoint Town	1-0	W
08 Aug	@ Glenavon FC	3-1	W
11 Aug	vs Dundela	2-2	D
15 Aug	@ Warrenpoint Town	3-1	W
22 Aug	vs Loughgall	1-2	L
28 Aug	vs Queen's University	0-3	L

Armagh City

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Warrenpoint Town	0-0	D
10 Apr	@ Ards	1-2	L
18 Apr	@ Dundela	0-0	D
21 Apr	@ Ballinamallard United	0-6	L
25 Apr	vs Institute	1-4	L
08 Aug	vs Queen's University	1-1	D
11 Aug	@ Warrenpoint Town	0-2	L
15 Aug	@ H&W Welders	0-1	L
22 Aug	vs Glenavon FC	2-2	D
28 Aug	@ Moyola Park	0-1	L