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Ards

Vs

Institute

Since 15/10/2022

ARD wins

Draws

INS wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

18 Ards · 24 Institute

Goals per game

3.23

both sides combined

Over 1.5

85%

of meetings

Over 2.5

62%

of meetings

BTTS

69%

of meetings

Last meeting

3-1

18 Apr 2026

Next game

16 Oct

Friday, Northern-Ireland - Champio

Ards vs Institute: the head-to-head

The 13 meetings that began in 2022 have produced six draws, a figure that underlines how evenly matched Ards and Institute are. Ards have won twice, Institute five times, while the aggregate tally of 42 goals gives an average of 3.23 per game. In 85% of encounters more than one goal was scored, 62% saw three or more, and 69% featured both sides finding the net. The most recent clash on 18 April 2026 ended 3-1 in favour of Institute, the home side in the Northern-Ireland Championship. Across all fixtures Ards have scored 18 goals to Institute’s 24. At home Ards have played six games, drawing four and losing two, whereas away they have won two, drawn two and lost three. Their next meeting is scheduled for 16 October 2026 in the same competition.

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

Next meeting

Ards vs Institute

Friday 16 October 2026 · Northern-Ireland - Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Ards

Institute

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 13 games between these two clubs

15%

win %

38%

3.23

avg goals

3.23

85%

over 1.5 %

85%

62%

over 2.5 %

62%

54%

over 3.5 %

54%

1.38

scored

1.85

conceded

1.38

69%

btts

69%

15%

clean sheet

31%

Top three rows are this fixture: 13 meetings, 2 to Ards, 6 drawn, 5 to Institute, at 3.23 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Ards

Won at home

0 of 6 home meetings

Won away

29%

2 of 7 away meetings

Drawn

46%

6 of 13 meetings

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

Institute

Won at home

43%

3 of 7 home meetings

Won away

33%

2 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

46%

6 of 13 meetings

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

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Ards
18 Apr 2026	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Institute	3-1	Ards	L	view
24 Jan 2026	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	0-0	Institute	D	view
25 Oct 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	0-3	Institute	L	view
16 Aug 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Institute	2-2	Ards	D	view
18 Mar 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Institute	2-3	Ards	W	view
16 Nov 2024	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Institute	2-4	Ards	W	view
28 Sep 2024	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	0-0	Institute	D	view
27 Jan 2024	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	2-2	Institute	D	view
22 Dec 2023	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Institute	3-2	Ards	L	view
13 Oct 2023	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	2-3	Institute	L	view
28 Jan 2023	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Institute	1-1	Ards	D	view
03 Dec 2022	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	1-1	Institute	D	view
15 Oct 2022	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Institute	2-0	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)

Institute · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.8

Avg scored

1.6

Avg conceded

1.2

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)	1.60	1.33	1.67	1.20	1.53	1.47
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (14)	1.43	1.50	1.57	0.86	1.29	2.14
vs Weaker (16)	1.75	1.19	1.75	1.50	1.75	0.88
Clean sheet %	30% (+6pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Ards

WLWLWWDWLL

Last 10: 15 scored, 14 conceded.

Institute

WDWWWWLDLL

Last 10: 16 scored, 12 conceded.

Ards

Home · last 10

WLWWWLWDLL

5 won · 16 scored, 14 conceded

Away · last 10

LDLWDWLWWW

5 won · 16 scored, 13 conceded

Institute

Home · last 10

LWWLDWWLDL

4 won · 17 scored, 9 conceded

Away · last 10

DWLWWWWWWL

7 won · 19 scored, 12 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

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded50% / 50%

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

From this fixture only: 1 of 13 meetings have goal timings on record. See Ards's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Institute

The Goal Clock

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

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded50% / 50%

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

From this fixture only: 1 of 13 meetings have goal timings on record. See Institute'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

Institute

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	@ Dundela	2-1	W
04 Apr	vs Warrenpoint Town	0-0	D
11 Apr	vs Ballinamallard United	3-0	W
18 Apr	vs Ards	3-1	W
25 Apr	@ Armagh City	4-1	W
07 Aug	@ Strabane Athletic	1-0	W
11 Aug	vs Ballinamallard United	1-2	L
15 Aug	vs Loughgall	0-0	D
22 Aug	@ Queen's University	1-4	L
29 Aug	vs Newry City AFC	1-3	L