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Ards

Vs

Loughgall

Since 19/08/2022

ARD wins

Draws

LOU wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

5 Ards · 23 Loughgall

Goals per game

3.50

both sides combined

Over 1.5

88%

of meetings

Over 2.5

62%

of meetings

BTTS

50%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-2

22 Aug 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

Ards vs Loughgall: the head-to-head

Ards’ encounters with Loughgall have been starkly uneven since 2022, with the latter club dominating the brief eight-match history. Loughgall have claimed five victories, Ards one, and two fixtures ended in draws, a split that underscores the disparity. The average total goals per game stands at 3.5, and in 88% of the meetings there were at least two goals, while 62% saw three or more, reflecting a high-scoring environment. Both sides scored in half the encounters, a 50% BTTS rate. The most recent clash, held on 22 August 2026, finished 1-2 in favour of Loughgall, with Ards netting five goals and Loughgall 23 across all meetings. When Ards host, they have lost three of four matches, drawing one, whereas away they have managed one win, one draw and two defeats, illustrating the home-field advantage that Loughgall enjoy.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 League Table 06 Recent results 07 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Ards

Loughgall

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 8 games between these two clubs

12%

win %

62%

3.50

avg goals

3.50

88%

over 1.5 %

88%

62%

over 2.5 %

62%

38%

over 3.5 %

38%

0.62

scored

2.88

conceded

0.62

50%

btts

50%

12%

clean sheet

38%

Top three rows are this fixture: 8 meetings, 1 to Ards, 2 drawn, 5 to Loughgall, at 3.50 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Ards

Won at home

0 of 4 home meetings

Won away

25%

1 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

25%

2 of 8 meetings

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

Loughgall

Won at home

50%

2 of 4 home meetings

Won away

75%

3 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

25%

2 of 8 meetings

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

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Ards
22 Aug 2026	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	1-2	Loughgall	L	view
10 Mar 2026	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Loughgall	0-1	Ards	W	view
06 Dec 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	1-1	Loughgall	D	view
27 Sep 2025	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Loughgall	1-1	Ards	D	view
08 Apr 2023	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Loughgall	5-0	Ards	L	view
18 Feb 2023	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	0-3	Loughgall	L	view
29 Oct 2022	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Loughgall	6-1	Ards	L	view
19 Aug 2022	Northern-Ireland - Championship	Ards	0-5	Loughgall	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)

Loughgall · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.5

Avg scored

1.4

Avg conceded

1.1

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)	1.40	1.00	1.71	1.06	1.00	0.92
vs Stronger (6)	2.00	0.67	2.75	0.75	0.50	0.50
vs Similar (17)	1.12	1.12	1.25	1.25	1.00	1.00
vs Weaker (7)	1.57	1.00	1.60	1.00	1.50	1.00
Clean sheet %	33% (+9pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Ards

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Last 10: 15 scored, 14 conceded.

Loughgall

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Last 10: 14 scored, 11 conceded.

Ards

Home · last 10

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5 won · 16 scored, 14 conceded

Away · last 10

LDLWDWLWWW

5 won · 16 scored, 13 conceded

Loughgall

Home · last 10

WWWLDLLWDD

4 won · 13 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

WLDLDDLWDW

3 won · 11 scored, 9 conceded

05League 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 →

06Recent 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

Loughgall

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
28 Mar	vs Limavady United	0-1	L
04 Apr	@ Annagh United	1-1	D
11 Apr	vs H&W Welders	2-0	W
18 Apr	@ Queen's University	0-0	D
24 Apr	@ Newington Youth	1-2	L
08 Aug	@ Rathfriland	3-1	W
11 Aug	vs Newington Youth	2-2	D
15 Aug	@ Institute	0-0	D
22 Aug	@ Ards	2-1	W
28 Aug	vs Warrenpoint Town	3-3	D