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Newry City AFC vs ArdsLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (Northern Ireland)2024/20252024/2025
Newry City AFC

Newry City AFC

O'Brien84'
Goal86'
2
-FT
0
Mar 04, 2025
The Showgrounds
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Ards

Ards

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Goal!
2-0
Goal
86'·Newry City AFC
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Goal!
1-0
Alex O'Brien
Alex O'Brien
84'·Newry City AFC
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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Newry City AFC
Newry City AFC
Ards
Ards
2Goals0

Newry City AFC vs Ards — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Newry City AFC15L104294/154-11
Ards15D151219/158-5

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Newry City AFC — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 vs Bangor2025-01-17
  2. L0-4 @ Annagh United2025-01-25
  3. L0-1 vs Newington Youth2025-02-07
  4. D1-1 @ Institute2025-02-15
  5. L1-4 @ H&W Welders2025-02-22
Ards — last 5 games
  1. W4-2 vs Armagh City2025-01-18
  2. D2-2 @ Ballinamallard United2025-01-25
  3. D0-0 vs Bangor2025-02-08
  4. W1-0 @ Limavady United2025-02-15
  5. D1-1 vs Newington Youth2025-02-22
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
5
Period covered
2018-08-24 – 2024-12-14
Newry City AFC wins
3
Draws
0
Ards wins
2
Avg goals per meeting
3.4
Over 2.5 goals
80%
Both teams scored
40%
Home side won
60%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings
3W 0D 2L (Newry City AFC view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.4 vs 3.4

Aggregated from 5 finished meetings (2018-08-24 – 2024-12-14) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings
DateHomeScoreAway
2024-12-14Ards0-1Newry City AFC
2024-10-04Newry City AFC1-4Ards
2022-03-12Newry City AFC4-0Ards
2021-08-27Newry City AFC2-1Ards
2018-08-24Ards4-0Newry City AFC
Standings context (current table)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Newry City AFC63831-32WDLLL17-11
Ards53852-2DLDLL22-17

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context
Points gap
21 ptsNewry City AFC 31 · Ards 52
Positions
#6 vs #5
Goals per game
1.21/2.05 vs 1.45/1.5scored/conceded per game · league average 1.6

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-03-04

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Last 5 matches
Newry City AFC
Won 60%
(3/5)
Draw 0%
(0/5)
Ards
Won 40%
(2/5)
Goals
8-9
Total matches
5

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 5 matches

3
Newry City AFC wins
0
Draws
2
Ards wins
Goals Scored
8 - 9
Dec 14, 2024 • Championship
Ards
Ards
0-1
Newry City AFC
Newry City AFC
Oct 4, 2024 • Championship
Newry City AFC
Newry City AFC
1-4
Ards
Ards
Mar 12, 2022 • Championship
Newry City AFC
Newry City AFC
4-0
Ards
Ards

Fixtures

Matchday 30 — Championship

Match Report

Ards, 5th with 52 points, sat 21 points above Newry City AFC (6th, 31). On recent form Ards sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Newry City AFC 1.21 scored and 2.05 conceded per game, Ards 1.45 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.6.

Ards's unbeaten run stood at 5.

5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Newry City AFC, 2 by Ards, 0 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.

The Showgrounds staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,496. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.

Goal scorers

Newry City AFC: Alex O'Brien (84'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer

More details:

Newry City AFC — live results and scheduleArds — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Newry City AFC vs Ards?
Newry City AFC 2-0 Ards. Championship (Northern Ireland) match.
What league is Newry City AFC vs Ards in?
This match is part of the Championship (Northern Ireland). The match was played at The Showgrounds. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.
What is the head-to-head record between Newry City AFC and Ards?
In 5 meetings between 2018 and 2024: Newry City AFC has 3 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses against Ards.
Where was Newry City AFC vs Ards played?
The match was played at The Showgrounds.