Match Report
Institute (1st, 13 pts) visited Armagh City (6th, 2 pts) with 11 points between them. Armagh City had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Armagh City ran at 0.4 scored and 2.4 conceded, Institute at 2.4 and 0.6.
Armagh City had gone 15 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Armagh City, 10/15 for Institute.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Armagh City have 0 wins to Institute's 6, with 2 draws, at 3.63 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 63%. Goals have risen lately: 4.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.63 across the full history.
Holm Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Institute led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Armagh City: Novakovic (80') · Institute: Padraig Lynch (1'), Crown (50'), Doherty (65'), Crossan (90')