Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between H&W Welders (2nd, 60 pts) and Ballyclare Comrades (5th, 40 pts). On recent form Ballyclare Comrades sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, H&W Welders were scoring 2.06 and conceding 1.27, Ballyclare Comrades 1.37 and 2.24, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
6 meetings are on record — 4 won by H&W Welders, 2 by Ballyclare Comrades, 0 drawn, at 4.83 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
The match was played at Blanchflower Stadium (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: H&W Welders led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
H&W Welders: 3 goals with no recorded scorer · Ballyclare Comrades: Brian Healy (83')