Match Report
9 points and 1 places separated them: Newry City AFC 6th with 31, Ballyclare Comrades 5th with 40. Ballyclare Comrades's recent output lagged their position: 23rd on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Newry City AFC ran at 1.21 scored and 2.05 conceded, Ballyclare Comrades at 1.37 and 2.24.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Newry City AFC wins, 2 for Ballyclare Comrades, 0 draws, at 4.25 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
It was 2-2 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-2.




