Match Report
29 points separated the sides: H&W Welders 2nd on 60, Newry City AFC 6th on 31. The last five rounds placed H&W Welders no better than 13th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, H&W Welders ran at 2.06 scored and 1.27 conceded, Newry City AFC at 1.21 and 2.05.
H&W Welders's unbeaten run stood at 9, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for H&W Welders against 4/15 for Newry City AFC.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — H&W Welders 2, draws 1, Newry City AFC 2, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Blanchflower Stadium in Belfast (capacity 3,000). On the scoreboard, Newry City AFC led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.