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Newington Youth v Ards

Newington Youth

0–2Full time

Ards

Championship · FRI 9 OCT

Full timeGraded 9 Oct 22:30

Newington Youth 0–2 Ards NEWINGTON YOUTH WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG

~~We said Newington Youth win~~49%

~~The market said~~48%

~~Brier score, this match · lower is better~~0.772

~~The market’s Brier score~~0.811

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

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Pre-match prediction

Newington Youth win49%

Draw21%

Ards win30%

Published before kick-off · 9 Oct 06:15

Match information

FRI 9 OCT · 19:45

The game so far

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Our number · newington youth winPublished 9 Oct 21:34

49% The market48%

Us49%

~~Market~~48%

We make Newington Youth a 49% chance to win. The market has them at 48%. We are within 0 points of the market. The model expects 2.0–1.5.

How the number movedSince we published

Our probability · newington youth win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. The market has gone from 53% to 48% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Newington Youth win	49%	48%	0
Draw	21%	24%	−2
Ards win	30%	28%	+2
Over 2.5 goals	68%	63%	+6
Both teams to score	67%	63%	+5
Over 1.5 goals	87%	80%	+6
Over 3.5 goals	47%	42%	+6
Newington Youth or draw	70%	72%	−2
Newington Youth clean sheet	22%	–	–
Ards clean sheet	14%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 8 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 8.9%

0123450 3.1 4.5 3.5 1 5.8 8.9 6.8 3.5 2 5.8 8.7 6.6 3.4 3 3.9 5.8 4.4 2.3 4 3.0 2.3 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Newington Youth down, Ards across

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 1,228 Championship matches up to 9 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Championship matches have gone over 2.5 in 62.5% of games this season, across 80 played.

Head to head

13 previous meetings, 3.15 goals a meeting; 9 of 13 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Newington Youth at home: 3.50 scored, 1.33 conceded a game (last 6). Ards away: 1.50 scored, 0.83 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

2.01 goals for Newington Youth, 1.54 for Ards. Most likely score 1–1.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. Each step is a figure the model used, in the order it used it.

Head to head

13 meetings since 2022

~~Goals a meeting~~3.15

~~Over 2.5~~9 of 13

~~Both scored~~10 of 13

~~Last meetings~~ARD 2–1 NEW · NEW 2–0 ARD · NEW 0–3 ARD · ARD 1–1 NEW

Form · last six in Championship

NEWINGTON YOUTH

WWDLWL2–1 · 1–0 · 5–5 · 0–1 · 4–0 · 0–7

ARDS

LLWDLD0–3 · 1–2 · 1–0 · 0–0 · 0–1 · 1–1

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Annagh United	10	+11	21
2	Glenavon FC	10	+12	20
3	Newington Youth	10	+6	20
4	Queen's University	10	+13	19
5	Institute	10	+3	16
6	H&W Welders	10	+2	15
7	Newry City AFC	10	−2	15
8	Warrenpoint Town	10	+3	14
9	Ballinamallard United	10	0	14
10	Loughgall	10	−5	13
11	Ards	10	−1	12
12	Dundela	10	−2	11
13	Moyola Park	10	−10	11
14	Strabane Athletic	10	−9	9
15	Rathfriland	10	−13	6
16	Armagh City	10	−8	5